Manufacturing Controller

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

A&K Railroad Materials is a leading supplier of both new and used railroad track materials, with our headquarters located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Our robust network spans across the United States, featuring strategically positioned distribution, manufacturing, and sales sites.

At the heart of our operations is a machine shop and fabrication center in Kansas City, KS, where we produce specialized trackwork products.

This facility is equipped with a diverse set of equipment and staffed by a growing team committed to supporting and enhancing critical railway infrastructure.

SUMMARY

The Manufacturing Controller manages all inventory and cost accounting functions including production budget, tax, work in progress management, and manufacturing execution functions for A&K Railroad Materials and its affiliates (Company).

This position will be the primary liaison for all things inventory between accounting and operations, to analyze and bridge data gaps from the Manufacturing Execution system (ME), ensuring accurate absorbed labor cost and inventory consumption.

Inventory management for all 12 permanent yards and multiple temporary yards located throughout continental U.S. The controller will be responsible for summarizing the P&L and overseeing the monthly financial close for the Kansas City, KS location, ensuring accurate financial reporting and data integrity.

Requirements :

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES*

• Perform and supervise inventory related month-end close tasks.
• Perform monthly / quarterly reconciliation of all inventory balance sheet accounts; including WIP, finished goods, any related accrual or deferral inventory accounts.
• Ensures the accurate and timely preparation of financial records in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting principles.
• Maintaining accurate cost of manufactured goods.
• Refine cost of business process such as administration, labor, shipping, etc.
• Identify cost variances with production budget and report to leadership.
• Direct inventory tasks for internal and external audits.
• Manage and oversee regular inventory count process.
• Establishes, publishes, and maintains accounting policies to affect adequate accounting controls.
• Oversees safeguarding and optimizing Company assets, including inventory control.
• Monitor ME activity and integration with our ERP system (Dynamics 365) to maintain up-to-date inventory records and production statuses.
• Provide comprehensive reporting on production activities, including material consumption, produced or scrapped quantities, and time consumed for operations, ensuring accuracy and visibility for planning and estimating processes.
• Monitor and troubleshoot ME data, addressing any material discrepancies from estimated production times.

RELATED COMPETENCIES

• Communication Clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Financial Acumen - Utilizes financial data to diagnose business strengths and weaknesses and identify the implications for potential strategies;

keeps a financial perspective in the forefront when making strategic decisions.

• Managing Work Effectively manages one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• Operational Decision Making - Securing and comparing information from multiple sources to identify business issues; committing to an action after weighing alternative solutions against important decision criteria.

BASIC AND PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE)

• Master's degree from an accredited Accounting / Finance program or active CPA required
• At least 7 years of accounting experience required
• At least 5 years costing accounting experience required
• Experience with accounting software required
• Strong understanding of inventory system and how it relates to financial reports is required
• Experience with spreadsheets, word processing, and Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, JOB SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with others; conducts working relationships in a manner acceptable to others and to the organization.
• Ability to work under demanding time constraints and production goals.
• Possess the learning capacity to receive and apply cross-functional training; willingness to assist other functions and work groups as needed so the department achieves or exceeds its overall business objectives.
• Proficient ability to manage emotionally charged disagreements through consensus building, relationship management, and the formation and presentation of logical, data-based arguments.
• Ability to effectively and accurately enter, retrieve, analyze, recognize discrepancies, organize, and report electronic financial data.
• Ability to communicate effectively using written and verbal English with management and co-workers, including the ability to deliver presentations as needed to small groups within the organization.
• Proficient project planning skills, including the ability to organize, prioritize and control job responsibilities in order to meet deadlines in an environment with overlapping and potentially conflicting priorities.
• Ability to assertively solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Demonstrated capacity for gathering and scrutinizing data to identify issues, opportunities, patterns, and sustainable business solutions.
• Moderate-to-expert knowledge of Excel, and Microsoft Word.
• Ability to comprehend and adhere to all Company policies, including those related to scheduling and attendance, confidentiality, conflict of interest, and honesty and ethical conduct.
30+ days ago