Plant Controller (Hilliard, OH) Job

Primary location: Hilliard, Ohio
Relocation offered: No
Employment status: Full-Time
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The estimated base salary range for this role is $90,000 to $135,000 per year.
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors

What does it mean to work at Armstrong?

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.

By joining us, you'll have the opportunity to make the most of your potential. Alongside a competitive remuneration package, you will receive:

• A benefits package including: medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, 401k match, long-term disability coverage, vacation and sick time and many more.
  
  
• Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests.
  
  
• A working culture that balances individual achievement with teamwork and collaboration. We draw on each other's strengths and allow for different work styles to build engagement and satisfaction to deliver results.
  

As the Plant Controller, you will be responsible for all financial planning, analysis, and reporting activities at the Hilliard manufacturing facility. Youll be a key member of the Hilliard Leadership Team and partner with the Team to drive operational excellence, support strategic decision-making, and ensure financial goals are met. Your role will be central to interpreting performance, identifying opportunities, and enabling continuous improvement across the plant. This role reports to the Sr. Finance Manager, Manufacturing, and works alongside the Hilliard Plant Manager.

Whats in it for you!

• Influence key decisions as a part of the Plant leadership team.
• Opportunity to lead and expand your scope over time.
• Cross-Functional Impact: Partner with operations, finance and more.

What youll be doing

• Preparing detailed monthly forecasts for the full year based on production drivers and key performance metrics.
• Leading the monthly financial close process, including variance analysis and reporting to plant and finance leadership.
• Guiding weekly reviews of actuals vs. forecast and budget with the plant leadership team.
• Controlling and reconciling inventory, including cycle count audits and leading the annual physical inventory and fixed asset verification.
• Supporting Lean initiatives by providing financial insights during gemba walks, kaizen events, and value stream mapping sessions.
• Identifying and quantifying cost savings opportunities and partnering with operations to implement productivity improvements.
• Managing the capital project process, including financial justification, asset creation in SAP, and tracking project spend and obsolescence.
• Preparing economic cost studies for new products, processes, equipment, or facility changes.
• Ensuring compliance with internal control procedures and supporting SOX requirements through periodic audits.
• Developing the annual plant budget, including standard cost updates and expense planning in SAP.
• Maintaining and enhancing non-financial performance metrics to support operational visibility and decision-making.
• Supporting and coordinating internal and external audits, and addressing findings in collaboration with plant and finance leadership.
• Responding to special requests and ad hoc analysis from plant and divisional leadership, including support for NPD and strategic initiatives.
• Training plant personnel on financial processes and production reporting to ensure data integrity and process alignment.

What will make you successful

• Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver high-quality results.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and SAP

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing finance or public accounting, with a strong foundation in cost accounting, inventory control, and financial reporting.

What will make you stand out

• CPA, graduate degree or other professional certification
• Experience with SAP
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment

Why should you join Armstrong World Industries?

Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is an Americas leader in the design and manufacture of innovative interior and exterior architectural applications including ceilings, specialty walls and exterior metal solutions. With approximately $1.4 billion in revenue, AWI has about 3,700 employees and a manufacturing network of 21 facilities in North America.

At home, at work, in healthcare facilities, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall performance, and create beautiful spaces.

For more than 160 years, we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then, and it sets us apart now, along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people we're here to serve - our customers, our shareholders, our communities and our employees.

We are committed to developing new and sustainable architectural solutions, with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live, work, learn, heal and play. It's an exciting, rewarding business to be in, and we're committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. We hope you join us.

Our Sustainability Ambition

"Bringing our Purpose to Life" - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow.
We are committed to:

• Engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce ;
• Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet ;
• Pursuing sustainable, innovative solutions for spaces where we live, work, learn heal and play;
• Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and
• Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact .

About the location (Lancaster PA)

Lancaster, PA. A great central location in South Central Pennsylvania, Lancaster is ideally situated for easy access to major metropolitan cities such as Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, and New York City. Lancaster offers a vibrant arts and entertainment community with wonderful historic sites, B&Bs, museums, great shopping, entertainment venues and restaurants.

Armstrong is committed to engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce. As part of our dedication to diversity, AWI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard for race, sex, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at by email at AWI talent acquisition and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Come and build your future with us and apply today!

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