Plug Power (NASDAQ PLUG) is leading the green energy revolution and continues to expand rapidly in Europe. The Operations Controller role is an integral position in the financial operations team and provides operational financial support to our European business. This role is critical to help drive strategic decision making within the business based upon the measurement of financial data. This position is tasked to assist the Finance Director, with building out and providing ongoing financial metrics and data points so that business strategies can be refined and improved. The Operations Controller must also be available to help develop custom reporting and provide fact-based guidance upon request for various business purposes.
Core Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop cost reporting processes for the communication of monthly/quarterly actual results vs budget
- Analyze sales order, purchase order, and work order ERP configurations to ensure accurate and timely reporting
- Review and maintain accurate BOM structure costing for the Business Unit
- Analyze Labor and Overhead for the business by product group, help develop labor tracking
- Develop processes to record and track inventory for Plug Power and its subsidiaries
- Responsible for budgeting and forecasting costs. Work with Operations teams to accurately forecast financial data
- Assist in coordination of capital expenditure and capacity planning for operations
- Develop cost down tracking for key products
- Participate in an ERP system migration to SAP S/4Hana
- Responsible for Inventory accuracy and KPIs for the business. Drive process changes and install best practices as needed
- Develop and grow strong cross-functional relationships to ensure the achievement of department and business objectives through collaboration and communication
- Prepare and execute strategies that optimize working capital
- Leverage Business Intelligence tools to reduce manual work and automate financial reporting
- Provide relevant, accurate, and timely financial information to management for decision making
- Represent Plug Power in a professional manner at all times and in all interactions
- Perform all other duties as assigned
Plug Power, Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.