AESC is looking to add a Plant Controller to our team in Florence, SC. 

• Full-Time
• Hybrid

About AESC US LLC 

AESC is an exciting, newly created global organization committed to solving the challenges of a sustainable future and becoming the leading supplier of full-value-chain battery solutions. Our lithium-ion batteries can be found in nearly one million electric vehicles worldwide and have a stellar safety record of zero-critical issues. AESC US is leading the way in battery technology. We design and manufacture EV battery technology for various electric vehicles and equipment. We are working hard towards unlocking the full potential of sustainable energy and climate change mitigation. We will continue to build upon our successes and expand into new markets and industries, producing innovative and competitive products and technologies that advance the goal of a zero-carbon emission future. AESC is headquartered in Japan and has battery manufacturing locations in Japan, UK, China, and the U.S.

AESC Mission

Our mission is to solve the challenges for a sustainable future. Together, we can make a meaningful impact. 

About the Role

Seeking an experienced Plant Controller, dedicated to supporting our South Carolina facility as part of a much larger Global Finance Organization. You will be a key partner to the local Plant Operation Manager to help maintain appropriate control over their spending. This position is critical in supporting AESC Strategic plan by supporting the development of a plant spending budget, analyzing, and explaining the actual results compared to the plan, enhancing internal controls and standardized procedures. We are looking for a naturally inquisitive candidate that is prepared for a new challenge in a fast-paced, continually evolving environment.

What You Will Do

• Support creation of annual operating plan for plant controllable operating expense and capital expenditures
• Maintain variance analysis to planned expenses and support efforts to reforecast costs during the plan year
• Perform the annual product cost standard setting process, periodic updates as required, and daily development of the product costs
• Prepare all journal entries and account reconciliations on a monthly basis, including complex correcting journals or analytical schedules that support reserves
• Analyze plant financial data, including cost center reports, activity rates, variances, and inventory valuation. Prepare flux analysis and complex ad hoc financial analysis.
• Complete the timely and accurate completion of month-end, year-end and ad hoc financial reporting and analysis
• Perform error resolution/root cause analysis and implement process changes
• Identify and implement strategic initiatives to improve efficiencies and customer service
• Create accurate and concise verbal and written communications to internal departments and external business partners about accounting-related information
• Manage special projects individually or as part of a cross-functional team, ensuring timely decision making and completion
• Manage, perform, and interpret data analytics to assist in business decisions
• Support accounting policy implementation and training of plant accounting personnel.
• Enforce, support, and seek to enhance the procedures around internal controls through cooperation and collaboration with the Internal Audit Department.
• Maintain secure control of accounting-related documentation such as invoices, checks, journal entries and financial statements
• Perform ad hoc duties as needed

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or related degree. 
• Eight (8) years of experience in accounting or finance
• Six (6) years of experience working in a manufacturing environment with plant managers and other business partners with an emphasis on cost analysis
• Experience in assisting with development of financial justifications for capital expenditures and performance improvement projects
• Knowledge of query, reporting and data analysis tools
• Microsoft Excel skills to include the ability to create spreadsheets (e.g., formulas such as V-lookup, graphs, pivot tables)
• Excellent verbal and written skills necessary in order to communicate intricate job-related processes to internal customers
• Proven analytical problem solver