Plant Controller

Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving two primary markets - passenger vehicle and commercial truck equipment - Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and administer financial controls including profit planning, expense budgets, cash management, cost standards, savings opportunities and capital investing.
• Prepare Comerica collateral report and daily cash flow forecast.
• Compare financial performance with operating plans and standards. Provide reports and interpret the results of operations. Formulate accounting policies, systems and procedures. Prepare financial statements and operating data. Prepare special reports as required.
• Assure protection of the assts of the business through internal control and internal auditing. Evaluate and recommend insurance coverage for protection against property losses and potential liabilities.
• Provide Mexico plant with related information required by them to carry out their assigned responsibilities.
• Develop and monitor key financial indicators and advise management regarding trends and variances to budget.
• Assure that duties, responsibilities and authority of each job supervised are clearly defined, effective and communicated to the incumbents. Assure that qualified personnel are selected and that on-the-job training programs are conducted and effective.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state and local taxes.
• Determine depreciation rates for financial and tax purposes.
• Monitor worker’s compensation reserves.
• Manage property and casualty insurance issues and annual renewal.
• Streamline accounting processes and procedures. Implement best practices and minimize days in the closing cycle.

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 8+ years of experience ideally gained through increasingly responsible management positions with finance.
• 2+ years recent experience with responsibility for accounts, budgeting, credit and collections, finance and cost accounting.
• Working knowledge of manual and automated accounting systems, well-developed financial analysis capabilities and demonstrated ability to manage microcomputer operations and applications.
• Sound administrative skills and well-developed management skills, both principles and people.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

Please note that as per Dana policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Dana will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.