Plant Controller

Job Description:

Confluent Medical Technologies is a financially healthy and rapidly growing medical device company whose employees are passionate about providing life-saving solutions to our customers through a collaborative and high-impact work environment.  Our environment reflects a culture of growth, leadership, and innovation in which our employees can directly impact the world by doing work that truly matters.

We are looking for a Plant Controller to join our talented team in Alajuela, Costa Rica.

The Plant Controller (Costa Rica) reports to the Corporate Director of Finance.  This role serves as the key Financial business partner to the Site(s) and/or Platform Operations lead(s) and manages and interfaces with FP&A and Commercial.  This position may be responsible for multiple site locations and/or Product lines (Platforms) and will travel as necessary to support the non-home site(s).  The position is responsible for delivering insightful financial guidance to operations, conduct budgeting & forecasting, provide value-added business analysis, and identifying and analyzing continuous improvement opportunities to achieve P&L and Balance Sheet targets for site(s) / Platform.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage, develop, and guide the performance of Finance Manager professionals within the site
• Provide Overall financial leadership to multi-site (where applicable) locations to deliver Operational and Financial results
• Provide counsel to business leaders to drive and optimize revenue growth, profitability, inventory, cash, and capital investment while identifying Risks and Opportunities
• Provide business decision support, guidance, & oversight of site financial planning, analysis, and internal controls
• Strategic business partner to site Operations VP and entire plant staff while collaborating to meet P&L targets
• Perform detailed budgeting, forecasting, and business development support
• Ensure predictability of financial results by driving effective AOP and monthly forecasting processes resulting in accurate estimates of the sites Revenue, COGS, headcount, and Profit
• Provide local support of PRR / PSR initiatives and analysis of projects along with life cycle reviews
• Provide local support on capital / CAR support, development, and analysis
• Establish, maintain, and enforce proper internal control policies and procedures for assigned sites / Platform
• Review Operating results, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend actions to improve overall operational and financial performance
• Reconcile factory operational and financial performance, developing bridges accordingly
• Work closely with manufacturing operations and Cost Accounting to ensure accuracy of material, labor, and overhead cost allocated to jobs
• Participate in the month-end close process, including proposing and analyzing journal entries and analysis of various operating reports, coordinate with Cost Accounting on journal entry creation to address corrections to the reported results, provide appropriate level JE approvals, and prepare flash reports and walks
• Prepare monthly Trend review information and support, partnering with Operations leaders
• Provide insight on optimizing inventory performance and Days-On-Hand/Turns, while ensuring accuracy of inventory valuation and influencing appropriate disposition of reserves at assigned sites / Platforms
• Support Cost Accounting Manager in the annual process for setting standard cost
• Support Cost Accounting in setting and rolling standard costs for new products including review of bill of materials and method of manufacturing
• Weekly Reporting and analysis against Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
• Analyze product profitability
• Lead significant focus on site level continuous improvement ideation, measurement, and reporting.
• Work closely with operations to implement and achieve lean initiatives
• Support site leadership in day to day activities
• Prepare ad-hoc financial analysis to support senior management decisions

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field required. Master's degree (MBA or equivalent) and/or professional certification (CPA, CMA, ACCA, or equivalent) preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, FP&A, cost accounting, or finance operations required.
• Minimum of 5 years of people leadership experience, including experience leading managers and developing high-performing teams required.
• Experience leading process improvement initiatives, supporting manufacturing operations, and partnering with senior business leaders to drive operational and financial performance strongly preferred.
• English language proficiency required.
• Strong knowledge of Costa Rican governmental regulations and Free Trade Zone requirements, including PROCOMER, Ministerio de Hacienda, and other applicable regulatory agencies required.
• Experience with Lean Accounting and continuous improvement methodologies preferred.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with ERP systems such as Epicor, JD Edwards, SAP, or equivalent enterprise systems required.
• Working knowledge of GAAP, IFRS (NIIF), Costa Rican accounting regulations, cost accounting principles, and financial controls required.
• Knowledge of regulated manufacturing environments, including FDA, CE Mark, and ISO quality system requirements preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively influence and collaborate with leaders and stakeholders across functions and organizational levels.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, drive results through others, and lead through change in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

COMMENTS: This job description is an outline of the major recurring responsibilities of the job.  It is not intended to be all‑inclusive of the work to be performed.  Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company’s needs may change over time.  Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive.  The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description.  The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business needs.

Confluent Medical Technologies is dedicated to working collaboratively with our customers, taking their projects from rapid prototype into high volume production. Our unparalleled technical expertise, proven experience and partnership with our clients has allowed us to perfect the process necessary to deliver world-class medical devices through innovative material science, engineering, and manufacturing. Our primary capabilities include: Nitinol components and tubing, balloon expandable stents and catheters, complex catheters, biomedical textiles, and high precision polymer tubing. We take pride in our position as the leader in the medical technology space and are driven by a passion to create products that our clients have envisioned for their customers.

Confluent Medical Technologies is an equal opportunity employer.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.