Assistant Finance Controller

At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. We are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. With over 50 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

**JOB SUMMARY**

To provide accurate and timely reporting of the Monthly Forecasts and Actuals. Explain the components that represent the difference between Actuals and Forecast by program. Work with the Business and Workcell managers to provide accurate analytical tools and reviews. Supervise and review the Financial Analysts’ work.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

LEADERSHIP AND PEOPLE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Recruitment and Retention:

- Recruit, interview, and hire for Management Accountant professional positions.
- Monitor team member turnover, identify key factors that can be improved; make improvements.

Employee and Team Development:

- Identify individual and team strengths and development needs on an ongoing basis.
- Create and/or validate training curriculum in area of responsibility.
- Coach and mentor Management Accountant professionals to deliver excellence to every internal and external customer.
- Create and manage succession plans for Accounting financial function.

Performance Management:

- Establish clear measurable goals and objectives by which to determine individual and team results (i.e. operational metrics, results against project timelines, training documentation, attendance records, knowledge of operational roles and responsibilities, personal development goals).
- Express pride in staff and encourage them to feel good about their accomplishments.
- Perform team member evaluations professionally and on time.
- Drive individuals and the team to continuously improve in key operational metrics and the achievement of the organizational goals.
- Coordinate activities of large teams and keep them focused in times of crises.
- Ensure recognition and rewards are managed fairly and consistently in area of responsibility.

Communication:

- Provide communication forum for the exchange of ideas and information with the department.
- Organize verbal and written ideas clearly and use an appropriate business style.
- Ask questions; encourage input from team members.
- Assess communication style of individual team members and adapt own communication style accordingly.

FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Strategy and Direction:

- Know and understand the campus strategic directions.
- Define, develop and implement a financial strategy, which contributes to the campus strategic directions.
- Develop an understanding of the workcell business strategy as it pertains to finance.
- Provide regular updates to Florida Plant Controller and Operations Manager.

Cost Management:

- Identify creative ways to reduce cost by streamlining processes and systems (i.e. modification of responsibilities or consolidation of tasks, elimination of non-value-added processes or complete re-engineering of processes and systems).
- Utilize tools available to monitor departmental cost and cost trends, striving continuously to improve value.
- Provide feedback to peers (BUMs, WCMs, Functional Managers (FMs)) on cost and cost trends.

Forecast Development and Accuracy:

- Prepare timely forecasts for the department.
- Compare forward forecast results to historical actual results for trend assessment and analysis.

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
- Drive continuous improvement through trend reporting analysis and metrics management.
- Assess the adequacy of data gathering methods utilized by purchasing, inventory control, or production planning.
- Assure that procedures and work instructions are efficient and not redundant.
- Offer new ideas and suggestions for improvement. Identify and implement new practices and processes.
- Meet deadlines while dealing with frequent interruptions and additional as well as changing priorities.
- Ensure accurate reporting.
- Demonstrate a commitment to customer service; anticipate, meet, and exceed expectations by solving problems quickly and effectively; making customer issues a priority.
- Establish new measurement systems if/where appropriate.
- Exchange knowledge and information with other Jabil facilities to ensure best practices are shared throughout the Jabil organization.
- Ensure 100% adherence to all company policies and procedures (i.e. Health and Safety, Quality).
- Ensure all sensitive and confidential information is handled appropriately.
- Recognize trends versus exceptions in data.
- Provide analysis in order to drive business changes.
- Identify foreca