Plant Controller

Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility

At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.

We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.

Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.

We are currently seeking a seasoned Plant Controller to lead and manage plant accounting and controllership operations at a fast paced, high growth company. This individual is a key member of the accounting and operations team, and responsible for processes, operational improvements related to inventory management, counts, manufacturing overhead, accounting and reporting operations to ensure the accuracy and completeness of inventory and gross margin.  The Plant Controller will report directly to the Principal Accounting Officer. This role is highly cross-functional and requires collaboration and significant partnership with a wide variety of teams across the business including IT, operations, logistics, manufacturing and purchasing.  

The Role

• Lead the automation of an existing ERP system (SAP) to accomplish key strategic initiatives including job costing and a perpetual inventory system
• Drive financial ownership of the physical count and cycle counts at various locations include plants and warehouses
• Be a strategic partner with heads of cross-functional teams including logistics, manufacturing, supply chain, IT, purchasing and program management
• Establish and report against KPIs for the business
• Prepare respective balance sheet and income statement analysis for internal and external financial reporting and interface with internal and external auditors on SOX compliance and documentation
• Ensure undertaking of monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including periodic stock counts and valuations
• Financial oversight on physical inventory – safeguarding of assets, carrying cost, cycle count, physical count adjustments and excess & obsolescence reserve
• Manage the standard costs, inventory valuation, cost accounting methodology, maintenance of product costs and the quarterly cost revision process
• Partner with various organizations to drive continuous improvements in business and IT processes 
• Direct all division-wide financial activities, including payroll, general accounting, budgeting, inventory management at the companies’ manufacturing locations and manage cost accounting related to bills of material, LCM, standard costing etc.
• Review business processes, identify risks and key financial controls requiring documentation for completeness, accuracy and SOX elements
• Support Sarbanes-Oxley implementation by reviewing internal controls for purchasing, and inventory management functions to ensure corporate compliance
• Manage the review, tracking and analysis of capitalized costs at the manufacturing locations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting; CPA license strongly preferred
• Strong leadership skills and executive presence to be able to influence senior management team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, relationship building skills and demonstrated ability to work across functional areas and levels of management
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a manufacturing industry
• Significant hands-on experience in inventory, and cost of goods sold with SAP experience
• Demonstrated ability to identify problems, develop solutions, and implement successful and maintainable process changes to improve accuracy, efficiency, and timeliness
• Must have experience owning the accounting function for a manufacturing plant as a controller or similar title

At Lucid, we don’t just welcome diversity - we celebrate it! Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable State or Federal laws and regulations.

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