Job Description

Overview

Buzzi Unicem USA is one of the leading cement manufacturing companies in the United States.  With over 1,300 valued employees, Buzzi Unicem USA manufactures and distributes its cement products throughout the Midwest, Southwest, Northeast and Southeast regions of the country.  Globally, Buzzi Unicem SpA operates in 14 countries and employs almost 10,000 people. We are passionate about sustainably producing our cement products for the benefit of society by providing the foundation for crucial infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, dams, and residential and industrial buildings. 

Our commitment to positively contributing to society is a core principle for our business, and the reason we focus heavily on sustainable development. As part of our corporate culture, we recognize our role in meeting the current generation’s needs, while preserving environmental quality and protecting the needs of future generations.

Additionally, quality serves as the foundation of the way we do business at Buzzi Unicem USA.  We have established at all our production sites, quality targets for our products that meet not only local regulatory standards but also our customer requirements.

Buzzi Unicem USA strives to provide a corporate culture supporting career growth through strong leadership and development planning.   

Join our team, be part of the solution, support evolving innovations, and help us continue providing quality products, all while being supported by strong leadership and a comprehensive and competitive benefits program.

What We Offer:

• Salary in the range of $90,000 - $115,000 (depending on experience)
• 401k Retirement Savings
• Medical, Dental, Life Insurance Coverage and Short Term Disability
• Vacation and Holiday Pay

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Controller to oversee our Ready Mix operations across our Highland, Illinois, and Memphis, Tennessee locations. The ideal candidate will provide supervision and guidance across both sites and should expect to travel regularly between the two. The position can be based primarily at either location.

• Responsible for all high level accounting and reporting responsibilities for the BUU ready mix companies to the parent company, associated management personnel, and operational management.
• Manage the accounting office activities, including supervision and direction of accounting personnel in billing, credit support, accounts payable, inventories, fixed assets, and general office procedures. Full command of general ledger and subsidiary ledger accounting systems.
• Provide technical and managerial support to local operations, to enhance the relationship between accounting and operations, and to improve practices and procedures, while fostering a culture of teamwork and cooperation.
• Monthly financial reporting to parent company and affiliates, including comprehensive review of accounts, analysis of variances, discovery of root cause analysis and direct corrective actions as necessary.
• Provide corporate variance analysis reports and comparative reports.
• Review of Month / Year-End journals and supporting documentation.
• Responsible for the fixed assets accounting systems (additions, disposals, project cost, % complete, etc.).
• Various report generation including the utilization of the GL Wand reporting tool, formatting, and uploading to the Oracle ERP database, including budgets, forecasts, and other required information.
• Approve and submit hourly payroll reports for accounting personnel.
• Coordinate the entire process of the annual budget development in coordination with management personnel, including historical data analysis, market analysis, development of future operating results based on a wide range of inter-related variables, and presentation in a clear and understandable manner to upper management. This will include intensive use of Excel worksheets, Power Point presentations, and a variety of other analytical tools and documents.

Qualifications

• BS in Accounting or equivalent experience preferred, a CPA is a plus
• 5+ years’ of accounting experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Previous experience in supervising employees
• Possess good working knowledge of ERP systems and other office computer systems such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Oracle knowledge a definite plus
• Possess good working knowledge of business processes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Work well under pressure in an office environment

Buzzi Unicem USA offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits including 401k. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Please note that candidates must be eligible to work in the United States and that only qualified candidates will be contacted.