Job Description
Company Overview
Imagine Everything. Build the Future with Hexion.
At Hexion, we push boundaries, rethink possibilities, and create real impact. We activate science to deliver progress-developing breakthrough solutions that strengthen industries, protect communities, and drive a more sustainable future.
This is where bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators come together to shape what's next. Whether you're engineering advanced materials, transforming manufacturing technologies, or leading strategic innovation, your ideas and actions leave a lasting mark. We cultivate an inclusive culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every contribution propels us forward.
We don't follow the status quo-we challenge it, disrupt it, and improve it.Every role at Hexion is part of something bigger.
We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development-equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel. With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide.
Your Future Starts Here.
If you're ready to push limits, reimagine what's possible, and create the extraordinary, Hexion is where you belong.
Anything is possible when you imagine everything.
Position Overview
The Regional Manufacturing Controller is responsible for the financial integrity, controls, and reporting of manufacturing operations across assigned sites. This role leads the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensures compliance with internal controls and corporate accounting policies, partners closely with plant leadership, and provides actionable financial insights to drive operational performance.
Job Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
The position serves as the primary financial liaison manufacturing sites (6), regional leadership, and corporate finance, ensuring accurate costing, accruals, and financial governance across the region.
Reporting / Accounting
Prepare and review monthly financial packages, variance analyses, and site performance summaries as-needed.
Prepare and record monthly accounting entries and conduct all required reconciliations to ensure closing process meets company deadlines with accurate information.
Prepare and submit annual plant operating budgets and forecasts with site managers.
Partner with Regional Manufacturing Director and Site Leaders to interpret financial results, metrics and assist with developing operational improvement.
Analysis
Partner with operations to analyze production performance, cost drivers, and efficiency trends.
Perform ad hoc variance analysis to find opportunities and possibilities for improvement in financial and operational performance.
Validate Productivity Projects and ongoing results in Wave.
Review and monitor capital expenditures, ensuring proper classification, tracking, and capitalization.
Controls
Provide guidance and training as needed to site personnel on internal controls, close requirements, accounting policies, and financial best practices.
Interface with Internal/External Audit and Divisional Finance for Internal Control compliance and financial audits as needed.
Schedule and conduct audits of fixed assets, physical inventories, and internal control procedures.
Competencies
Strategic Focus and Direction
Seeks challenges and works to resolve difficult situations
Business Acumen
Trust and Teamwork
Exhibits skills in participative and collaborative decision-making process
Influences conflict resolution in a manner that is beneficial to the organization
Foster teamwork
Personal Leadership
Seeks and embraces change by challenging the status quo
Fosters an environment that leads to creativity, innovation and change in a business unit or function
Achieve Business Results
Demonstrates resourcefulness and persistence during times of adversity
Influence others to bring about change
Strong change management skills
Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of relevant experience
Strong knowledge and use of Excel.
Strong management of change skills and experience
Must be able to interpret analyze and communicate financial data
Demonstrated ability to lead through influence
Other
We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, pregnancy, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site and, be at least 18 years of age. Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a drug test and background investigation, as well as authorization for the Company to conduct additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. A prior criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment, and the Company will conduct an individualized assessment and reassessment, consistent with applicable law, prior to making any final employment decision.
We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, minority status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any characteristic protected by law.
