Plant Controller
We are looking for an experienced Plant Controller to lead financial oversight for a manufacturing facility in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. This role partners closely with plant leadership to provide accurate reporting, strengthen cost controls, and support decisions that improve operational and financial performance. The position focuses on plant accounting, inventory valuation, standard costing, variance analysis, and profitability insight across products and customers.
For immediate consideration call Bill Johannes at 414-662-3416 or connect on Linked-In . All conversations will be confidential. If you or someone you know would qualify for any of the positions listed below feel free to have them call me as well. Thanks for any consideration and I look forward to helping you. God Bless.
Responsibilities:
• Lead the monthly close process for plant operations and prepare financial reporting packages for review with site leadership.
• Maintain accurate plant financial records by overseeing account reconciliations and ensuring integrity across balance sheet and income statement activity.
• Collaborate with the Plant Manager and cross-functional leaders to build annual budgets, refresh forecasts, and monitor performance against operating targets.
• Oversee inventory accounting by reconciling subledger activity to the general ledger and ensuring production and inventory transactions are recorded correctly.
• Develop, update, and analyze standard costs for materials, labor, and overhead to support sound product costing and planning decisions.
• Investigate manufacturing variances, explain results to operational leaders, and help drive corrective actions that improve plant performance.
• Manage inventory reserve analysis for excess and obsolete stock while partnering with operations and purchasing on disposition strategies.
• Support physical inventory and cycle count programs, including process improvement efforts designed to increase accuracy and control.
• Administer capital project accounting by tracking approved spending, recording asset activity, and transferring completed projects into fixed assets.
• Provide profitability and pricing analysis for products, projects, and customers to help sales, engineering, and operations achieve margin objectives.
Qualifications:
Compensation
$100,000.00-$120,000.00 YearlyAbout Us
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