Plant Controller
Responsibilities:
• Lead financial management activities for multiple manufacturing sites within the assigned region, serving as a trusted advisor to plant leadership.
• Oversee month-end close tasks, including journal entries, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and inventory valuation review.
• Build weekly financial outlooks and coordinate the annual budgeting process with local plant management teams.
• Develop reporting tools that give leaders timely insight into operating expenses, labor trends, material usage, and plant performance.
• Collaborate with Plant Managers to identify and act on opportunities to improve productivity, yield, cost control, and overall manufacturing results.
• Evaluate accounting controls and strengthen processes to protect company assets and support compliance across plant operations.
• Review and reconcile key plant accounts such as maintenance-related accruals, transportation reserves, and inventory balances for parts and supplies.
• Direct monthly physical inventory activities, including cut-off procedures, count coordination, and training for employees involved in inventory control.
• Prepare variance analysis comparing actual results to budget for operating costs, labor, and raw materials, and communicate findings to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Support capital project analysis by preparing business cases, including return estimates and cash flow projections, while tracking projects through completion and traveling periodically to regional facilities as needed.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.• At least 7 years of progressive accounting or finance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong background in manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing and product cost analysis.
• Demonstrated experience with forecasting, budgeting, month-end close, and financial performance reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and solid working knowledge of Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience using enterprise resource planning systems, preferably JD Edwards or a similar large-scale platform.
• Well-developed analytical skills with the ability to translate financial data into actionable operational insights.
• Accounting or finance certification, or progress toward certification, is preferred but not required.
Compensation
$100,000.00-$125,000.00 YearlyAbout Us
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