Plant Controller - North Alabama
Listed on 2026-11-05
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Accounting
Cost Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Controller, Financial Analyst
Plant Controller
- Decatur/Athens
- Open to Relocation
Our client is seeking a Plant Controller to join a large, established organization. This is a highly visible role that partners directly with plant leadership to drive financial performance, support operations, and provide insight into cost, inventory, and manufacturing results.
Why Consider This Opportunity?- Opportunity to step into a Plant Controller role with significant visibility and impact
- Partner directly with plant leadership and corporate finance
- Established, financially strong organization with a long operating history
- Newly created role focused on supporting a key facility
- Chance to influence operational and financial decision-making
- Lead all plant accounting and financial reporting activities
- Analyze manufacturing results, variances, inventory, and product costs
- Develop annual budgets, forecasts, and financial projections
- Monitor internal controls, inventory accuracy, and fixed assets
- Support cost reduction and operational improvement initiatives
- Manage the standard cost process and inventory cycle counts
- Partner with operations leadership to improve plant performance
- Supervise a small accounting and inventory team
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting required; MBA preferred
- 5+ years of manufacturing accounting experience with a strong cost accounting background
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, inventory, and standard costing
- Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills
- Ability to work closely with operations in a hands-on environment
- Decatur/Athens
- Open to Relocation
Our client is seeking a Plant Controller to join a large, established organization. This is a highly visible role that partners directly with plant leadership to drive financial performance, support operations, and provide insight into cost, inventory, and manufacturing results.
Why Consider This Opportunity?- Opportunity to step into a Plant Controller role with significant visibility and impact
- Partner directly with plant leadership and corporate finance
- Established, financially strong organization with a long operating history
- Newly created role focused on supporting a key facility
- Chance to influence operational and financial decision-making
- Lead all plant accounting and financial reporting activities
- Analyze manufacturing results, variances, inventory, and product costs
- Develop annual budgets, forecasts, and financial projections
- Monitor internal controls, inventory accuracy, and fixed assets
- Support cost reduction and operational improvement initiatives
- Manage the standard cost process and inventory cycle counts
- Partner with operations leadership to improve plant performance
- Supervise a small accounting and inventory team
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting required; MBA preferred
- 5+ years of manufacturing accounting experience with a strong cost accounting background
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, inventory, and standard costing
- Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills
- Ability to work closely with operations in a hands-on environment
Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law.
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