Plant Controller

Compensation

Compensation: $160,000 – $180,000 base + 10% bonus

Reports To: CFO

This is a hands-on Controller role with a strong emphasis on operational finance, cost accounting, and job costing within a manufacturing environment. You will serve as the primary financial partner to site leadership, providing actionable insights that drive operational performance, margin improvement, and data-driven decision making.

While this is an individual contributor role, it offers high visibility and frequent interaction with the CFO, corporate finance leadership, and site operations. The position is ideal for someone who enjoys being close to the business and thrives in a fast-paced, manufacturing environment.

• Act as the primary financial partner to Site Operations Leadership, delivering insights to improve efficiency, profitability, and execution.
• Own the job costing environment, supporting both build-to-print manufacturing and design & development programs.
• Lead month-end and year-end close for the site, ensuring accurate and timely GAAP-compliant financial statements.
• Perform detailed P&L and variance analysis, including labor, overhead, purchase price variance, and other operational KPIs.
• Analyze customer, product, and SKU-level profitability, identifying margin drivers and improvement opportunities across a large SKU base.
• Support the annual budgeting process and maintain rolling forecasts in partnership with corporate finance.
• Ensure data integrity across financial reporting, inventory usage, and physical inventory variance analysis.
• Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations on a monthly basis.
• Manage cash reporting, forecasting, and reconciliations at the site level.
• Support external audits, including preparation of audit schedules and responding to auditor inquiries.
• Collaborate closely with the CFO, Corporate Controller, and Corporate FP&A leadership across multiple operating entities.
• Participate in special projects, including M&A due diligence and post-acquisition integration initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, controls, and reporting practices.
• Monitor project and operational costs, providing early visibility into potential overruns or risks.

• ERP:
  Manufacturing ERP (job-costing focused)
• Advanced Excel (Power Pivots, lookups, large data sets)
• Tableau and other reporting tools
• Manufacturing / operations-driven organization
• High accountability, high collaboration
• Strong partnership between finance and operations
• Medical, Dental, and Vision (HMO & PPO options)
• 401(k) with company match (5% match on 6% contribution)