Area Controller

TOPPAN Packaging Americas specializes in designing and manufacturing sustainable, high-performance flexible and thermoformed packaging solutions for the food, beverage, medical and consumer goods industries. We offer products like transparent high barrier films, pouches, clamshells and trays, utilizing advanced technology to enhance product safety, visibility and environmental sustainability.

TOPPAN Packaging Americas operates as part of the global TOPPAN group, with 22 manufacturing facilities across North America, Latin America and Europe.

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Description:

The Area Controller is responsible for the financial oversight and accounting operations of the Alloyd group, consisting of eight manufacturing plants across four geographic locations. Based in either Charlotte, NC or the Chicago, IL area, this position serves as a key financial partner to plant and operational leadership, ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective internal controls, and timely analysis of business performance.

The Area Controller will lead the budgeting, forecasting, financial close, cost accounting, and performance-reporting processes for the assigned operations. The position will also identify financial risks and opportunities, support operational decision-making, and drive improvements in financial processes and controls.

What you’ll be doing :

Lead the accounting and financial reporting activities for eight manufacturing plants across four geographic locations.

Ensure the timely and accurate completion of monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.

Review financial results, investigate significant variances, and communicate key business drivers, risks, and opportunities to operational and financial leadership.

Play a key finance leadership role in the upcoming ERP implementation, partnering with IT, operations, and other functional teams to define requirements, standardize processes, validate system design, and support a successful deployment across the Alloyd group.

Lead finance-related implementation activities, including data validation, system testing, internal control design, user acceptance testing, training, cutover preparation, and post-implementation stabilization.

Coordinate the annual budgeting process and periodic financial forecasts for the assigned operations.

Partner with plant leadership to develop financial plans, monitor performance, and support operational and strategic initiatives.

Oversee plant-level cost accounting, including inventory valuation, standard costs, manufacturing variances, labor and overhead analysis, and product profitability.

Maintain effective internal controls and ensure compliance with company accounting policies, generally accepted accounting principles, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Review balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, reserves, accruals, and other accounting records for accuracy and completeness.

Monitor working capital performance, including inventory, receivables, payables, and capital spending.

Support capital investment decisions by evaluating proposed projects, validating financial assumptions, and monitoring results against approved business cases.

Coordinate with internal and external auditors and ensure that audit requests and corrective actions are completed accurately and on time.

Lead, develop, and mentor accounting team members, establishing clear expectations and supporting professional growth.

Standardize accounting practices and financial reporting across locations.

Identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency, strengthen controls, and improve the accuracy and usefulness of financial information.

Collaborate with operations, supply chain, sales, human resources, information technology, and corporate finance teams.

Support special projects, integrations, system implementations, and other business initiatives as needed.

Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

This is a HYBRID position based out of either our DeKalb, IL Facility or Charlotte, NC (South End) Office We’d love to hear from you if:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

At least five…