Plant Controller

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Our Evansville, IN location is part of the Coatings division, and creates various breading, batter, and coating blends for Kerry brands and customers. If you’re looking for a great team, solid benefits, and a place to grow, this may be the opportunity for you!

Main Objective

The Plant Controller will work closely with plant management on all aspects of the financial operations of the plant including but not limited to controlling and reporting the plant costs; understanding and explaining plant manufacturing performance; identification of cost savings and operational efficiency opportunities and generally supporting Plant and Corporate Management to make timely and informed decisions concerning financial performance of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with all members of the site leadership team to ensure ownership and accountability of financial performance, whilst identifying process improvement and cost reduction opportunities across all plant related cost categories (materials; labor; equipment; indirect purchases; and inventory).
• Present plant financial analysis and scorecard to plant and business unit management, with strong emphasis on Operational performance linked to SKU and Asset Productivity and Inventory/Waste Management.
• Preparation of all daily, weekly, period end operational performance reports with comments and recommendation for corrective action. This includes Plant P+L and Commercial Performance.
• Partner with the Plant Manager in the monthly presentation of operating results to business unit management, and future strategical decisions for the plant.
• Responsible for Month End period closing, and associated balance sheet management, accruals and purchase order reconciliation.
• Be hands on to ensure strong process adherence across the plant for all relevant metrics including, but not limited to Inventory Control and Risk Management, Cycle Counting Accuracy, Inventory Obsolescence, Vendor Payment Management and Customer Billing.
• Capital Projects Performance Reporting (linking in with Meat EUM Capital resource).
• Budgeting, Forecasting and Financial Planning.
• Project “Accelerate” Financial Management and Tracking (Kerry’s regional cost management and initiatives program).
• Participate in Gemba walks.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or similar.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role working within a manufacturing setting (food industry preferred but open to other industry experience).
• Experience in strategic planning, investment analysis, capital management, budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, financial reporting, and managing fixed assets.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication, organization, prioritization, and time management skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Proficient in SAP and accounting systems is highly desired.

The pay range for this position is $91,404 - $154,009 in Annual Salary. Kerry typically does not hire an individual at the top or near the top of the range, as we are a pay-for-performance company, and this range is set to continue to reward performance annually while in role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

The specific compensation offered to a candidate within the above range may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition, this position is also eligible to earn a performance-based incentive compensation. Kerry…