Plant Controller

Fort Worth, TX (onsite first 6 months, hybrid afterwards)

One of Vaco's food and beverage manufacturing clients is looking for a Controller to lead the charge on both accounting and finance functions for a plant location in Fort Worth. The Plant Controller will oversee the full spectrum of plant-level accounting functions, including month-end close, cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and operational analysis. This individual will play a critical role in building scalable financial processes and providing actionable insights as the facility ramps production and grows.

This is a hyper-growth environment with the parent company setting up shop in the last 5 years, opening their Fort Worth plant in the last year and have plans for rapid East coast expansion.

Compensation: $150-160K + 10-15%

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for the plant, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies.
• Maintain the integrity of the plant's balance sheet and income statement.
• Coordinate with corporate finance to support consolidated financial reporting.
• Own the plant cost accounting structure, including standard costing, inventory valuation, and cost variance analysis.
• Analyze production costs, labor efficiency, material usage, and overhead absorption.
• Monitor and report on key manufacturing metrics such as: cost per unit, scrap and yield, labor utilization, production variances
• Lead the development of the plant's annual operating budget and periodic forecasts.
• Analyze financial results against budget and forecast, providing detailed variance analysis.
• Develop financial models to support operational decisions, capital investments, and capacity planning.
• Provide plant leadership with insights to improve profitability and operational performance.
• Serve as a key business partner to the Plant Manager and operations leadership team.
• Provide financial analysis to support operational initiatives, productivity improvements, and margin expansion.
• Oversee inventory accounting and controls, including cycle counts and annual physical inventories.
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls over financial reporting and plant operations.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
• CPA or CMA preferred7-12+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience
• Prior experience in manufacturing or plant-level finance strongly preferred
• Experience in cost accounting and inventory accounting
• Exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and operational financial analysis
• Experience supporting plant operations or manufacturing leadership teams
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and manufacturing accounting practices
• Deep understanding of standard costing, inventory controls, and variance analysis
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Net Suite, or similar)