Plant Controller

Plant Controller
Direct Hire
Salary: $125-135k
Additional Compensation: 10% bon
Hybrid (3 days onsite) - Franklin, MA
Must Haves:
7+ years in Accounting Manufacturing industry experience BS degree in Accounting, Finance or related

Experience from a company/division/business unit of $20 million+Ability to redesign processes

Some ERP
Plus:
Microsoft Dynamics 365

Project Management Small-mid size company experience

Use of Automation tools (AI)
Multi-site and/or global exposure
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* Job Description:

Position Summary
The Plant Controller is the financial leader for the USA manufacturing operation and is accountable for accurate reporting, effective controls, reliable planning, strong cash and working-capital discipline, and decision support to plant leadership. The Controller leads the local Finance team, develops the Senior Accountant and other assigned staff, and converts financial and operational information into actions that improve profitability and execution.

A central expectation is to review and redesign finance processes, standardize work and use Microsoft Copilot and approved Microsoft 365 tools responsibly to reduce repetitive activity, improve the quality and speed of analysis, and create capacity for higher-value business partnering.

Key Responsibilities

· Own the integrity, timeliness and completeness of USA financial reporting and ensure monthly, quarterly and annual close requirements are met according to the company's schedules and policies.

· Prepare USA budget and forecasts; challenge assumptions, explain deviations and coordinate corrective actions with accountable business leaders.

· Oversee accounting operations, including general ledger, cost accounting, inventory, fixed assets, accounts receivable, accounts payable oversight, payroll controls and cash-related activities.

· Analyze revenue, contribution margin, direct and indirect manufacturing costs, SG&A, working capital and cash flow; communicate the drivers, risks, opportunities and required actions. Builds required reports to guarantee this is accomplished.

· Act as a proactive business partner to the Plant Manager and functional leaders across Operations, Sales, HR and other functions. Participate in operational reviews, constructively challenge assumptions, quantify options and ensure decisions include clear financial implications.

· Lead product-costing governance, inventory valuation and manufacturing-variance analysis. Ensure recurring costing, transaction or master-data issues are resolved port sales teams with pricing activities.

· Provide a critical view of spending and investment proposals, identify outliers and support disciplined capital allocation and post-investment follow-up.

· Partner with Operations and Continuous Improvement to quantify project benefits, establish baselines, validate savings and monitor whether expected results are achieved.

· Coordinate year-end financial audits, tax audits and advisor relationships; oversee compliance with applicable federal, state and local reporting and tax requirements.

· Maintain an effective internal-control environment, including clear ownership, evidence, segregation of duties, issue escalation and timely remediation.

· Lead the end-to-end review of priority Finance processes. Eliminate unnecessary work, simplify and standardize workflows, clarify ownership and controls, and approve the future-state design before automation.

· Use Microsoft Copilot and other approved Microsoft 365 capabilities to support repetitive functions, including first-pass analysis, exception summaries, procedure drafting, workflow documentation and recurring management commentary. Establish review controls so that all AI-assisted outputs are validated, traceable and appropriate for confidential…