Plant Controller

Propel human productivity through the world’s most accessible robots.

People don't work at Standard Bots to make robots. They work here to make tomorrow easier. It’s fascinating, rewarding, and most of all, incredibly difficult to do. That’s why we’re searching for people who are up for the challenge. Who are optimistic about the future. Who are hell-bent on accelerating human progress through the integration of hardware, software, firmware, and electronics.

If you’re as motivated by the possibilities as we are, join us.

Glen Cove, NY

Full time

General & Administrative

• $150K - $170K Offers Equity

About Standard Bots

Standard Bots is building the next generation of industrial robots -- hardware that's powerful, affordable, and designed to scale. We closed a Series C and we're scaling fast, and building the financial infrastructure to match that growth is critical. This role is central to that.

Note:
This is a full-time, on-site role at our Glen Cove, NY manufacturing facility

The Role

We're looking for a Plant Controller to serve as the senior finance partner embedded at our manufacturing facility -- owning the plant's financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cost accounting, and working side-by-side with Operations leadership to ensure financial discipline is built into every operational decision.

This role reports formally to the Senior Finance Manager, with a dotted-line relationship to the Plant Manager. That structure is intentional -- it preserves independent financial oversight while ensuring close day-to-day partnership with the people running the plant.

Financial Reporting & Close

• Own the plant's full financial reporting: monthly close, variance analysis, and management reporting on plant performance
• Serve as the primary finance point of contact for the plant during external audits (RSM), providing supporting schedules and documentation
• Maintain internal controls at the plant level and flag risks or process gaps to corporate Finance
• Present financial results, forecasts, and cost analyses clearly and confidently to senior leadership -- translating plant-level detail into business-level insight

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead budgeting and forecasting for the facility, partnering with the Plant Manager on labor, materials, overhead, and capital planning
• Evaluate capital expenditure requests and provide financial analysis to support operational decision-making -- new equipment, additional shifts, headcount, and more

Cost Accounting & Inventory

• Oversee cost accounting for the plant: standard costs, BOM cost accuracy, landed cost methodology, and labor allocation (direct vs. indirect)
• Analyze manufacturing cost variances (material, labor, overhead) and partner with Operations to identify root causes and corrective actions
• Own inventory valuation, cycle counts, and obsolescence reserve analysis for the facility, ensuring GAAP compliance and audit readiness

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Procurement on vendor cost analysis, tariff/duty impact, and supply chain cost trends
• Provide financial training and guidance to plant operations staff on cost drivers and the financial impact of operational decisions
• Build a trusted, credible relationship with the Plant Manager and Operations team -- you're their finance partner, not a corporate auditor

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or CMA preferred
• 5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience, with at least 2 years in a manufacturing or plant finance role
• Strong understanding of GAAP, cost accounting, and inventory valuation
• Experience partnering directly with plant and operations leadership in a dotted-line or matrixed reporting…