Regional Controller

This position oversees the accounting and finance functions for our manufacturing locations in the Central Region (Blue Mountain, MS
- Ripley, MS - and Mounds, IL). This teammate ensures accounting and controls processes are maintained in accordance with GAAP, facilitates SOX compliance, and ensures company accounting procedures are followed.

This position also partners with the local Plant Managers to provide daily KPIs reporting, cost analysis and assist in forecasting and planning for each facility.

• Lead month-end and year-end close across multiple plants
• Own plant financials—analyze results, monitor spend, and identify cost savings
• Partner with Plant Managers on budgets, forecasts, and daily KPI reporting
• Drive variance analysis across labor, materials, and overhead
• Oversee capital projects (tracking, reporting, ROI analysis)
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX, and internal controls
• Strengthen processes and controls across all sites
• Support audits and regulatory reporting
• Lead and develop plant-level accounting/finance staff
• Act as the finance business partner to operations—bridge the gap between numbers and decisions

• Bachelor’s in Accounting (CPA preferred)
• 5–8 years in manufacturing accounting/finance
• 3+ years leading or supervising a team
• Experience in SOX-controlled environments preferred
• Excel + ERP experience (JD Edwards is a plus)
• Comfortable working directly in plant environments

• Must be able to walk through the processing, packaging, warehouse, and supply areas for monthly inventory. Not uncommon to sit for long periods of time.
• Work with a computer entire day.
• Safety PPE required when working during inventory and walkthrough includes steel toe shoes and gloves, earplugs and/or respiratory masks
• 401(k) with 6% company match
• Paid parental leave, generous PTO, and paid holidays
• Strong focus on work-life balance
• Career growth with exposure to senior leadership
• Annual merit increase opportunity
• Fitness & gym reimbursement
• Stable, growing business with long-term investment in operations
• This position is based at an active mine site and requires daily onsite presence. Work conditions may include uneven terrain, climbing ladders, navigating steps, and exposure to varying weather conditions such as heat, rain, or mud.
• Monday
  - Friday onsite required

Oil-Dri Corporation of America is a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty sorbent products for consumer and business-to-business markets that has been voted as a Top 100 workplaces in the Chicago Tribune. Oil-Dri’s products are sold in the pet care, animal health, fluids purification, agricultural, sports field, industrial and automotive markets. Oil-Dri controls millions of tons of specialty mineral reserves, including calcium bentonite, attapulgite, and diatomaceous shale.

The company’s mines and manufacturing facilities are located in Georgia, Mississippi, Illinois, and California. Oil-Dri is a family-controlled and operated organization that emphasizes honesty, integrity, and accountability. The company is dedicated to fulfilling its mission to Create Value From Sorbent Minerals.

This position is based on equal opportunity principles. Oil-Dri is committed to providing equal opportunity for all teammates and qualified candidates without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. All employment decisions and personnel actions or programs such as hiring, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, transfers, reductions in workforce, and training, etc.

will be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity.