Plant Controller

Job Title

Plant Controller

Mauser Packaging Solutions

The Plant Controller serves as the financial leader for the plant and a key member of the plant leadership team. This highly visible role oversees all plant accounting activities and provides critical financial insights to guide operational decisions and long-term strategy.

• Direct plant accounting operations to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting, including monthly statements, annual budgets, and forecasts.
• Manage month‑end close processes and validate the accuracy of financial statements.
• Analyze overhead, cost of sales, and manufacturing costs; identify variances against budget, forecast, and prior periods. Maintain material cost standards for accurate product costing.
• Coordinate and participate in physical inventory counts and cycle counts to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Review and match invoices to receipts, ensuring proper account coding.
• Oversee accounting for plant fixed assets and repairs, including capital expenditure requests.
• Ensure production processes impacting financial data are accurately executed.
• Implement and maintain systems and controls to safeguard assets, processes, and data integrity.
• Identify cost trends and collaborate with plant teams to develop cost‑saving initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with SOX regulations, company policies, and safety standards.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2–3 years of manufacturing and cost accounting experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; QAD experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment and work effectively as part of a team.

Do you want to work with people who are dedicated to innovation and making the world a better place? Do you want to build a career with a company that provides opportunities for growth and development? Mauser Packaging Solutions is that company. Our mission is to help our customers achieve better sustainability with their packaging. And we do that by giving our people the opportunity to do important work, solve interesting problems and be part of a diverse, forward‑looking team.

At Mauser Packaging Solutions, you can be proud to work for a company that’s always striving to innovate and serve customers better—and help them be better stewards of the environment. Whether you’re a seasoned professional—or just beginning your career—there’s a place where you can help make a difference at Mauser Packaging Solutions. Join us! Mauser Packaging Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Packaging and Containers Manufacturing

Mount Vernon, OH – Salary: $ – $ (annually)