Plant Controller

This role serves as the financial leader for a manufacturing facility, ensuring financial oversight and strategic guidance. The position exists to oversee accounting and financial activities, providing insights into operating performance and guiding decisions that enhance profitability. As a key member of the plant leadership team, this role supports both day-to-day operations and long-term strategy.

• Oversee accounting and finance functions, ensuring timely, accurate reporting in compliance with US GAAP and company policies.
• Manage plant P&L reporting, inventory and working capital analysis, and monthly and quarterly forecasting.
• Analyze actual results against forecasts and communicate variances, performance trends, and recommended actions to leadership.
• Prepare and analyze financial reports covering material usage, manufacturing costs, labor, sales, and profitability.
• Perform balance-sheet analysis and reconcile key accounts, including inventory.
• Collaborate with plant leadership, Sales, and Business Unit leaders to support business decisions and improve financial performance.
• Help plant management understand operational factors affecting profitability and strengthen financial knowledge across the leadership team.
• Use profitability tools to evaluate customer performance and support commercial improvement initiatives.
• Maintain compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and SOX requirements.
• Support training on financial systems and processes to maintain strong standards of controllership.
• Contribute to strategic planning, change initiatives, and continuous improvement.
• Support employee development and demonstrate company values through collaboration and participation in safety initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• At least seven years of progressive finance experience, primarily in manufacturing.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex financial information into clear insights and recommendations.
• Ability to collaborate across departments and influence business decisions.
• Strong aptitude for financial systems and reporting tools, including Excel, SAP, HFM, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated accountability, sound judgment, and a focus on results.

• MBA, CPA, or CMA.
• Experience partnering with manufacturing leadership to improve costs, profitability, and operational performance.

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