Plant Controller

Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research‑driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family‑owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values are all part of our recipe for success.

• Industry‑leading health insurance on Day 1
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) + company match
• 10 paid company holidays
• 3 weeks PTO
• Professional training
• Family‑owned business over 100 years in service
• An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce

Responsibilities include timely and accurate completion of manufacturing finance and operations control functions, support for product costing and variance analysis processes, and completion of assigned special projects while ensuring an overall system of strong internal controls.

This role is onsite at our Denver manufacturing plant Monday through Friday.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline and a minimum of 5 years of related work experience or 9 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment required. Food, CPG, or pharmaceutical experience preferred.
• SAP experience and ERP implementation experience a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must be detail oriented; capable of streamlining processes.
• Experience in continuous improvement / lean manufacturing environment a plus.
• KPI creation, development and implementation experience a plus.

• Financial business partner with Operations Leadership to support the achievement of financial and operational goals.
• Communicate weekly and monthly financial results and key metrics to Operations Leadership.
• Provide Operations Leadership with financial analysis of operations data; convert data into actionable information ensuring the financial impact of operational decisions is understood prior to process, infrastructure, or personnel strategy changes.
• Promote clear understanding of the financial impact of operational issues and opportunities.
• Serve as liaison between the Operations and Finance teams as well as with the Director of Finance Operations at Home Offices.
• Participate in benchmarking activities as determined by operations Plant Controller Team Leadership.
• Ensure the timely and accurate completion of plant controller duties including monthly close, financial reporting, variance analysis, budgeting and forecasting, and product costing.
• Identify opportunities for standardization; develop SOPs where appropriate to leverage best practices across the controller platform. Partner with operations managers to create alignment and clear expectations for controller performance Costing and Analysis.
• Provide accurate and timely completion of new product costings and other analysis as needed to support customer quotes and new product developments.
• Support the process for Bill of Material and routing changes; ensure clear communication of cost implications.
• Enhance the variance analysis process to increase buy‑in and understanding of the variance calculations; facilitate the use of the data to drive improvements.
• Provide support to the Operations and Controller team for the capital funds request process (CERs) to assure the financial analysis is complete and relevant to the project Budgeting and Forecasting.
• Assist in the completion and review of the annual operating budget, including the establishment of direct labor rates, overhead rates, and material standards.
• Participate in the coordination and review of the quarterly operational forecasts; analyze forecast accuracy to aid in improving future projections controls.
• Foster an environment of strong internal controls through clear communication of policies and expectations surrounding cost of goods sold, inventory transactions, fixed asset management, freight, and other…