Plant Controller

Bondcote Performance Textiles (BPT) is a leading U.S. manufacturer of advanced coated and laminated technical textiles serving the defense, aerospace, industrial, and specialty commercial markets. For more than seven decades, Bondcote has built its reputation on engineering innovation, manufacturing excellence, and delivering mission-critical solutions where performance matters most.

Backed by private equity ownership, Bondcote is executing a transformation strategy focused on operational excellence, scalable growth, and long-term value creation. We are investing in our people, systems, manufacturing capabilities, and culture as we prepare for our next phase of growth.

We are seeking an experienced Plant Controller to serve as a key financial leader within the organization. Reporting directly to the CEO, this individual will partner closely with Operations, executive leadership, private equity sponsors, lenders, and other stakeholders to strengthen financial performance and operational discipline.

The Plant Controller is responsible for accounting, financial reporting, manufacturing cost accounting, treasury, financial planning, inventory controls, and operational finance.

This role requires a leader who can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will use financial information to drive better business decisions, challenge assumptions, improve processes, optimize working capital, and partner closely with Operations to improve financial and operational performance.

• Lead manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing, absorption costing, labor and machine rates, and overhead allocations.
• Maintain and optimize production costing within SAP Business One, including BOMs, production orders, routings, WIP, and finished goods.
• Analyze labor, overhead, material, purchase price, production efficiency, scrap, yield, and other manufacturing variances.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality to identify root causes and develop actionable solutions.
• Support product costing, pricing, margin analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.
• Develop financial models, executive dashboards, KPIs, and actionable reporting.
• Analyze actual performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• Prepare and analyze P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statements.
• Prepare executive, Board, and private equity reporting.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, company policies, and established financial controls.
• Coordinate external audits, tax activities, and other financial compliance requirements.

• Oversee inventory accounting and valuation for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
• Lead cycle counts and physical inventory processes and investigate discrepancies.
• Monitor inventory reserves, obsolescence, carrying costs, and working capital.
• Own cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning.
• Monitor Accounts Receivable collections and Accounts Payable aging.
• Identify opportunities to improve working capital and cash conversion.
• Manage and support banking relationships.
• Lead borrowing base reporting and financial covenant compliance.
• Oversee Asset-Based Lending (ABL) requirements.

• Serve as a key financial owner and subject matter expert forSAP Business One (SAP B1).
• Maintain the integrity of financial, inventory, costing, and production data.
• Champion continuous improvement and optimization of SAP B1.
• Improve financial reporting automation and scalable reporting infrastructure.
• Partner cross-functionally to improve data quality and system utilization.

• Lead, develop, mentor, and cross-train members of the accounting team.
• Foster a culture of accuracy, accountability, urgency, and continuous improvement.
• Establish clear expectations, deadlines, financial controls, SOPs, and approval workflows.
• Build strong partnerships across Operations, Sales,…