Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Reporting
Job in
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, 01609, USA
Listing for:
Rise Baking Company
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-11-15
Job specializations:
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Finance & Banking
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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ControllerFinance-Supply Chain Finance Worcester, MA, US
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2 days ago Requisition
Salary Range: $ To $ Annually
Job PurposeProvide financial leadership to the plant, serving as a key member of the plant leadership team and the Plant Manager's primary finance partner and co-pilot. Develop a deep understanding of plant operations, connect operational performance to financial outcomes, identify risks and opportunities, and partner cross-functionally to improve business performance.
Essential Functions- Financial & Operational Leadership
- Serve as the plant’s finance leader and Plant Manager’s co-pilot, providing financial insight, constructive challenge, and leadership in key business decisions
- Act as an engaged member of the plant leadership team, partnering across Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Human Resources, Safety, and other functions
- Develop a deep understanding of plant operations, including production, labor, materials, yield, waste, throughput, downtime, capacity, inventory, and other key manufacturing drivers
- Participate in the Rise Recipe tier reviews – daily (L2), weekly (L3), and monthly (L4) – and follow Finance Leader Standard Work, maintaining a visible presence through regular engagement on the plant floor
- Connect operational performance to cost, margin, productivity, working capital, and cash flow; translate risks and opportunities into clear actions, owners, and expected outcomes
- Build financial understanding and accountability throughout the plant leadership team
- Lead financial analysis and business partnership to improve plant cost, productivity, margin (including product and customer profitability in Rise Business Insights), working capital, and capital efficiency
- Move beyond explaining variances by identifying root causes and partnering with Operations to drive corrective actions
- Own the financial measures in the plant scorecard – material usage and labor variance (weekly) and cost per lb (monthly) – and the narrative behind them; elevate when thresholds are breached
- Lead the annual plan and forecasting processes, ensuring forecasts are driver‑based, actionable, and connected to operational performance, S&OP volumes, and the plant labor plan and production schedule
- Support productivity initiatives, staffing and capacity decisions, capital investments, and other significant operational decisions through financial analysis and scenario modeling
- Track and validate benefits from Rise Recipe, productivity, and capital initiatives and hold the organization accountable for committed results
- Clearly communicate what happened, why it happened, what is expected next, and what action is required
- Financial Management, Cost Accounting & Controls
- Own the plant's monthly close (by WD5) and accurate, timely financial reporting, including planning, forecasting, balance sheet management, reconciliations, and variance analysis; complete and own the standard P&L package and scorecard provided by the Finance Center of Excellence, adding commentary and actions
- Maintain strong manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costs, material usage, labor, yield, waste, overhead, inventory, and other manufacturing variances, with a quarterly review of standard costs (P3/P6/P9/P12)
- Ensure the integrity of plant financial and operational data, using LaunchPAD as the single source, and provide meaningful analysis of underlying operational drivers
- Maintain strong controls over inventory (including cycle counts and the inventory deviation log), purchasing (including GR/IR monitoring), expenses, capital,…
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