Plant Controller
About the role
The Plant Controller is the finance and FP&A leader for the facility and a core member of the plant leadership team, owning both the controllership function (P&L integrity, internal controls, GAAP compliance) and the strategic FP&A function (profitability analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and capital investment analysis) for the plant. This is a highly visible role that regularly presents financial results, forecasts, and business recommendations to senior corporate leadership (Directors, VPs, CFO, CEO), and is expected to act as a business partner first and a controller second, using sound financial judgment to influence plant and corporate decisions. This is a driver's seat role: the Plant Controller is expected to take ownership of outcomes, not simply report on them, and to help raise the performance bar for the entire plant finance team.
Responsibilities
- Own the accuracy and integrity of the plant's monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and operational reporting
- Oversee month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with US GAAP
- Own the design, implementation, and monitoring of internal controls
- Own cost allocation methodology, including standard labor and overhead rates by work center/department
- Own resolution of standard cost variances, including purchase price variance (PPV), material usage, and labor/overhead absorption variances; drive root cause analysis and corrective action to closure, partnering with the Costing function and plant operations as needed, and escalating systemic costing issues to