Plant Controller - Manufacturing

Key Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close for the plant, prepare and analyze P&L, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance explanations to corporate finance.
• Manage cost accounting functions including standard cost maintenance, product costing, cost roll-ups, and BOM validation.
• Analyze production hours, labor efficiency, and overhead allocation to identify opportunities to improve manufacturing productivity and reduce costs.
• Oversee inventory accounting and controls, ensure accurate inventory valuation, cycle count supervision, and resolution of discrepancies.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing reporting and KPIs using ERP systems and reporting tools to provide actionable insights to operations and leadership.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts, and periodic FP&A deliverables for the plant; partner with operations to model scenarios and support decision making.
• Design, implement, and monitor internal controls and SOX-related processes at the plant level to mitigate financial and operational risks.
• Drive process improvements and automation initiatives in ERP and reporting tools to streamline transactional flows and reporting accuracy.
• Lead, mentor, and develop plant finance staff; coordinate cross-functional initiatives with production, procurement, and engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or CMA preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience in a manufacturing environment with plant-level or cost accounting responsibilities.
• Proven expertise in cost accounting, inventory management, bills of materials (BOM), and analyzing production hours.
• Strong experience with month-end close, P&L and balance sheet reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics) and manufacturing reporting tools; ability to configure and leverage system reporting.
• Experience in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Demonstrated understanding of internal controls and audit processes; experience supporting SOX compliance is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capabilities with attention to detail.