Plant Controller

Job Description

Job Description

Plant Controller

Location : US-KY-Louisville

Function : Finance

Employment Type : Salary $130-140k plus 10% bonus

Overview : -

Join A Leading Consumer Products Brand…a world of opportunities! We are passionate about achieving results and have fun winning as a team! We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace environment in which individual differences are recognized, respected, and appreciated.

We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and fun workplace environment. Are you looking to build a strong career? Then we have an opportunity for you!

We are searching for a Plant Controller to join our team located at our Cooking manufacturing facility in Louisville, KY.

Responsibilities

Your Role : -

As a Plant Controller, you will perform general accounting, auditing, business analysis, and reporting and will be responsible for providing financial management, guidance, and control of the manufacturing costs and operations for plant. The Plant Controller is responsible for coordinating separate or specialized accounting treatment and reporting (e.g., cost accounting using standard cost, process cost, and financial statements & reports) for different senior management and / or external customers.

You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

The Plant Controller is an integral member of the plant leadership team that is responsible for managing the financial operations of the plant and providing financial direction,

valuable insights, and recommendations to improve site performance. You will have the opportunity to :

• Operate as the CFO for the plant with a deep understanding and accountability to the Income Statement, Balance sheet and Cash flows of the plant.
• Apply accounting principles, theories, concepts, and practices to implement, and research cost reduction and expansion opportunities.
• Manage the month-end close process and conduct financial reviews with the Management team to ensure the accuracy of the financial results.
• Ensure compliance of SOX and internal controls, create a strong control environment related to inventory, fixed assets and procurement and lead responses to internal audit findings.
• Develop annual Plan and quarterly forecasting and standard costing for the site.
• Lead efforts around capital investment to include identification of projects with good returns, engaging with plant leadership on capital investment proposals, establishing ROI expectations and building the analytics needed to propose opportunities with strong returns.
• Be a key business partner to the Plant Manager, plant leadership team, Business Unit and Marketing teams and provide day-to-day technical advice and guidance on longer term strategy development and key initiatives.
• Supervise 2 finance team members and provide guidance to other functions as necessary.
• In locations where applicable, be responsible for complying with the SQF and GMP practices and programs to ensure safe food packaging product and to report food safety problems to those with authority to act.

In this exciting role, you will influence the business performance, ensure accountability and accuracy, and work towards continuous improvement of processes.

Qualifications

We need you to have :

BA / BS degree in Finance or Accounting

Experience in a large manufacturing environment in the finance or accounting function.

5+ years of related professional Manufacturing Cost Accounting experience

Systems capabilities including ERP systems (SAP a plus), Hyperion, Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel a must.

Candidates with good communication, teamwork, and leadership skills combined with a curious and analytical nature thrive in our culture.

Icing on the cake :

MBA.

CPA or CMA.

Prior supervisory experience.

Leadership experience with a consumer manufacturing company.