Position Details

Salary $91K – $122K USD / year

Type Not Specified

Experience senior

Exp. Years Not specified

Education Not specified

Category Finance & Accounting

About this role

This Plant Controller position provides analytical and financial support to the site leadership team, covering monthly close, monthly forecasts, annual operating plans, budgets, and compliance. It also includes directing core accounting functions like accounts payable, cost accounting, and financial reporting, along with analyzing results and weekly reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Provide analytical support to site leadership team processes including monthly close and forecasts
Direct accounts payable, cost accounting, and financial reporting
Develop planning and budgeting systems and prepare financial and management reports
Analyze and interpret trends and evaluate monthly operating results and annual budgets
Train and manage accounting staff and monitor achievement of operational/financial results

Technical Overview

This is a finance controlling role focused on plant/site performance reporting and budgeting/forecasting processes. The technical work centers on financial analysis, reporting procedures, and cost accounting rather than software or IT systems.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior Plant Controller supporting a site leadership team with monthly close, forecasting, annual operating plans, and compliance. They are strong in accounts payable, cost accounting, and financial reporting, and they can analyze monthly operating results and present recommendations to senior management while leading and developing accounting staff.

Must-Have Skills

provides analytical support for all activities and processes of the site Leadership Teammonthly closemonthly financial forecastsannual operating planscompliance mattersaccounts payablecost accountingand financial reportingdeveloping and maintaining planning and budgeting systemspreparation of financial and management reports and proceduresanalyzing and interpreting trends requiring management's attentiontraining and managing other accounting staffpeople management actions such as hiringterminatingrewardingtrainingand developing employees

Required Skills

monthly closemonthly financial forecastsannual operating planscompliance mattersmonthly operating resultsannual budgetsmonthly production and financial forecastsweekly results reportingaccounts payablecost accountingfinancial reportingplanning and budgeting systemsfinancial and management reportsprocedurespresentation of findingstrend analysistrainingpeople managementhiringterminatingrewardingtrainingdeveloping employees

Hard Skills

monthly closemonthly financial forecastsannual operating planscompliance mattersanalysis and evaluation of monthly operating resultsannual budgetsmonthly production and financial forecastsweekly results reportingaccounts payablecost accountingfinancial reportingplanning and budgeting systemspreparation of financial and management reports and procedurespresentation of findings and specific recommendations to senior managementanalyzing and interpreting trendstraining and managing other accounting staffoperational and/or financial results monitoringpeople management (hiringterminatingrewardingtrainingdeveloping employees)adapting departmental plans and priorities

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationpresentation skills for senior managementtraining and mentoringanalytical thinkingmanagement of teamsaccountability

Industry & Role

Industry Manufacturing

Job Function Control and report site-level financial performance through close, forecasting, budgeting, and compliance support.

Role Subtype Controller

Keywords for Your Resume

Plant Controllersite Leadership Teammonthly closemonthly financial forecastsannual operating planscompliance mattersmonthly operating resultsannual budgetsmonthly production and financial forecastsweekly results reportingGeneral Financial Controldirecting the organization's accounting functionsaccounts payablecost accountingfinancial reportingplanning and budgeting systemsfinancial and management reportsprocedurespresentation of findingsspecific recommendations to senior managementtrend analysistrainingmanaging accounting staffpeople managementhiringterminatingrewardingdeveloping employeesoperational resultsfinancial results

Deal Breakers

Must have experience as a Plant Controller or in equivalent plant/site controlling responsibilities, Must have experience with accounts payable and cost accounting, Must have experience managing/training accounting staff

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