Position Details

Salary $128K – $171K USD / year

Type Not Specified

Experience senior

Exp. Years Not specified

Education Not specified

Category Finance & Accounting

About this role

This Plant Controller role provides analytical and financial support to the site leadership team, covering monthly close, forecasting, annual operating plans, and compliance. The role directs key accounting areas including accounts payable, cost accounting, and financial reporting, while analyzing operating results and reporting weekly performance.

Key Responsibilities

Direct accounting functions including accounts payable, cost accounting, and financial reporting
Manage monthly close, monthly forecasts, annual operating plans, and compliance matters
Analyze and evaluate monthly operating results and annual budgets
Develop and maintain planning and budgeting systems and reporting procedures
Train and manage accounting staff and drive operational/financial result achievement

Technical Overview

The scope is financial controlling for manufacturing operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting rather than technology systems. It emphasizes cost accounting, accounts payable, trend analysis, and leadership-level reporting for decision-making.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a Plant Controller experienced in leading monthly close, financial forecasting, and annual budgeting for a manufacturing site. They bring strong cost accounting and accounts payable expertise, analytical reporting for leadership, and people leadership experience managing accounting staff and driving operational/financial results.

Must-Have Skills

directing the organization's accounting functions and areas of focusaccounts payablecost accountingand financial reportingdeveloping and maintaining planning and budgeting systemspreparation of financial and management reports and procedurespresentation of findings and specific recommendations to senior managementanalyzing and interpreting trends requiring management's attentiontraining and managing other accounting staff

Required Skills

monthly closemonthly financial forecastsannual operating planscompliance mattersaccounts payablecost accountingfinancial reportingplanning and budgeting systemsfinancial and management reportstrend analysisweekly results reportingpeople managementhiringterminatingtrainingdeveloping employeesoperational and financial results monitoring

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 systemsfinancial and management reportstrend analysisvariance/financial trend interpretationpeople management (hiringterminatingrewardingtrainingdeveloping employees)resource allocationoperational and/or financial results monitoring and achievement

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationpresentation of findings to senior managementtraining and mentoringcross-functional collaborationdecision makingmanagement of teams

Industry & Role

Industry Manufacturing

Job Function Lead site-level accounting control and financial performance reporting for monthly close, forecasting, and budgeting.

Role Subtype Controller

Keywords for Your Resume

Plant Controllermonthly closemonthly financial forecastsannual operating planscompliance mattersannual budgetsweekly results reportinggeneral financial controldirecting the organization's accounting functionsaccounts payablecost accountingfinancial reportingplanning and budgeting systemsfinancial and management reportstrend analysisoperational resultsfinancial resultspeople managementhiringterminatingrewardingtrainingdeveloping employeesresource allocationmonthly operating resultsmonthly production and financial forecasts

Deal Breakers

Must have experience with monthly close and forecasting/annual budgeting at a plant/site level, Must have experience with accounts payable and cost accounting, Must have experience analyzing monthly operating results and presenting findings to senior management

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