Plant Controller
Maker's Pride

JOB SUMMARY

The Plant Controller is a critical member of the plant leadership team and serves as the primary financial advisor for the facility. This role provides the financial analysis, insights, and decision support necessary to drive operational and strategic outcomes. The Plant Controller plays a leadership role in challenging the organization to improve overall financial performance and operational discipline.

The position has full functional responsibility for financial reporting, monitoring actual results, forecasting, planning, and financial analysis. It leads the development of the annual operating budget, capital spending proposals, and new product costing to ensure sound financial decision-making.

This role partners closely with the Plant Manager and the Manufacturing Directors/VP to deliver on key financial, operational, and strategic metrics.

JOB DUTIES

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Ensures all plant operational performance and financial accounting/reporting needs are met to enable the plant to meet their budgeted financial goals and objectives.
• Provides strong leadership and direction to the local plant management team to ensure sound financial and operational decisions.
• Responsible for managing the month end closing activities, including variance analysis and monthly reconciliation of plant balances. Ensures accruals/reserves are sufficient and review of spend for correctness and appropriateness of classification.
• Lead the forecasting process and annual budget process for the plant, including preparation of the financial manufacturing budget, product standard costs, and variance analysis against forecast and plan.
• Assist plant management team with capital planning, including calculating and evaluating financial payback on all capital expenditure proposals.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of the plants accounting systems and records, as well as strict compliance to US GAAP Accounting Standards and accounting policies/ procedures for the company.
• Develop standard costs, update and create new Bill of Materials and Routings within SAP.
• Analyze and reconcile monthly inventories both at plant and 3rd party warehouses. Ensure the accuracy of physical inventories and reported results.
• Participate in annual audit requirements as necessary.
• Provide finance leadership and development to the local plant team, in addition to continuous improvement initiatives at the plant level.
• Instill strong cost control, planning, and forecasting discipline to assist senior plant management and department heads in controlling manufacturing costs.
• Implement financial policies/procedures as communicated by Corporate. Develop local policies/procedures in support of and consistent with Corporate set policies.
• Other tasks as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES

Knowledge of:

• Financial modeling, cost accounting, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Fundamental knowledge of, understanding of internal and external research methods for, and driving compliance of GAAP.
• Procurement and production processes.
• Manufacturing environment, preferably food.

Skill in:

• Leadership and financial acumen
• Continuous improvement
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
• Strong oral communication skills
• Experience providing insightful analysis and financial advice to business partners in response to business need or opportunity
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, change and a dynamic business environment

Ability to:

• Read, analyze and interpret company policies, general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations.
• Demonstrate strategic planning for results, analytical thinking and technical/functional expertise.
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers at the plant and corporate level.
• Lead, modeling the organization's culture and values, providing guidance and direction, influencing and developing others while maintaining integrity, blending people into teams when needed, and fostering open dialogue.
• Manage change, accepting the challenges involved in transitioning the organization.
• Successfully multi-task, and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ensure collaborative relationships with industry, trade, other associations, regulatory agencies and Maker's Pride staff.

Proficiency in:

• Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access)
• Microsoft Excel (advanced skills)
• SAP (or similar ERP/MRP)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting/Finance.
• Minimum of five years' experience in Cost/Managerial accounting in an industrial sector, preferably high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience with financial modeling.
• Ability to identifying areas for continuous improvement and/or cost reductions and making recommendations for enhancement.
• Plant Controller or Assistant Controller experience is a plus. CMA or CPA preferred but not required.

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