Assistant Business Controller

Domtar; Kingsport (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Domtar in Kingsport, Tennessee is seeking an Assistant Business Controller to partner with plant leadership and drive sound financial decisions across the operation. This full-time role reports to the Business Controller and focuses on cost performance, reporting accuracy, and internal controls.

You will lead month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, and support capital projects, while coaching the accounting team and ensuring compliance with GAAP and company policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• At least five years of progressive accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, including supervisory or management responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of cost accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and month-end close processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Experience working in an ERP environment; SAP experience is strongly preferred.
• MBA/CMA are highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate and timely internal, external, and management financial reporting.
• Partner with business/operational leaders to provide financial insight, support cost-effective decisions, and align financial strategy with business objectives.
• Lead analysis for operating and capital projects to improve site performance, profitability, and return on investment.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement focused on cost control, profitability, efficiency, and operational performance.
• Coordinate and review month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities and reporting in accordance with corporate deadlines.
• Support and oversee the annual budgeting and forecasting process for the facility.
• Ensure reported financial results accurately reflect operational activity and performance.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, GAAP, internal-control requirements, audit standards, and applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
• Support the accounting team through coaching, task delegation, performance management, succession planning, and recruiting.
• Participate in broader finance and operational initiatives designed to enhance reporting quality, processes, and organizational effectiveness.

Skills

Cost accounting

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

MBA

CMA

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

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Assistant Business Controller

Location: Kingsport, TN, US, 37660

Department: Finance and Accounting (FA00)

Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivers high-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world.

Our workforce is comprised of 14,000 talented and hardworking individuals. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, rewarding career paths and plenty of opportunities for learning and growth.

The location in Kingsport, (Tennessee, United States), is seeking talent to fill the position of Assistant Business Controller. This job is full-time permanent.

This role will partner closely with business leadership and operating departments to improve cost performance, support strategic and capital initiatives, strengthen financial controls, and ensure accurate reporting. The Assistant Business Controller will report to the Business Controller and play a highly visible role in driving sound financial decisions across the operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate and timely internal, external, and management financial reporting.
• Partner with business/operational leaders to provide financial insight, support cost-effective decisions, and align financial strategy with business objectives.
• Lead analysis for operating and capital projects to improve site performance, profitability, and return on investment.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement focused on cost control, profitability, efficiency, and operational performance.
• Coordinate and review month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities and reporting in accordance with corporate deadlines.
• Support and oversee the annual budgeting and forecasting process for the facility.
• Ensure reported financial results accurately reflect operational activity and performance.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, GAAP, internal-control requirements, audit standards, and applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
• Support the accounting team through coaching, task delegation, performance management, succession planning, and recruiting.
• Participate in broader finance and operational initiatives designed to enhance reporting quality, processes, and organizational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• At least five years of progressive accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, including supervisory or management responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of cost accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and month-end close processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Experience working in an ERP environment; SAP experience is strongly preferred.
• MBA/CMA are highly valued.

Desired Competencies

• Clear, confident written and verbal communication skills across all levels of an organization.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Self-directed, results-oriented professional with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Proven leadership ability, including the capacity to coach others and foster a collaborative team environment.
• Comfortable partnering with both finance and operations leaders in a hands-on manufacturing setting.

This is a strong opportunity for an accounting and finance professional who enjoys being close to operations and wants to make a direct impact on business and plant performance, cost management, reporting, and long-term business results.

You will be required to successfully complete a selection process that could include interviews, an employment background check, a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen, reference verifications, aptitude tests (for some positions), and a fitness-for-duty test (for some positions).

Domtar is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), marital status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. We are also committed to ensuring reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990.