Assistant Plant Controller

Mohawk Industries; Thomasville (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohawk Industries in the United States seeks an Assistant Plant Controller to drive financial analysis, cost accounting, and reporting for the plant. You will partner with operations to improve cost visibility, perform month-end close, and support budgeting with strong internal controls.

The role emphasizes cost understanding, variances, standard costing, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance plant performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 2-4 years of job-related experience or equivalent education and/or experience.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, financial statements, month-end close, and account reconciliations.
• Working knowledge of SAP and the ability to navigate and analyze financial data.
• Proficiency in Excel; Power BI experience is a plus.
• Experience with cost accounting, standard costing, inventory accounting, or manufacturing variance analysis is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned month-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting.
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial results, operating metrics, and KPIs.
• Analyze manufacturing costs and variances (materials, labor, overhead, scrap, productivity).
• Maintain product-costing and inventory-valuation activities, including standard costs and BOMs.
• Prepare information for budgets, forecasts, strategic plans, and standard-cost updates.
• Partner with Operations to understand cost drivers and support corrective actions.
• Monitor inventory accuracy, fixed assets, reserves, payroll accounts, and related balance sheets.
• Conduct inventory control activities, cycle counts, and slow-moving/obsolete reviews.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and audit requirements; prepare audit documentation.
• Analyze capital projects and support project justification and capitalization.

Skills

Accounting principles

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Cost accounting

Variance analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field

Tools

SAP

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Find your more with Mohawk! At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our people.

Find your more with Mohawk! At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our people. As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Come find your “more” with Mohawk!

What We Need

The Assistant Plant Controller supports the Plant Controller and plant leadership by executing financial analysis, cost accounting activities, and reporting processes that ensure accurate financial results and visibility into plant performance. The role focuses on preparing analyses, monitoring variances, supporting budgeting and forecasting activities, and maintaining strong financial controls while partnering with operations to improve understanding of cost and performance drivers.

What You’ll Do

• Perform assigned month-end close activities, including journal entries, account reviews, reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting.
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial results, operating metrics, and key performance indicators.
• Analyze manufacturing costs and variances, including materials, labor, overhead, scrap, productivity, and conversion costs.
• Maintain product-costing and inventory-valuation activities, including standard costs, cost estimates, bills of material, routings, and relevant master data.
• Prepare information for budgets, forecasts, strategic plans, and standard-cost updates.
• Partner with Operations and other plant functions to understand cost drivers, identify performance gaps, and support corrective actions.
• Monitor the accuracy of inventory, fixed assets, reserves, accruals, payroll-related accounts, and assigned balance-sheet accounts.
• Perform inventory-control activities, including physical inventories, cycle counts, adjustments, and slow-moving and obsolete inventory reviews.
• Maintain compliance with internal controls, company policies, accounting standards, and audit requirements.
• Prepare documentation and analyses for internal and external audits.
• Analyze capital projects and support project justification, tracking, capitalization, and post-completion reviews.
• Complete special projects, process improvements, and ad hoc financial analyses as assigned.

What You Have

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 2-4 years of job-related experience or equivalent education and/or experience.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, financial statements, month-end close, and account reconciliations.
• Working knowledge of SAP and the ability to navigate and analyze financial and operational information within the system.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to organize, analyze, and present financial data.
• Experience using Microsoft Power BI to review, analyze, or develop financial and operational reporting is a plus
• Experience with cost accounting, standard costing, inventory accounting, or manufacturing variance analysis is preferred; willingness and ability to develop in these areas is important.
• CPA, CMA, MBA, or other relevant professional certification or advanced degree is a plus, but not required.

What You’re Good At

• Communicating clearly and professionally with financial and operational teams.
• Taking ownership of responsibilities and following through on commitments.
• Learning quickly, asking thoughtful questions, and applying feedback.
• Analyzing information and solving problems in a structured way.
• Managing priorities, meeting deadlines, and maintaining accuracy.
• Building strong working relationships while demonstrating integrity and sound judgment.

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.