Flagship Plant Controller - Build Finance from Ground Up

The Bolton Group; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bolton Group in Little Rock seeks a Plant Controller to build the plant's finance function from the ground up and partner with the Plant Manager on performance. This is a flagship operation with outsourced AP and shared services, blending strategic leadership with hands-on finance.

You'll own budgeting, forecasting, standard costs, cost rolls, variances analysis, and cost-savings initiatives, while ensuring GAAP and SOX controls and cross-functional project support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• 10+ years in finance or accounting leadership.
• Experience in a large, complex manufacturing organization with deep plant finance and cost accounting.
• Track record partnering with plant managers to improve results.
• Experience building processes at startup ramp-up or in a newly created role is a strong plus.
• CPA preferred.
• Experience with JD Edwards and OneStream is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Plant Manager and operations leaders to drive financial and operational performance.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, spend analysis, mid-month operational reporting, and KPI reporting.
• Design and maintain standard costs for all plant products, and run the annual cost roll.
• Analyze material and labor variances, and turn them into actions for operations.
• Plan and control repairs and maintenance spending.
• Find and track cost savings and profit-improvement opportunities.
• Set the tone for controls, write policies and procedures, and ensure GAAP and SOX compliance.
• Train and coach operations teams on controls, policies, and financial metrics.
• Support new systems and other cross-functional projects.

Skills

Strategic partnering

Financial planning

GAAP & SOX

Cost accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree (Accounting/Finance/Economics)

Tools

JD Edwards

OneStream

Job description

The Bolton Group in Little Rock seeks a Plant Controller to build the plant's finance function from the ground up and partner with the Plant Manager on performance. This is a flagship operation with outsourced AP and shared services, blending strategic leadership with hands-on finance.

You'll own budgeting, forecasting, standard costs, cost rolls, variances analysis, and cost-savings initiatives, while ensuring GAAP and SOX controls and cross-functional project support.