On-Site Plant Finance Leader

Rise Baking Company; Pleasant View (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Rise Baking Company seeks a Plant Controller for the Ogden, UT area to lead financial operations at the plant. You will partner with the Plant Manager and leadership team to translate operations into financial performance and drive improvements in cost, productivity and working capital.

You will own monthly close, planning, forecasting, and plant scorecard metrics, ensuring data integrity and strong internal controls while collaborating cross-functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• CPA, CMA, MBA, or other advanced certification preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience, including plant finance.
• Food manufacturing or process-manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong costing, forecasting, inventory, and internal controls knowledge.
• Previous Plant Controller or operations finance leadership preferred.
• Strong Excel and ERP skills; SAP or similar ERP preferred.
• Lean, continuous improvement, or capital investment experience preferred.
• On-site work with ability to travel between facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant financials including monthly close and variance analysis.
• Partner with plant leadership to improve cost, productivity and working capital.
• Own plant scorecard metrics: material usage, labor variance, cost per lb.
• Support annual planning, forecasting and S&OP alignment.
• Drive financial insights from Rise Recipe and capital initiatives.
• Ensure data integrity and internal controls across plant finances.
• Communicate findings and actions clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Manufacturing finance leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical & communication

Excel & ERP

Lean / continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Professional certification (CPA/CMA/MBA) preferred

Tools

SAP

Job description

Rise Baking Company seeks a Plant Controller for the Ogden, UT area to lead financial operations at the plant. You will partner with the Plant Manager and leadership team to translate operations into financial performance and drive improvements in cost, productivity and working capital.

You will own monthly close, planning, forecasting, and plant scorecard metrics, ensuring data integrity and strong internal controls while collaborating cross-functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality