Plant Controller

Hollister Incorporated; Illinois; On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare products is seeking a Plant Controller to oversee financial management, reporting, and leadership for its manufacturing site. The role involves ensuring alignment with strategic goals, improving financial processes, and managing a high-performing finance team. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience and credentials in finance, coupled with strong leadership qualities.

Benefits

Annual bonus based on personal performance

Additional bonus based on company performance

Health insurance benefits package

Team-building activities and events

Free consultations with specialists

Free charging stations for electric cars

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience, substantial management and leadership responsibilities.
• Proven ability to lead senior professionals and set strategic objectives.
• Fluent in both the local language and English.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial operations, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Lead and develop a high-performing finance team.
• Manage the plant’s annual budget cycle and forecasting activities.

Skills

Financial management

Cost accounting

Budgeting

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics

Master's (MBA or similar)

Professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA)

Tools

SAP

Job description

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We Make Life More Rewarding and Dignified

Summary:
The Plant Controller will be responsible for the strategic financial management, reporting, and leadership of the manufacturing site, aligning with Hollister’s Mission and Vision. This role will oversee cost accounting, standard costing, financial closing and reporting, annual operating plan, internal controls, fixed assets, inventory management, and other ad hoc analysis. As a key member of the Plant Leadership Team, the Plant Controller will drive performance, mitigate risk, and provide data-driven insights to achieve both short-term and long-term objectives. This position will lead a high-performing finance team, including senior-level professionals, and will be instrumental in developing and communicating strategic objectives to enhance financial processes and improve cost efficiencies across the site.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and continuously improve financial operations at the manufacturing site, ensuring alignment with strategic goals
• Lead and develop a high-performing finance team, fostering continuous improvement and strategic focus
• Act as a key member of the Plant Leadership Team, shaping and communicating financial strategies to drive site performance
• Establish and enforce financial governance policies, ensuring compliance and operational excellence
• Drive initiatives to enhance financial processes, improve cost efficiency, and support long-term business goals
• Monitor actual vs. planned performance and support monthly reporting and analysis
• Manage the plant’s annual budget cycle and forecasting activities
• Support site productivity through close collaboration with operations and continuous improvement efforts
• Oversee capital expenditure planning (AFE), ensuring accuracy and performance tracking
• Manage plant fixed assets, including inventory controls, asset impairments, and depreciation planning
• Ensure SAP reflects accurate costs and inventory; maintain compliance with GAAP and proper obsolescence reserves
• Uphold strong financial governance and policy adherence across all activities

Requirements:

• 10+ years of relevant experience, including substantial management and leadership responsibilities
• Strong background in manufacturing cost accounting, with advanced technical expertise
• Proven ability to lead and develop senior professionals and managers, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated success in setting and communicating strategic objectives, driving sub-functional outcomes, and leading initiatives
• Global work experience preferred, but not essential
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics required; Master's (MBA or similar) strongly preferred
• Professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA) is mandatory
• Strategic thinker with the ability to align finance operations with broader business goals
• Deep understanding of financial systems, cost accounting, budgeting, and reporting
• Skilled in cross-functional collaboration and partnering with senior leadership to drive performance
• Strong decision-maker, capable of solving complex financial issues independently
• Able to lead through ambiguity, maintaining team focus under pressure
• Fluent in both the local language and English, written and spoken

Company offers:

• Learning and development-oriented culture
• Annual bonus based on personal performance
• Additional bonus based on company performance
• A benefits package, including health insurance, to support your well-being
• Fresh and healthy breakfast and lunch at our site's restaurant, available at an exclusive company price
• Team-building, summer festivals, and special events
• Associate well-being program – free professional consultations with psychology, law, and finance specialists
• Free charging stations for electric cars

We guarantee confidentiality and will inform only selected candidates.

5200-7000 €/mon. gross
From 5200 (before taxes) after assessing your competencies and work experience.

About Hollister Incorporated
Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company spearheads the advancement of innovative products for ostomy care, continence care and critical care, and also creates educational support materials for patients and healthcare professionals. Headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, Hollister has manufacturing and distribution centers on three continents and sells in nearly 80 countries. Hollister is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Firm of John Dickinson Schneider, Inc., and is guided both by its Mission to make life more rewarding and dignified for people who use our products and services, as well as its Vision to grow and prosper as an independent, employee-owned company, and in the process, to become better human beings.

EOE Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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