Plant Controller

Jobot; Kilgore (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Plant Controller for a leading manufacturing company to oversee financial reporting, budgeting, and cost analysis on the shop floor. You will partner with plant personnel and management to drive accuracy, timely closes, and actionable insights that improve profitability.

The role requires 5–10 years of finance leadership, strong accounting knowledge, and proficiency with MS Office and ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or related field.
• 5–10 years of dynamic leadership experience in Finance, Accounting, or analytics.
• Advanced knowledge of accounting principles and corporate finance.
• Proven ability in building analytics and models and identifying key drivers.
• Proficiency with MS Office and ERP/financial software; strong modeling skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly financial statements and post to general ledger; close within 3 days of month-end.
• Plan and coordinate plant budget activities aligned with corporate policies.
• Analyze key business drivers and ensure budgets are accurate and forecasted.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts within 5 days of month-end; review reserves.
• Deliver monthly plant performance analyses with variances and expenses.
• Provide financial reports to local management and advise on trends.
• Support plant manager with insights to improve profitability and variances.
• Monitor daily dashboard for bookings, sales and inventory variances.
• Develop KPI reporting and share best practices across plants.

Skills

MS Office proficiency

ERP knowledge

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Leadership experience

Advanced accounting principles

Analytics & modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or related field

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Plant Controller Needed For Leading Manufacturing Company

Job details:

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Kevin Finlay

Salary: $120,000 - $140,000 per year

A bit about us:

My client is a leading manufacturing company who is growing! They are looking to add a Plant Controller to their team who supports the plant with financial reporting, financial analysis and guidance on all shop floor production related accounting. Interaction with plant personnel is crucial for this position.

Why join us:

Compensation Up To $140,000 + 5% Bonus

Job Details

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of monthly financial statements, by maintaining journal entries and posting to general ledger. Coordinate the monthly close process within 3-days of month end.
• Responsible for planning and coordinating plant budget activities in alignment with corporate policies and practices.
• Understanding the details of key business drivers and how they impact budgets and forecasts, and ensuring that budgets are accurate, comprehensive, completed on time and tied to detailed sales forecast.
• Reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts within 5 days of month-end. Review all reserves for reasonableness.
• Delivering monthly detailed analysis on plant performance, with commentary and presentation materials on Sales Analysis, Variances and Expenses.
• Provide detailed financial reports and analysis to local management team and work with plant manager to understand the trends and advise on interpreting the financial results impacting the plant.
• Actively supports plant manager with insight and analysis to enable a more profitable facility. Develop variance reports enabling plant management team to focus on process improvements resulting in improved efficiencies. Conduct variance analysis compared to budget, forecasts and prior periods.
• Continuously monitor plant activity with daily dashboard focusing on bookings, sales and inventory, variance analysis.
• Provide timely responses to the frequent ad-hoc analysis needed by the plant manager and management team. Anticipate variances based on analysis of current trends and production, be proactive in monitoring strategic goals of variance reductions, and cooperate with plant management to develop alternative strategies in the face of challenging results.
• Reviews and determines root cause for all line items in the trial balance.
• Proactively identifies manufacturing cost trends that impact the financial results. Compile and review data in preparation of annual standard cost roll up.
• Ensure strong internal controls for all business functions.
• Coordinate and participate in inventory control initiatives to ensure inventory is reported accurately.
• Work with Management Team to further identify, report and analyze operational key performance indicators (KPI’s) that drive financial results with cross training among various locations. This includes: working to ensure consistent KPI measurement and reporting across all plants. Facilitating and sharing best practices and insight between plants.

Qualifications:

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance or related field.
• A minimum of 5-10 years of dynamic experience in leadership roles with Finance, Accounting, or financial data analytics and reporting
• Advanced knowledge of accounting principles and practices, management accounting and related analytical concepts, as well as corporate finance.
• Proven ability in building analytics and models and identify key drivers
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office applications, and ERP system knowledge or related Accounting/Manufacturing software; Proficiency in financial modeling, and advanced analytical skills

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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