Plant Controller

CertainTeed; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Well-Being programs

Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off & Parental Leave

Life Insurance & Disability

Job summary

CertainTeed, a Saint-Gobain company, seeks a Plant Controller for the Wilmington plant to lead financial operations and provide performance analytics across West Coast facilities. This role partners with plant leadership to deliver budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, controls, and decision support.

The position supports cost management, inventory controls, and asset accounting, with involvement in audits and process improvements to optimize manufacturing profitability.

Qualifications

• Guides financial performance through analysis and decision support.
• Leads month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations and reporting.
• Performs manufacturing variance analysis and cost monitoring.
• Supports process improvements and cost reduction initiatives.
• Assists in annual operating budget preparation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leadership for financial guidance and operational analysis.
• Lead month-end close activities and prepare financial reports.
• Prepare and analyze manufacturing variances and cost data.
• Support audit activities and plant responses.
• Coordinate capital expenditure and fixed asset processes.

Skills

Financial analysis

Cost management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Internal controls

Operations support

Job description

The Plant Controller serves as the financial leader for the Wilmington plant and provides financial and operational support to West Coast manufacturing locations, including facilities in Portland, Oregon, Fremont, California, and designated third-party warehouse operations. This position partners with plant leadership to deliver financial analysis, cost management, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, and operational decision support.

What do you bring?

• Partner with plant leadership to provide financial guidance, operational analysis, and decision support that drives business performance.
• Lead month-end close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting.
• Prepare manufacturing variance analysis
• Identify and support process improvement initiatives and cost reduction monitoring, reporting and results auditing
• Coordinate and assist in the preparation of the annual operating budget
• Participate in inventory counts and reconciliations
• Provide financial support and performance analysis for additional West Coast manufacturing locations.
• Prepare and maintain product standard costing and run costing analysis scenarios to support business decisions
• Support capital expenditure appropriation request development and annual fixed asset physicals
• Support audit activities, coordinating plant responses and follow-ups

What are our perks?

Saint-Gobain is committed to helping you and your family be well in all aspects of your life. Be Well. Be You brings together inclusive programs and meaningful resources to support all aspects of your physical, emotional, financial, and social well-being. Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best fit their individual needs.

• Health and Well-being – Supporting your wellbeing, to thrive in life and work.
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Healthcare Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• LiveWell Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement and Protection - Helping to make the future life you want a reality.
• 401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP) Cash Balance Pension Plan
• Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness and
• Additional Benefits – Helping shape the experience and impact you want
• Identity Theft Protection
• Auto and Home Insurance
• Pet Insurance and Discounts
• Back-up Child and Elder Care

Certain locations require pay information be provided in job postings. Saint-Gobain aims to deliver a comprehensive Total Rewards package to support our employees’ wellbeing and help improve daily life for themselves and their families. We believe in the importance of pay transparency in what we offer potential candidates. Provided is the national pay range for this position which is $92,000.00 to $142,000.00 per year. However, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for an annual bonus. The targeted bonus amount is 12% of base salary based on company and individual performance measures. The Total Target Cash range (base pay and annual bonus) for this position, is $103,000.00 to $159,000.00. Bonus payments are part of variable compensation and by nature can vary based on company and individual performance and is not a guarantee.

Why work for us?

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed.

Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. www.certainteed.com