Plant Controller

Vaco by Highspring; Media (Delaware County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous compensation package

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking an experienced Plant Controller to lead financial operations at a Philadelphia-area manufacturing facility. This onsite role partners with the Plant Manager and operations leadership to drive profitability and continuous improvement.

The candidate will manage month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, while developing senior accounting staff and ensuring internal controls and compliance across the plant finance function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience.
• Experience in plant finance, cost accounting, manufacturing accounting, or operational finance preferred.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and variance analysis.
• Experience partnering with plant/operations leadership.
• Experience managing accounting professionals.
• CPA preferred.
• SAP S/4HANA ERP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all financial operations at the plant level, including month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis.
• Serve as a financial partner to the Plant Manager and operational leadership team.
• Provide financial insight into manufacturing performance, production costs, labor, overhead, inventory, and operational efficiency.
• Analyze financial and operational results, identify trends and variances, and provide recommendations to improve plant profitability.
• Identify and support cost-reduction and process-improvement opportunities across the manufacturing operation.
• Develop and monitor annual budgets, forecasts, and financial plans in partnership with plant leadership.
• Oversee and develop senior accounting personnel and provide leadership to the plant finance/accounting function.
• Ensure accurate accounting, reporting, internal controls, and compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Partner with operations to evaluate manufacturing performance and support data-driven business decisions.
• Help identify operational and financial risks and implement appropriate risk-mitigation and internal control strategies.
• Support capital expenditure analysis, inventory management, working capital, and other plant-level financial initiatives.
• Utilize ERP and financial systems to improve reporting, analysis, and financial processes.
• Communicate financial performance, opportunities, and risks to plant and corporate leadership.

Skills

Cost accounting

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Plant finance

Leadership

CPA (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Fantastic opportunity: a leading manufacturer, is seeking an experienced Plant Controller to join their team. This is a key leadership position responsible for overseeing the financial operations of the manufacturing facility while serving as a strategic business partner to plant and operational leadership. The position is fully onsite, local to the Philadelphia area.

The successful candidate will combine strong accounting and analytical expertise with a hands-on, operational approach to help drive plant performance, profitability, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all financial operations at the plant level, including month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis.
• Serve as a key financial partner to the Plant Manager and operational leadership team.
• Provide financial insight into manufacturing performance, production costs, labor, overhead, inventory, and operational efficiency.
• Analyze financial and operational results, identify trends and variances, and provide recommendations to improve plant profitability.
• Identify and support cost-reduction and process-improvement opportunities across the manufacturing operation.
• Develop and monitor annual budgets, forecasts, and financial plans in partnership with plant leadership.
• Oversee and develop senior accounting personnel and provide leadership to the plant finance/accounting function.
• Ensure accurate accounting, reporting, internal controls, and compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Partner with operations to evaluate manufacturing performance and support data-driven business decisions.
• Help identify operational and financial risks and implement appropriate risk-mitigation and internal control strategies.
• Support capital expenditure analysis, inventory management, working capital, and other plant-level financial initiatives.
• Utilize ERP and financial systems to improve reporting, analysis, and financial processes.
• Communicate financial performance, opportunities, and risks to plant and corporate leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in plant finance, cost accounting, manufacturing accounting, or operational finance strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and variance analysis.
• Experience partnering with plant/operations leadership and translating financial information into actionable business recommendations.
• Previous experience managing or overseeing accounting professionals.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, internal controls, and financial processes.
• CPA preferred.
• SAP S/4HANA ERP experience preferred.

The company has a great culture and the company has an extremely generous compensation package, paid medical and dental benefits and other major perks.

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we", "our", or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] .

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

licensure and certification requirements;

office location and other geographic considerations; and

other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).