Plant Controller

Red Gold, Inc.; Orestes (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Red Gold, Inc. Indiana plant seeks a Plant Controller to lead the financial function and provide decision‑support analysis for the leadership team.

You will develop the plant budget, conduct variance and ROI analyses, and drive cost standard maintenance to improve profitability. Responsibilities include partnering with site leadership, overseeing accounting and finance staff, and coordinating capital evaluations with corporate finance.

Qualifications

• 4 year degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5-8 years of Manufacturing Cost Accounting experience, with 3 years supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with site leadership as a financial advisor.
• Manage and develop Accounting and Finance staff.
• Conduct monthly plant operation review meetings and variance analyses.
• Review actual vs. budget for labor, materials, overhead and efficiency.
• Coordinate capital evaluation with Corporate Finance—Capital.
• Maintain cost standards and implement cost saving ideas.

Skills

Initiative self-starter

Excellent communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Leader

Assertive

Education

4 year degree in Accounting or Finance

5-8 years Manufacturing Cost Accounting experience

3 years supervisory experience

Tools

MS Office

MRP

ERP

Bar Coding

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

This position will lead the financial function at the manufacturing facility. The Plant Controller will provide financial analysis for decision making and will educate the leadership team about financial analysis tools. Major responsibilities include developing the plant budget, conducting plant financial operation review meetings, variance analysis, return on investment analysis, generating cost saving ideas, and maintaining cost standards. The Plant Controller provides financial leadership to the Plant Manager and all plant departments. Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, or changed at any time at management’s discretion.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Business partner for site leadership
• Help leadership understand cost drivers and opportunities to improve profitability
• Manage and develop Accounting and Finance staff
• Performance Analysis
• Conduct monthly plant operation review meetings
• Review actual vs. budget for labor dollars, labor efficiencies, crewing variances, material usage, and overhead rates
• Assist departmental managers in developing corrective actions for material, labor, and overhead spending variances, including monitoring and reporting of departmental and plant goals
• Coordinate capital evaluation with Corporate Financial Analyst—Capital
• Manage the accuracy and completeness of the Cost files
• Manage the New Product Initiation process and develop costs for new products

Budgeting

• Manage the plant budgeting process
• Conduct departmental interviews to determine plant material, labor, and overhead budget requirements
• Prepare Annual Operating Plan and reforecast as needed

Inventory Analysis and Validation

• Ensure inventory procedures are followed to provide confidence that inventory is accurate
• Manage inventory transaction and inventory variance analyses

Activity Based Costing

• Develop an overall understanding of the activity based costing model
• Determine plant reporting needs from activity based costing model

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 4 year degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5-8 years' experience in Manufacturing Cost Accounting with 3 years supervisory experience
• Computer Proficient - MS Office
• MRP
• ERP
• Bar Coding

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Initiative self-starter
• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Leader
• Assertive

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Direct: Plant Accountant (1), Accounting Coordinator (1), Auditor (1)
Indirect: None

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Sitting to complete a task at lower levels
• Standing to complete most tasks
• Walking
• Climbing to access parts department and equipment
• Reaching to perform activities and retrieve tools
• Kneeling to perform work at low levels
• Crawling to perform work under equipment
• Squatting
• Bending/stooping to pick up tools or perform tasks at lower levels
• Twisting to perform work activities
• Pinch to use tools and manipulate wires
• Grasping/handling with hands and fingers

JOB COMPETENCIES

• Ethics/ Integrity/ Trust
• Attitude and Commitment
• Diversity
• Customer Service
• Company Engagement
• Quality
• Cost Consciousness

Other

• Responsible for monitoring, record keeping and taking appropriate actions for specific Food Safety Plan and Food Quality Plan and prerequisite program requirements.
• Responsible to report food safety and quality issues to management.

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