Plant Controller

Air Distribution Technologies, Inc.; Parsons (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Distribution Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager/Controller to lead the monthly close for the Parsons plant and ensure accurate financial reporting.

You will analyze P&L results, manage balance sheet reconciliations, capex tracking, and KPI reporting in a manufacturing setting. In this role you will partner with operations to drive cost control, standard costing, and annual budget processes, while ensuring SOX compliance and effective internal controls across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and five years of accounting leadership experience.
• Experience with US GAAP and internal controls; SOX knowledge required.
• Strong financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the monthly financial close for the plant and shared service center.
• Analyze monthly P&L results and validate key finance and plant metrics.
• Ensure timely balance sheet reconciliations and quarterly reserve reviews.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts, and KPI reporting for the facility.
• Collaborate with operations on standard costing, PPV, and capitalization timing.
• Monitor fixed assets, payroll analysis, and internal control procedures.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Internal controls

SOX compliance

Variance analysis

Cost accounting

ERP systems experience

OneStream/HFM/Essbase

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

OneStream

HFM

Essbase

ERP systems

Job description

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate the monthly financial close, supporting the shared service center.

Analyze monthly financial results for the full P&L at the plant, including calculation and validation of key finance and plant metrics.

Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are performed and reviewed on a timely basis.

Review all key and subjective reserve accounts at least quarterly.

Prepare annual budgets, monthly forecasts, and weekly KPI metrics for the facility.

Partner with the sales organization to communicate and align updates on S&OP versus financial outlooks.

Work closely with engineering and procurement on the annual standards roll as well as monthly PPV reporting or job costing/pricing variance management.

Review and monitor the cycle count process and physical inventories; analyze variance problems and take corrective action.

Maintain inventory reporting and ERP product costing information; understand the BOM and routings.

Assist in the preparation and review of CAR financial justifications for plant capital projects, track project spending, timing, and cost impact against the project plan, forecasts, and budget, and report variances.

Work with project managers to assure timely capitalization of equipment placed in use and perform sample CAR post‑audits to verify savings.

Coordinate periodic fixed asset physical inventory per company policies and review payroll and labor analysis, ensuring applicable payroll controls are in place.

Ensure adherence to corporate and divisional accounting and internal control procedures, SOX compliance, and reporting requirements for all plants.

Analyze plant operating costs in detail and partner with plant operation leaders to develop actions that increase profitability and enhance long‑term return on investment.

Work with operations on driving plant continuous improvement and validate all CI initiatives for accuracy.

Qualifications

Requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting and five years of experience as an accounting manager, finance controller, or related occupation.

Minimum of five years experience with US GAAP and internal controls; four years with cost accounting; four years with financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting; four years with OneStream financial system, HFM, or Essbase; five years with ERP systems; five years supporting manufacturing operations; five years with capital appropriations requests; and five years with Sarbanes‑Oxley (SOX) Act compliance.