Plant Controller

Career Movement; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Movement is seeking a Plant Controller to lead finance for a production site supporting government programs. This hands-on leadership role owns revenue, costing, close, and forecasting, leads a small finance team, and partners with site and corporate leadership as the business scales and migrates to a new ERP platform.

The ideal candidate will have a CPA and 7+ years of manufacturing finance experience, with strong costing, inventory, variance analysis, and proven ability to present

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience in manufacturing, defense/aerospace, or construction.
• Prior experience as a plant, site, or division controller.
• Hands-on ASC 606 revenue recognition on long-term contracts (EAC/ETC, cost-to-cost).
• Strong standard costing, inventory, and variance analysis experience.
• Confident communicator who can present results to senior and corporate leadership.
• Must be a U.S. person.
• CPA, FAR/DFARS/CAS exposure, and ERP implementation experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own over-time revenue recognition and estimate-to-complete reviews for multi-year contracts.
• Manage standard costing, inventory valuation, and variance reporting for the site.
• Lead the monthly close, budget, forecast, and annual operating plan.
• Partner with the site GM and operations leaders on KPIs, cost reduction, and scenario planning.
• Maintain internal controls, indirect rates, and audit readiness.
• Serve as finance lead on an upcoming ERP rollout; lead and develop a two-person finance team.

Skills

Revenue recognition

Costing

Variance analysis

Leadership

Communication

ERP implementation experience

GAP/ASC 606 knowledge

US person

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP software

Job description

An established manufacturer is seeking a Plant Controller to lead finance for a production site supporting government programs. This is a hands-on leadership role: you'll own the site's revenue, costing, close, and forecasting, lead a small finance team, and serve as the go-to finance partner for site and corporate leadership as the business scales and moves onto a new ERP platform.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 7+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience in manufacturing, defense/aerospace, or construction
• Prior experience as a plant, site, or division controller
• Hands-on ASC 606 over-time revenue recognition on long-term contracts (EAC/ETC, cost-to-cost)
• Strong standard costing, inventory, and variance analysis experience
• Confident communicator who can present results to senior and corporate leadership
• Must be a U.S. person
• CPA, FAR/DFARS/CAS exposure, and ERP implementation experience a plus

Key Responsibilities

• Own over-time revenue recognition and estimate-to-complete reviews for multi-year contracts
• Manage standard costing, inventory valuation, and variance reporting for the site
• Lead the monthly close, budget, forecast, and annual operating plan
• Partner with the site GM and operations leaders on KPIs, cost reduction, and scenario planning
• Maintain internal controls, indirect rates, and audit readiness
• Serve as finance lead on an upcoming ERP rolloutLead and develop a two-person finance team