MAU is hiring a Plant Controller for our client in Rutherfordton, NC. As a Plant Controller, you will oversee accounting, financial reporting, cost management, and financial operations for a manufacturing facility while improving business processes and optimizing operating results. This is a direct-hire, hybrid opportunity.
Benefits Package
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Employee assistance program
- Career opportunities with greater potential for impact
Shift Information
- Hybrid schedule: Minimum of 3 days onsite per week, with 2 days remote
- Additional onsite days may be required during audits and company reviews
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Experience in a manufacturing environment
- Previous supervisory experience
- Experience with SAP
Preferred Education and Experience
- Cost accounting experience preferred
- Power BI experience is a plus
General Requirements
- Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
- Comprehensive understanding of general ledger accounting, manufacturing accounting, inventory control, accounts payable, and accounts receivable
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and SAP
- Extensive Microsoft Excel knowledge, including Lookups, Pivot Tables, Macros, Formulas, and Power Query
- Demonstrated ability to utilize enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to support operations
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English fluently
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey and receive ideas, information, and direction effectively
- Ability to apply job knowledge to deliver high-quality performance
- Ability to consistently meet goals and deadlines
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, error-free work
- Ability to encourage teamwork, support customers and coworkers, and address conflicts appropriately
- Commitment to continuous improvement across the organization
- Ability to maintain professional and respectful relationships with coworkers and company personnel in a leadership capacity
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to overcome obstacles
- U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required
Essential Functions
- Oversee accounting and finance activities to ensure accurate, timely financial reporting, including internal and external monthly financial statements, annual audits, and annual budgets
- Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities, ensuring compliance with company financial reporting policies
- Utilize automated accounting systems to input data, reconcile transactions, and oversee trial balance maintenance
- Manage fixed asset reporting, including budgeting, expenditure management, and asset capitalization
- Review manufacturing cost and variance trends, investigate significant variations, and recommend appropriate corrective actions
- Prepare daily operating performance analyses, including inventory movements, sales, and cost of goods sold, to identify significant operational issues promptly
- Maintain and update product standard costs in SAP
- Review new Bills of Materials (BOMs) and Routers to verify costing accuracy
- Evaluate and approve cost review requests, including analysis of their operational impact
- Prepare cost estimates for new products and cost variations of existing products
- Perform monthly inventory valuations
- Manage inventory control processes, including cycle counting
- Assist in preparing and monitoring operating forecasts based on established budgets
- Review significant budget and forecast variances and analyze their operational impact
- Establish labor and overhead rates aligned with operating budgets
- Perform annual cost rolls and inventory revaluations
- Collaborate with purchasing and operations management to improve the accuracy of product cost components
- Provide financial information and analysis to the shared service center as requested
- Support the ongoing development and improvement of business processes
- Implement accounting policies and procedures to maintain financial reporting consistency and compliance
- Collaborate with plant management to optimize operating results
Working Conditions
- Hybrid work arrangement requiring a minimum of 3 onsite days per week at the Rutherfordton, NC, facility
- Additional onsite attendance may be necessary during audits and company reviews
- Minimal business travel required
MAU Workforce Solutions is an innovative global company with extensive experience providing solutions for success in staffing, recruiting, technology and outsourcing to our clients, employees, and applicants. Headquartered in Augusta, GA since 1973, MAU is a family and minority-owned company offering better processes and better people to create efficiencies and greater profits for our clients. Our relationships with world-class companies, our training programs and our culture of family allow MAU to offer better results, better jobs, and better lives to those who work with us.
All Applicants must submit to background check and drug screening
Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the position