Plant Controller

CTI Foods; Saginaw (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

CTI Foods is seeking a Plant Controller to lead financial functions on the plant leadership team. This role reports to the VP, Corporate Controller and ensures accurate GAAP-compliant financial information across plant operations.

You will drive month-end close, variances analysis, and collaboration with operations to improve plant financial performance, while supporting budget and forecasting processes and internal controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in business administration, accounting, or related discipline; equivalent experience considered.
• Five plus years of experience in accounting.
• Experience with inventory, project cost accounting, financial support to project operations and AP.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office proficiency; ERP knowledge (Macola preferred).
• Manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the plant's month-end closing; analyzes variances and communicates actions to management.
• Supports operations in weekly/monthly operational reports; explains results and identifies improvements.
• Performs monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and substantiates activity.
• Monitors internal controls and safeguards company assets; mitigates financial risk.
• Oversees capital expenditures to ensure budget adherence and proper capitalization.
• Collaborates with accounts payable/receivable and billing on issues identified.
• Partners with corporate FP&A on annual budget and forecast processes.
• Assists in tax reporting/compliance and with external audit processes.
• Ensures compliance with GAAP and government reporting requirements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in business administration or accounting

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Access

Adobe Acrobat

Macola (ERP)

Job description

We are a customer focused custom manufacturer of quality food products to exacting standards that delight our customer and their consumers.

The people of CTI Foods are our #1 ingredient that drive us to be the best custom food and culinary solutions team that has seven state-of-the-art food processing facilities and over 1,800 employees from Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, and Texas.

We are a company that “Thinks Big and Acts Small.” Employees are treated like family. In order to succeed, it takes every person working together, being nimble, and executing at the highest levels. It is our responsibility to provide you every opportunity and resource to achieve that success.

Make an impact from day ONE at CTI Foods!

Job Overview

The Plant Controller is a key leader on the plant leadership team reporting directly to the VP, Corporate Controller. This position is responsible for providing strong financial leadership in alignment with corporate policies and practices. The Plant Controller provides strong financial direction to the plant while ensuring that financial information is accurate and complete in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles..

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the financial month-end closing process for the plant. Analyze variances and communicates explanations to management with recommended actions.
• Assist Operations Management in preparation of weekly and monthly operational reports as needed by the Plant Director. Collaborates with the Plant Director and other Management personnel to explain results, make improvements, manage projects, identification of plant inefficiencies and necessary process improvements aimed at improving overall plant financial performance.
• Monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts ensuring activity is properly recorded and substantiated.
• Monitor and implement plant internal controls (in conjunction with corporate policies) as necessary to ensure reporting integrity, safeguarding of company assets and mitigation of financial risk.
• Monitor capital expenditures to ensure projects are within budget and accounted for in accordance with the Company’s capitalization policy.
• Works closely with accounts payable, accounts receivable and billing on issues identified.
• Works closely with corporate FP&A in preparation and review of the company’s annual budget and forecast process.
• Assists the VP, Corporate Controller in completing tasks related to tax reporting and compliance.
• Assists in the coordination of information to external auditors for annual audit processes.
• Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings.
• Other requests as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in business administration, accounting, or related discipline of study preferred, but equivalent experience will be considered.
• Five plus years of experience in accounting.
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex accounting processes and employ effective auditing/ drill down capabilities.
• Experienced in inventory, project cost accounting, financial support to project operations and AP required.
• Advanced capabilities with Excel and demonstrated knowledge of a variety of software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, document, and database software (MS Office, Excel, Access, Adobe Acrobat).
• Working knowledge of ERP systems (Macola is preferred).
• Manufacturing experience preferred.

Knowledge of necessary administrative duties to maintain and organize records, reports, or other information.

• Knowledge of accounting systems and controls including GAAP.
• Skilled in presenting information or ideas concisely, accurately, and clearly verbally and in writing.
• Skilled in analyzing and documenting simple and complex business processes.
• Ability to self-motivate and self-direct, with a sense of urgency.
• Ability to quickly acquire and master new and complex technical skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a challenging fast paced environment.
• Ability to grasp new ideas, complete tasks with minimal supervision, prioritize, organize work, and manage time efficiently and effectively.