Plant Controller

CTI Foods; Saginaw (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CTI Foods seeks a Plant Controller to lead financial operations at the plant, ensuring accurate reporting and strong financial leadership. You will drive month-end close, support operational reporting, and collaborate with management to improve plant profitability.

The role emphasizes internal controls, capital expenditure monitoring, and coordination with corporate FP&A and auditors to ensure GAAP compliance and robust financial processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Five+ years of accounting experience.
• Understand complex accounting processes with strong auditing ability.
• Experience in inventory, project cost accounting, and AP support.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office proficiency; various software tools.
• ERP experience, Macola preferred.
• Manufacturing experience preferred; GAAP knowledge.
• Strong written and verbal communication; concise reporting.
• Analytical, detail oriented, and process driven.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly plant close and analyze variances with action plans.
• Support weekly/monthly operational reporting with plant leadership.
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations with substantiation.
• Maintain internal controls aligned with policy and risk mitigation.
• Monitor capital expenditures per policy and budgets.
• Collaborate with AP/AR and billing on issues.
• Assist with annual budget and forecast processes.
• Support tax reporting/compliance activities.
• Coordinate information for external auditors.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Accounting expertise

Inventory control

Cost accounting

Accounts payable

Budgeting

Forecasting

Internal controls

GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration or accounting

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Access

Adobe Acrobat

Macola ERP

Job description

CTI Foods Overview

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.