Plant Controller

Bull Moose Tube Company; Tuscaloosa (AL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Plant Controller at Bull Moose Tube Company serves as a key financial partner to multiple production facilities, ensuring accurate financial reporting, consistent accounting practices, and strong internal controls. The role uses the ERP system, including Tube Mill Software (TMS), to support cost management, inventory control, profitability, and operational efficiency.

Initial training will take place in Birmingham, AL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• 5–8 years of relevant accounting and financial management experience.
• MBA or CPA desirable but not required.
• Manufacturing industry experience, including multi-plant financial oversight, preferred.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, financial reporting, cost accounting, and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Perform timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual closes by preparing workpapers, recording journal entries, and reviewing GL activity.
• Prepare plant-level financial statements, P&L reports, balance sheet reconciliations, spending summaries, and forecasts.
• Maintain the plant's cost accounting system, including standard costing, labor and overhead rates, and production variance analysis.
• Support plant management by identifying cost-reduction opportunities and providing financial analysis.
• Assist in preparing the annual operating budget and periodic forecasts and explain variances.
• Monitor inventory valuation, cycle counts, and review obsolete/slow-moving inventory.
• Monitor capital expenditures, track project spending, and evaluate ROI.

Skills

Financial analysis

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

MBA or CPA desirable

Tools

Tube Mill Software (TMS)

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Location & Work Schedule

Initial training will take place in Birmingham, AL. Upon completion of training, the position will transition to our Tuscaloosa, AL location, following a hybrid schedule with three days on-site per week.

SUMMARY

The Plant Controller serves as a key financial partner to multiple production facilities, ensuring accurate financial reporting, consistent accounting practices, and effective financial controls across locations. This role utilizes the company's enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, including Tube Mill Software (TMS), to support cost management, inventory control, profitability, and operational efficiency.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Controller Duties and Responsibilities –

1. Perform timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closes by preparing supporting workpapers, recording journal entries, and reviewing general ledger activity for accuracy.
2. Prepare plant-level financial statements, profit and loss reports, balance sheet reconciliations, spending summaries, and forecasts.
3. Maintain the plant's cost accounting system, including standard costing, labor and overhead rates, and analysis of production variances.
4. Support plant management by identifying cost-reduction opportunities, improving productivity, and providing financial analysis as needed.
5. Assist in preparing the annual operating budget and periodic forecasts and report on the reasons for variances throughout the year.
6. Monitor inventory valuation, coordinate cycle counts and physical inventories, and review obsolete or slow-moving inventory.
7. Monitor capital expenditures, track project spending, and evaluate return on investment.
8. Design, implement, document, and maintain adequate and effective internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure financial accuracy.
9. Ensure compliance with GAAP and corporate financial policies and assist with tax and regulatory compliance requirements.
10. Coordinate data collection and provide support for internal and external financial audits.
11. Serve as the point of contact for special projects and financial analysis requested by corporate operations.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Proficiency with personal computers and experience with ERP systems; experience with Tube Mill Software (TMS) is preferred.
2. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Microsoft Excel.
3. Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present financial information clearly to plant and corporate leadership.
4. Ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure, and meet established deadlines.
5. Ability to oversee decentralized accounting activities and partner effectively with multiple plant managers and corporate leadership.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field
2. 5- 8 years of relevant accounting and financial management experience.
3. MBA or CPA are desirable but not required.
4. Manufacturing industry experience, including multi-plant financial oversight, preferred.
5. Strong understanding of GAAP, financial reporting, cost accounting, and internal controls.

This job description does not comprise an exhaustive list of all functions that employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. The Company may revise any job description at any time in the Company's sole discretion. Nothing in this job description shall alter the fact that employee's employment is at-will.

Bull Moose Tube is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.