Plant Controller: Cost & Inventory Finance Leader

Morton Salt, Inc.; Fallsington (Bucks County); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Morton Salt, Inc. seeks a Plant Controller to oversee accounting for the Fairless Hills and Long Beach facilities, ensuring accurate records and U.S. GAAP compliance.

The position coordinates annual direct and period cost budgets, ensures accurate inventory valuation, and analyzes monthly financial performance and budget variances. Working closely with plant management and cross-functional teams, the Plant Controller provides financial insights, identifies cost-saving opportunities, and supports

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
• MBA or CPA preferred.
• Minimum of five years of experience in a similar role.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
• Knowledge of SAP; advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate annual direct and period cost budgets; calculate production, support, service, headcount, and energy requirements using sales volume forecasts, and support plant budget presentations.
• Analyze monthly financial results, explain variances, forecast future performance, prepare management reports, and recommend cost-reduction opportunities.
• Prepare and approve monthly journal entries, including prepaid expenses, accruals, payroll, and energy, maintenance, and support cost transfers; communicate asset retirement obligations and lease changes to Corporate Accounting.
• Review and approve purchase requisitions in SAP SRM, allocation slips, check requests, and cash payments; respond to vendor inquiries.
• Monitor capital project spending and timely capitalization; maintain accurate fixed asset and depreciation records, perform periodic asset reviews and counts, and retire obsolete equipment and related spare parts.
• Partner with Production and Supply Chain to maintain inventory accuracy; identify obsolete and slow-moving items, resolve COGI errors, conduct physical counts, reconcile results, and post adjustments.
• Review payroll documentation and postings for accuracy and timeliness; coordinate with payroll and supervisors and calculate hourly employee vacation accruals.
• Reconcile monthly general ledger accounts, including inventory, accruals, prepaids, payroll, fringe benefits, accounts payable clearing/suspense, and other balance sheet accounts.

Connaissances

Analytical thinking

Communication

Time management

Cross-functional collaboration

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

MBA or CPA preferred

Outils

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

Morton Salt, Inc. seeks a Plant Controller to oversee accounting for the Fairless Hills and Long Beach facilities, ensuring accurate records and U.S. GAAP compliance.

The position coordinates annual direct and period cost budgets, ensures accurate inventory valuation, and analyzes monthly financial performance and budget variances. Working closely with plant management and cross-functional teams, the Plant Controller provides financial insights, identifies cost-saving opportunities, and supports