Plant Controller: Costing & Manufacturing Finance Leader

Cabinetworks Group; Waconia (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

paid time off

parantal support programs

company-paid life and disability

Job summary

Cabinetworks Group in Minnesota seeks a Plant Controller to lead site accounting and partner with the Manufacturing Leadership team on standard costing and cost management. This role supports multiple facilities (Waconia/Independence) with timely financial reporting and process improvements.

The successful candidate will provide financial insights to operations, manage inventory and cost drivers, and ensure compliance with GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements while working in a collaborative,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Five or more years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Prior standard costing experience.
• Prior plant accounting experience.
• Ability to build a strong collaborative relationship with plant management.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and standard cost / inventory systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting and finance for the entire manufacturing facility.
• Communicate financial information to non-finance departments.
• Generate and review daily, weekly, and monthly plant metrics (labor, overhead, scrap, throughput).
• Manage month-end close (labor entries, accruals, inventory reconciliations, COS, overhead, transfer pricing).
• Ensure GAAP compliance and SOX documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial closing processes and analyses.
• Support development of plant standard costs, BOMs, and forecasts.
• Coordinate with plant personnel on productivity projects and cost optimization.
• Assist with plant capital budgets and capex requests.
• Support make/buy decisions and ad-hoc analyses.

Skills

Cost accounting

GAAP knowledge

Excel

Plant accounting

Communication

On-site operations

Travel readiness

Team collaboration

SOX compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Oracle

Job description

Cabinetworks Group in Minnesota seeks a Plant Controller to lead site accounting and partner with the Manufacturing Leadership team on standard costing and cost management. This role supports multiple facilities (Waconia/Independence) with timely financial reporting and process improvements.

The successful candidate will provide financial insights to operations, manage inventory and cost drivers, and ensure compliance with GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements while working in a collaborative,