Plant Controller: Costing & Operations Finance

Roquette Group; Plaquemine (LA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Roquette in Plaquemine, LA seeks a Plant Controller to join the USA HPS Operations Finance team. You will oversee cost accounting, monthly close, forecasts, and provide actionable insights to improve plant performance.

Ideal candidate has 7+ years in manufacturing finance, strong data reconciliation skills, and experience with cost variances, inventory, and SAP FI/CO. Travel up to 25% may be required; this is a full-time on-site role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance or other comparable disciplines.
• Seven+ years of experience in the manufacturing industry with strong data extrapolation and reconciliation skills.
• Ability to analyze manufacturing variances on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate financial analysis of manufacturing costs to ensure plant efficiency and timely reporting.
• Conduct variance analyses between actual and standard to identify key drivers of plant performance.
• Support monthly close with cost-related entries and reporting deadlines.
• Prepare monthly forecasts, management summaries, and plant metrics.
• Monitor and reconcile inventory accounts and collaborate with operations to manage inventory levels.
• Provide financial guidance to plant leadership and act as a liaison between operations and finance.

Skills

Financial reporting and analysis

Cost accounting and inventory

Cross-functional partnering

Governance and process harmonization

Effective business communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance

Tools

Power BI

Excel

SAP FI/CO

Job description

Roquette in Plaquemine, LA seeks a Plant Controller to join the USA HPS Operations Finance team. You will oversee cost accounting, monthly close, forecasts, and provide actionable insights to improve plant performance.

Ideal candidate has 7+ years in manufacturing finance, strong data reconciliation skills, and experience with cost variances, inventory, and SAP FI/CO. Travel up to 25% may be required; this is a full-time on-site role.