Plant Controller – Decatur, IL (Texturants)

ADM; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 93,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

On-site wellness center

401(k) matching

Health, dental, vision benefits

Employee training

Job summary

ADM in Decatur, IL seeks a Plant Controller to lead plant-level financial operations, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and reporting, while aligning operations and finance across multiple facilities. You will partner with Operations, Procurement, and Performance Management to drive improvements and capital decisions.

You will report to the Global Controller – Specialty Ingredients, travel as needed, and help strengthen financial controls and operational storytelling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• CMA or CPA a plus
• Experience with Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and large ERP systems a plus

Responsibilities

• Own and oversee financial operations at the plant level, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and reporting; serve as key finance voice in daily/weekly/monthly plant performance reviews
• Own Controls framework and drive compliance
• Lead monthly close, forecasting, and variance analysis with strong operational storytelling around key drivers including identification of risks/opportunities and actions to mitigate
• Partner with commercial and finance teams to evaluate product profitability and margin performance
• Explain Slow Time/Down Time and impact to OEE
• Provide actionable insights to plant management through analysis of manufacturing costs and variances, implement and track strategies to optimize financial performance and to improve cost efficiency; model financial impacts to support decision making
• Analyze and explain drivers of: Yield, energy and chemical consumption, upset loss and downtime cost
• Review plant costs and allocations across finished products to ensure costs are accurately reflected
• Provide Commercial leaders with overviews on cost analysis and key areas where capital projects will improve manufacturing costs
• Assist with standard cost development and periodic review of cost standards
• Lead inventory governance across raw materials, work in process, finished goods, and coproducts
• Drive improvements in processes addressing “pain points” including usage/intensity tracking, cycle counts and physical inventory, and book to physical reconciliation
• Partner with key stakeholders to optimize railcar utilization/availability, spare parts management, and storage constraints
• Lead financial evaluation of capital projects including ROI, payback, and risk
• Support Plant Engineering and Department Supervisors on the purchasing process, making sure the PO and Receiving Processes are executed properly. Monitor goods received not invoiced (“GRNI”)
• Ensure timely capitalization of projects and write offs of abandonments in accordance with ADM policy
• Develop performance metrics and strategies for continuous improvement
• Lead/Foster a culture of continuous improvement and problem solving
• Develop operations strategic objectives aligned with the corporate strategic objectives
• Monitor the plants monthly closing process in conjunction with accounting
• Establish and share best practices for operations and finance
• Educate the plant leadership and employees on the financial plan and actual results
• Serve as finance champion on site leadership team driving execution of strategic plan
• Support the financial reporting process via Hyperion Financial Management (“HFM”)
• Support relevant Internal/External audit processes. Ensure compliance with SOX and corporate accounting policies

Job description

ADM in Decatur, IL seeks a Plant Controller to lead plant-level financial operations, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and reporting, while aligning operations and finance across multiple facilities. You will partner with Operations, Procurement, and Performance Management to drive improvements and capital decisions.

You will report to the Global Controller – Specialty Ingredients, travel as needed, and help strengthen financial controls and operational storytelling.