Plant Controller – High-Tech Manufacturing Cost & Inventory

Addison Group; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Addison Group is seeking a Plant Controller to provide hands-on financial support for manufacturing operations in a fast-paced plant environment. This individual contributor role focuses on cost accounting, inventory, financial reporting, and operational analysis, with direct collaboration to plant leadership.

The position offers base pay of $160k–$180k, bonus eligibility, and comprehensive benefits. Onsite in Pasadena, CA area, requiring strong manufacturing accounting experience and SAP

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 6+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong cost accounting and manufacturing accounting experience.
• Hands-on experience with standard costing, inventory accounting, and manufacturing variances.
• SAP experience required.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, internal controls, and SOX requirements.
• Experience analyzing labor, material, overhead, production, and purchasing variances.
• Strong Excel and financial analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the day-to-day financial partner to plant and operations leadership.
• Provide visibility into labor, material, overhead, subcontracting costs, and other manufacturing expenses.
• Prepare and communicate financial results, variance analysis, and operational KPIs.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc financial planning and forecasting activities.
• Partner with senior finance leadership to ensure plant-level financial activity aligns with broader business objectives.
• Own and maintain standard costing for materials, labor, overhead, and subcontracting.
• Prepare journal entries and perform inventory and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Analyze gross margin, cost of sales, inventory trends, turnover, and production yields.
• Analyze manufacturing variances, including production variances and purchase price variances.
• Support P&L forecasting and manufacturing cost analysis.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with GAAP.
• Coordinate and execute physical inventory counts with manufacturing teams.

Skills

Cost accounting

Manufacturing accounting

GAAP

SOX compliance

Excel

Communication

Independent contributor

Operations partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP

Adaptive Insights

Job description

Addison Group is seeking a Plant Controller to provide hands-on financial support for manufacturing operations in a fast-paced plant environment. This individual contributor role focuses on cost accounting, inventory, financial reporting, and operational analysis, with direct collaboration to plant leadership.

The position offers base pay of $160k–$180k, bonus eligibility, and comprehensive benefits. Onsite in Pasadena, CA area, requiring strong manufacturing accounting experience and SAP