Plant Controller — Manufacturing Finance Leader

Socket.dev; Beulaville (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Leggett & Platt seeks a Plant Controller – Manufacturing Finance to own the cost model integrity and partner with plant operations. You will govern master data including BOMs, routings, and standard costs, while driving costing accuracy and profitability analyses across manufacturing sites.

You’ll collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Sales, and IT to improve systems and cost visibility, supporting month-end close, budgeting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of standard costing, cost accounting, inventory valuation, and manufacturing finance.
• Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing processes, bills of material, routings, labor standards, and ERP master data.
• Advanced analytical and Excel skills.
• Experience partnering with Operations and Engineering to solve business problems.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrity and accuracy of the Company’s manufacturing cost model.
• Ensure bills of material, routings, labor standards, work centers, machine rates, overhead rates, and standard costs accurately reflect manufacturing operations.
• Lead standard cost development, annual cost rolls, and ongoing cost maintenance.
• Establish governance processes to ensure engineering and manufacturing changes are reflected within the ERP system.
• Perform routine audits of manufacturing master data and drive corrective actions.
• Develop processes that improve the long-term accuracy and sustainability of product costing.
• Analyze manufacturing variances and identify profitability improvement opportunities.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards supporting productivity, scrap, utilization, and operational performance.
• Provide financial insights supporting investments and continuous improvement.
• Ensure the cost foundation supporting quoting and profitability analysis remains accurate.
• Partner with Engineering to translate designs into ERP master data.
• Collaborate with Operations to improve manufacturing efficiency and costs.
• Support Supply Chain and Purchasing by analyzing material costs and sourcing.
• Work with IT to improve ERP functionality, reporting, and data integrity.
• Serve as the finance subject matter expert on manufacturing costing.

Skills

Manufacturing finance

Cost accounting

ERP master data

Excel (advanced)

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP

Infor Visual ERP

Power BI

Job description

Leggett & Platt seeks a Plant Controller – Manufacturing Finance to own the cost model integrity and partner with plant operations. You will govern master data including BOMs, routings, and standard costs, while driving costing accuracy and profitability analyses across manufacturing sites.

You’ll collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Sales, and IT to improve systems and cost visibility, supporting month-end close, budgeting, and continuous improvement initiatives.