Plant Controller — Manufacturing Finance Leader

City Brewing Company; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

City Brewing Company is seeking a Controller for the Irwindale, CA plant to direct accounting practices and ensure GAAP-compliant financial records. You will lead a team of operational accounting experts and partner with plant leadership to optimize cost, budgeting, and reporting.

Responsibilities include close processes, KPI tracking, capital project ROI, internal controls, and coordinating with auditors. The role requires strong GAAP knowledge, manufacturing accounting experience, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• 7+ years accounting experience in both public and private sectors.
• 5+ years experience managing and coaching a large team.
• Manufacturing/operational accounting experience in a complex industry.
• Strong GAAP and financial reporting technical skills; ERP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the plant's system of accounts and keeps books and records on all company transactions and assets for the Memphis plant.
• Develops, analyzes, and interprets statistical and accounting information to appraise operating results in terms of profitability, performance against budget, and other indices of the plant’s operating effectiveness.
• Monitors all cost accounting functions including new item setup, bill of material maintenance and variance reporting.
• Manages the plant period end close process to ensure compliance with the corporate close schedule.
• Prepares the monthly operations results for the plant, and proactively investigates/reviews with local stakeholders.
• Coordinates local activities with the company’s internal and external auditors.
• Monitors financial controls for the plant in accordance with corporate policy to safeguard both customer and company owned assets against fraud, theft, and mitigate other financial risks.
• Presents actual results vs targeted results to senior leadership and identifies areas of improvement.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Leadership/people management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

City Brewing Company is seeking a Controller for the Irwindale, CA plant to direct accounting practices and ensure GAAP-compliant financial records. You will lead a team of operational accounting experts and partner with plant leadership to optimize cost, budgeting, and reporting.

Responsibilities include close processes, KPI tracking, capital project ROI, internal controls, and coordinating with auditors. The role requires strong GAAP knowledge, manufacturing accounting experience, and