Plant Controller & Operations Finance Partner

CSG Talent; California; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

CSG Talent is assisting a PE-backed food manufacturer in Central California to recruit a Plant Controller who will own the financial performance of manufacturing operations. The role requires close collaboration with plant leadership, strong cost visibility, and an ability to translate numbers into actionable improvements.

The ideal candidate will lead the monthly close, standard costing, inventory valuation and budgeting processes, while developing meaningful reporting and KPIs to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Experience as Plant Controller, Site Controller or Manufacturing Finance leadership
• Strong background in food manufacturing and inventory-intensive environments
• Expertise in manufacturing cost accounting, standard costing and inventory management
• Experience analyzing production costs, variances, labor performance, yields and overheads
• Solid budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and month-end close
• Experience partnering with plant managers and operations leadership
• ERP experience, SAP advantageous
• Proven ability to lead and develop finance teams
• Excellent analytical, communication and business partnering skills

Responsibilities

• Own plant financial performance, cost visibility and profitability
• Lead monthly close, reconciliations and timely reporting
• Oversee standard costing, product costing and inventory valuation
• Analyze variances including materials, labor and overhead
• Identify cost-saving opportunities with operations
• Lead annual budgeting and forecasting with stakeholders
• Develop financial dashboards and KPIs for decision making
• Monitor inventory accuracy and cycle counts
• Support capital investments with financial modelling
• Maintain robust controls and compliant reporting
• Identify process improvements for reporting and systems
• Lead and mentor site finance team

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Business partnering

ERP experience (SAP)

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP

Job description

CSG Talent is assisting a PE-backed food manufacturer in Central California to recruit a Plant Controller who will own the financial performance of manufacturing operations. The role requires close collaboration with plant leadership, strong cost visibility, and an ability to translate numbers into actionable improvements.

The ideal candidate will lead the monthly close, standard costing, inventory valuation and budgeting processes, while developing meaningful reporting and KPIs to drive