Plant Finance Controller: Budgeting, Costing & Analytics

Vaco; Lyndhurst (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring in Lyndhurst, NJ seeks a seasoned Controller to lead budgeting, forecasting, P&L management and cost accounting for the manufacturing plant. You will partner with plant and warehouse managers, drive month-end close, ensure GAAP controls, and provide actionable financial analytics to drive ongoing improvements.

The role requires strong experience in cost accounting, production costing, and ERP systems integration (QuickBooks, Oracle/SAP).

Responsibilities

• Controller
• Budgeting, forecasting, strategy finance, P&L, cash flow modeling
• Strong GL month end close Prepare financial statements, cash flow
• Cost Accounting, Inventory, manufacturing variances, manage staff
• All financial activities within the plant.
• Conduct month and year end closing, ensuring all accounts are reconciled and balanced
• Ensure proper financial controls are in place and maintained according to GAAP.
• Partner with Plant Manager and Warehouse Manager, providing sound business analytics and understanding of financials, with associated recommendations for ongoing improvement.
• Works closely with operations to ensure accurate and timely recording of all production costs and effective analysis of production variances.
• Develops the Plant Budget and provides thorough analysis of variances
• Collaborate with site teams to explain results, collaborate on improvements, manage projects, identify inefficiencies, understand operations and lead development of complex analysis.
• Support the development of business justifications, including ROIs
• Control and reporting of fixed assets.
• Manages book and tax depreciation for fixed assets
• Responsible for Inventory controls, obsolete inventory, slow moving and proper valuation of each.
• Control and maintenance of standard costs
• Support all financial related audits
• Preparation of production plans and product costing.
• Estimate product costs to support quoting activities
• Manager accounting functions with respect to general ledger accounting, financial statements and account analysis
• Analyzes schedules, and financial statement highlights.
• Ensures account activity is recorded, corrections are made, adjustments are calculated and journal entries are prepared
• Reviews and prepares month/year end reports, accrual schedules and ad-hoc reports and analysis
• Assist with external and internal audits work with outside CPA firm
• Maintains Accounting files and inventory and costing strong ERP Systems, QuickBooks, ORACLE/SAPSAP

Job description

Vaco by Highspring in Lyndhurst, NJ seeks a seasoned Controller to lead budgeting, forecasting, P&L management and cost accounting for the manufacturing plant. You will partner with plant and warehouse managers, drive month-end close, ensure GAAP controls, and provide actionable financial analytics to drive ongoing improvements.

The role requires strong experience in cost accounting, production costing, and ERP systems integration (QuickBooks, Oracle/SAP).