Plant Finance Controller — Cost & Performance Leader

ROQUETTE AMERICA; Institute (WI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Roquette America, a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients, seeks a Plant Controller for its Institute, WV facility. The role manages the plant's cost accounting and forecasting, ensuring data integrity and driving cost optimization.

The ideal candidate has seven+ years in manufacturing, strong data reconciliation skills, and the ability to analyze variances weekly and monthly. This role offers base salary with incentive potential and room for growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance or other comparable disciplines.
• Seven+ years of manufacturing experience with strong data extrapolation and reconciliation skills.
• Ability to analyze manufacturing variances on a weekly and monthly basis.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly analysis and reporting of manufacturing costs (material, labor, overhead, waste) to drive plant efficiency.
• Perform variance analysis between actual and standard costs to identify drivers of plant performance.
• Support monthly close ensuring cost transactions are recorded accurately and on time.
• Prepare monthly forecasts, management summaries, and plant metrics reports.
• Monitor and reconcile inventory accounts and ensure accurate valuations with operations.
• Drive internal controls related to product costing and inventory, and support audits.
• Partner with Plant Managers to identify cost optimization opportunities and financial improvements.

Skills

Data reconciliation

Variance analysis

Forecasting

Cost accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance or equivalent

Job description

Roquette America, a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients, seeks a Plant Controller for its Institute, WV facility. The role manages the plant's cost accounting and forecasting, ensuring data integrity and driving cost optimization.

The ideal candidate has seven+ years in manufacturing, strong data reconciliation skills, and the ability to analyze variances weekly and monthly. This role offers base salary with incentive potential and room for growth.