Plant Finance Controller: Drive Profitability & Efficiency

Job Juncture; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Bonus potential

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Job Juncture is seeking a PlantController for a leading Tier 1 automotive supplier near Anderson, SC. The role partners with plant leadership to provide financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and business decision support.

The Controller will act as a strategic business partner to operations while ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with corporate and accounting standards. This is a hands-on role emphasizing cost control and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing finance, plant controlling, or cost accounting.
• Automotive manufacturing experience required.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and variance analysis.
• Strong understanding of plant operations, production costs, and manufacturing KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leadership to provide financial analysis and recommendations that support business decisions.
• Lead plant-level budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting activities.
• Analyze manufacturing performance, costs, productivity, and profitability.
• Prepare monthly variance analyses, including production output, material usage, scrap, labor, and operational costs.
• Support monthly and annual financial closing activities.
• Develop contribution margin, profitability, and financial simulation analyses.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, cost reductions, and operational efficiencies.
• Monitor financial performance and provide actionable recommendations to improve results.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting procedures, and US GAAP requirements.
• Support the continuous improvement and automation of financial reporting and controlling processes.
• Prepare ad hoc analyses and presentations for management as needed.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Variance analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

ERP systems

Financial reporting tools

GAAP compliance tools

Job description

Job Juncture is seeking a PlantController for a leading Tier 1 automotive supplier near Anderson, SC. The role partners with plant leadership to provide financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and business decision support.

The Controller will act as a strategic business partner to operations while ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with corporate and accounting standards. This is a hands-on role emphasizing cost control and continuous improvement.