Plant Finance Controller — Operations & Analytics

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc.; Gooding (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Health & dental plan

401K

Generous family leave

Job summary

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc. in Gooding, ID is seeking an Assistant Plant Controller to join the Operations Finance team for cheese and whey. The role focuses on performance reporting, cost reporting, planning and analysis for the Gooding plant and collaboration with Idaho sites.

You will lead weekly and monthly analyses, support budgeting and forecasting, oversee internal controls, and mentor accounting staff while partnering with plant leadership to drive operational decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years related experience.
• CPA, CMA or equivalent experience preferred.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business materials.
• Ability to motivate and influence a diverse group of people.
• Ability to solve practical problems with standard variables.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to present information to managers and other stakeholders.
• Driven, energetic results oriented individual.
• Participates in proactive team efforts and special projects.

Responsibilities

• Provides weekly and monthly analysis for plant performance, including cheese yield analysis, production reporting and plant loss reporting.
• Serve as a trusted business partner on the Gooding leadership team with analytical support and insight for operations decisions.
• Responsible for monitoring compliance regarding procedures and internal controls for plant activity.
• Prepare weekly and monthly cost analysis for maintenance, lab/quality, transportation, ingredients and packaging.
• Assist with plant inventory control for raw material, ingredients, packaging and finished goods.
• Assist with plant planning processes, including variance analysis and commentary.
• Assist with standardization of reporting and analysis across locations.
• Oversee financial aspects of all plant operations including budgeting and forecasting.
• Review work for reasonableness; identify issues and investigate root causes.
• Cross-train with coworkers and share learnings across the team.
• Supervise and develop accounting staff.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Reporting

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

CPA/CMA preferred

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Costing software

Job description

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc. in Gooding, ID is seeking an Assistant Plant Controller to join the Operations Finance team for cheese and whey. The role focuses on performance reporting, cost reporting, planning and analysis for the Gooding plant and collaboration with Idaho sites.

You will lead weekly and monthly analyses, support budgeting and forecasting, oversee internal controls, and mentor accounting staff while partnering with plant leadership to drive operational decisions.