Plant Finance Leader: Costing & Performance

Huhtamaki Group; Waterville (ME); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k) and pension

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness program

Paid time off

Paid time off

Job summary

Huhtamaki Waterville plant is seeking a Plant Controller to lead site finance, partner with plant leadership, and drive cost optimization and strong controls. You will oversee budgeting, forecasting, and performance reviews, while guiding cost-to-serve analyses, capital decisions, and manufacturing process improvements.

This onsite role requires strong analytical skills and a collaborative mindset. You will manage a finance team, implement automation and dashboards, and ensure compliance with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or related field is required.
• Five or more years of manufacturing operations finance or accounting leadership experience.
• Experience with costing, budgeting, forecasting, inventory accounting and controls.
• Proven people leadership and cross-functional influence.
• Strong ERP and advanced Excel skills; ability to automate and report.
• Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong ERP and advanced Excel skills and ability to drive automation and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leaders to develop and execute financial and operational plans.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, monthly performance reviews, and reporting key trends and risks.
• Analyze labor, material usage, yield, scrap, downtime, inventory, and other drivers.
• Lead product costing, standard costs, variance analysis, and cost-to-serve analysis.
• Monitor capital spending, post‑investment reviews, and incentive tracking.
• Maintain internal controls and ERP accuracy; support audits and compliance.
• Support audits, fixed assets, reconciliations, and ERP data integrity.
• Develop the plant Finance team and drive continuous improvement.
• Advance reporting through automation, dashboards, and data visualization.

Skills

People leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Analytical thinking

Communication

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or CMA; master’s degree desirable

Tools

Oracle

ERP systems

Excel

BI/Visualization tools

Job description

Huhtamaki Waterville plant is seeking a Plant Controller to lead site finance, partner with plant leadership, and drive cost optimization and strong controls. You will oversee budgeting, forecasting, and performance reviews, while guiding cost-to-serve analyses, capital decisions, and manufacturing process improvements.

This onsite role requires strong analytical skills and a collaborative mindset. You will manage a finance team, implement automation and dashboards, and ensure compliance with