Regional Controller

Lignetics; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lignetics, a leader in eco-friendly consumer products, is seeking a Regional Controller to oversee financial operations and support plant performance. This role involves direct collaboration with manufacturing and accounting teams to enhance financial reporting and control processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive accounting experience, strong leadership qualities, and a commitment to improvement in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

3 weeks of vacation from day one

Seven holidays and two floating holidays

Full benefits (401(k), vision/medical/dental)

Casual work attire and environment

Flexible schedules

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience required.
• Multi-entity, manufacturing industry experience preferred.
• Motivated, driven individual with a desire to mentor.

Responsibilities

• Lead budget and forecast development for regional plants.
• Oversee bill of materials and cost absorption analysis.
• Serve as liaison between accounting team and plants.

Skills

Communication skills

Mentorship

Driven

Education

BS in Accounting or related degree

Tools

Sage 300

Advanced Excel

Job description

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Lignetics, Inc. offers clean, renewable solutions. We have 30 years of experience innovating eco-friendly essentials for everyday life. Lignetics manufactures a variety of consumer brands in several different categories including wood pellets for home heating, BBQ pellets for grilling, wood pellets and shavings for animal bedding, and a wood fiber-based cat litter. Each of our products have unique features and benefits but are all linked with a wonderful recycled, renewable, sustainable, and carbon neutral story. We turn recycled sawdust into value-add, branded consumer products.

Job Title: Regional Controller, Central

Responsibilities:

· Lead development of budget and forecast for regional plants

· Prepare or oversee bill of material (“BOM”) development for region

· Prepare or oversee analysis of cost absorption into inventory throughout the year and recommend adjustments as necessary working directly with Controller and CFO

· Represent accounting team in monthly inventory close process for region, which includes working with operations staff to understand nature of variances and what corrective actions can be taken before providing approval for processing

· Work directly with plant staff to ensure timely follow through on corrective actions identified from monthly close to ensure accurate transaction processing within Sage whether through modification of BOM's, coordinating training of operations staff responsible for transaction processing, development of new processes to detect any potential errors more timely and other actions as necessary

· Be the liaison between the accounting and finance team and plants to assist with interpreting financial results and the impact of journal entries posted by the accounting team. Examples of duties include providing training to Plant Managers, proactively communicating the impact of accrual accounting to assist with forecasting, etc.

· Provide plant personnel with interpretation of corporate accounting policies on plant-specific matters (i.e. capex versus plant cost)

· Provide financial analyses as needed to support pricing decisions, contract negotiations, bill of material development and capital investments, including what-if financial and sensitivity analyses, particularly with specific categories and detailed analysis of costs

· Partner with Manufacturing Directors and procurement staff for financial analysis of specific process shifts (e.g. what is KD worth relative to green material)

· Prepare more complex journal entries and reconciliations as part of the corporate monthly close

· Review senior and staff accountant journal entries and reconciliations prepared as part of the corporate monthly close

· Serve as mentor to more junior staff

· Become subject matter expert in various accounting matters to support corporate accounting and finance group with internal controls and financial reporting

· Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

· 7+ years of progressive accounting experience

· BS in Accounting or related degree

· Multi-entity, manufacturing (or like field) industry experience required

· Advanced Excel, large ERP experience – Sage 300 preferred

· Excellent communication skills, motivated, driven, able to meet deadlines, genuine desire to mentor and see team succeed

· 3 weeks of vacation from day one, seven holidays and two floating holidays

· Full benefits – (401(k), vision/medical/dental)

· Casual work attire and environment

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000 - $130,000

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Description:

Job Summary

Lignetics, Inc. offers clean, renewable solutions. We have 30 years of experience innovating eco-friendly essentials for everyday life. Lignetics manufactures a variety of consumer brands in several different categories including wood pellets for home heating, BBQ pellets for grilling, wood pellets and shavings for animal bedding, and a wood fiber-based cat litter. Each of our products have unique features and benefits but are all linked with a wonderful recycled, renewable, sustainable, and carbon neutral story. We turn recycled sawdust into value-add, branded consumer products.

Job Title: Regional Controller, Central

Responsibilities:

· Lead development of budget and forecast for regional plants

· Prepare or oversee bill of material (“BOM”) development for region

· Prepare or oversee analysis of cost absorption into inventory throughout the year and recommend adjustments as necessary working directly with Controller and CFO

· Represent accounting team in monthly inventory close process for region, which includes working with operations staff to understand nature of variances and what corrective actions can be taken before providing approval for processing

· Work directly with plant staff to ensure timely follow through on corrective actions identified from monthly close to ensure accurate transaction processing within Sage whether through modification of BOM's, coordinating training of operations staff responsible for transaction processing, development of new processes to detect any potential errors more timely and other actions as necessary

· Be the liaison between the accounting and finance team and plants to assist with interpreting financial results and the impact of journal entries posted by the accounting team. Examples of duties include providing training to Plant Managers, proactively communicating the impact of accrual accounting to assist with forecasting, etc.

· Provide plant personnel with interpretation of corporate accounting policies on plant-specific matters (i.e. capex versus plant cost)

· Provide financial analyses as needed to support pricing decisions, contract negotiations, bill of material development and capital investments, including what-if financial and sensitivity analyses, particularly with specific categories and detailed analysis of costs

· Partner with Manufacturing Directors and procurement staff for financial analysis of specific process shifts (e.g. what is KD worth relative to green material)

· Prepare more complex journal entries and reconciliations as part of the corporate monthly close

· Review senior and staff accountant journal entries and reconciliations prepared as part of the corporate monthly close

· Serve as mentor to more junior staff

· Become subject matter expert in various accounting matters to support corporate accounting and finance group with internal controls and financial reporting

· Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

· 7+ years of progressive accounting experience

· BS in Accounting or related degree

· Multi-entity, manufacturing (or like field) industry experience required

· Advanced Excel, large ERP experience – Sage 300 preferred

· Excellent communication skills, motivated, driven, able to meet deadlines, genuine desire to mentor and see team succeed

Benefits:

· Annual bonus

· 3 weeks of vacation from day one, seven holidays and two floating holidays

· Full benefits – (401(k), vision/medical/dental)

· Flexible schedules

· Casual work attire and environment

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000 - $130,000

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Compensation details: 100000-130000 Yearly Salary

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Manufacturing

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