Regional Plant Controller

ofi North America (Olam Food Ingredients); Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation from Day 1

Paid Sick Leave

Company Paid Holidays

401K Match on Day 1

Career Growth and Learning

Job summary

ofi North America is seeking a Regional Finance Controller in New Mexico to lead financial reporting and controllership for the Chile business. You will drive process improvements, manage audits, and provide strategic insight across facilities, production, and sales.

A strong accounting foundation and SAP/Tableau experience are required for this role. The position requires 10+ years in finance with leadership experience, collaborating across geographies, and delivering accurate analyses in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field required.
• Ten years of progressive finance experience required; five years in management if no degree.
• Experience with SAP, Tableau and other integrated reporting solutions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic business partner to multiple facilities.
• Supervise day-to-day financial services, including monthly reporting package and consolidation review.
• Review perpetual inventory, monitor cycle/physical inventories, and variance analysis.
• Lead internal and external audit engagements and support issue resolution.
• Direct standard cost maintenance, production variance analysis, activity costing, and profitability analysis.
• Manage sites' financial reporting including budgeting, forecasting, working capital and KPI variance analysis.
• Oversee new capital project analysis, capital tracking and management.
• Manage sales analysis, margin analysis and customer pull rates.
• Create/modify financial policies to ensure internal controls.
• Perform ad hoc analyses and scenario models.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal and written communication

Teamwork

Strong analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Tableau

Integrated reporting tools

Job description

Description

We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable and transparent supply. Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Spices Vice President of Finance, the Regional Finance Controller will provide financial leadership and support to the Chile business, including the controllership function, financial reporting, and operational analysis. This team member is the leader and initiator of business and accounting control activities across the function. The ideal candidate will be charged with challenging the status quo, improving processes, handling multiple tasks accurately, meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and helping identify and execute opportunities.

What You’ll Do - Position Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic Business Partner to multiple facilities.
• Supervise the day-to-day financial services, including the preparation of the monthly reporting package, and review of consolidated financial statements.
• Review perpetual inventory, monitor cycle and/or physical inventories, and reporting and analysis of variances.
• Lead the internal and external audit engagement. Support resolution of issues that arise during audit field work.
• Direct the standard cost maintenance, production variance analysis, activity costing, and customer/product profitability.
• Manage the sites financial reporting including but not limited to budgeting, forecasting, working capital management, and variance analysis on Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
• Manage new capital project analysis, capital tracking and management.
• Manage sales analysis and reconciliation, review margin analysis and customer pull rates.
• Create and modify financial policies to ensure proper internal controls that align and guide the business.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and scenario models.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience You’ll Bring – Role Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field required. Candidates may substitute five (5) years of prior financial management experience in lieu of degree requirement. Master’s degree preferred.
• Ten (10) years progressive finance experience is required. Candidates substituting experience in lieu of degree must have a minimum of twelve (12) years of financial experience, including five years in management.
• Experience with SAP, Tableau, and other integrated reporting solutions is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills are required.
• Excellent teamwork, relationship building, and coordinative skills are required. Must be able to work with diverse team across geographies.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks accurately and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment is required.

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization

ofi provides employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that is designed to support your career, health, and future. A Rewarding Career Awaits!

Performance-based Bonuses

Discretionary bonus rewarding company performance as well as your contributions and impact, for eligible roles.

Comprehensive and Affordable Benefits

Coverage for you (and your eligible dependents) with plans designed for peace of mind and savings for the future.

A Culture of Well-being

Paid Volunteer time off, access to events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being for you and your family.

Family Support

Paid parental leave, Fertility benefits and lactation support, including milk shipping for traveling employees.

Additional Perks That Make a Difference

• Vacation time from Day 1 – Your time off starts accruing immediately, growing with your tenure.
• Paid Sick Leave – Rest, recover, and return strong – with paid sick leave on ofi.
• Company Paid Holidays – ofi values work-life balance and the importance of celebrating life’s special moments.
• 401K Match on Day 1 – Invest in your future with our competitive retirement savings program.
• Career Growth and Learning – Join a company committed to developing talent, fostering innovation, and creating meaningful opportunities.

ofi provides equality of opportunity for all persons with respect to hiring without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. All employment will be decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us for support at: [email protected] At ofi, we celebrate our diversity. Olam Americas LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.