Senior Plant Controller | Lead Finance for 2 Sites + Bonus

Leoforce; Wax (KY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% annual bonus

Health, dental, vision

401(k) match

Paid time off + holidays

Life Insurance

HSA/FSA

Job summary

Leoforce, based in Kentucky, seeks a hands-on Plant Controller to lead finance for two production facilities. The role focuses on budget, cost control, and financial reporting for an $110M+ revenue base, with oversight of inventory and capital projects.

Based at the larger Kentucky site with some travel to Texas, you will drive continuous improvement, lead a small finance team, and coordinate with corporate finance and SOX compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or CMA preferred.
• 5–10 years in accounting/finance, at least 3 in manufacturing.
• Automotive manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Proven strength in P&L budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, and inventory accounting.
• SOX experience required; GAAP compliance and audits coordination.
• Experience leading and developing a finance team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget, rolling forecasts, and variance reporting for two plants.
• Run a timely, accurate month-end close: journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and reporting to corporate.
• Maintain the standard cost system, including cost rollups, cost updates, and inventory valuation.
• Oversee inventory controls, cycle counts, and physical inventories.
• Analyze capital projects with ROI and payback analysis.
• Support quoting, new business awards, product launches, and engineering changes with financial analysis.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Month-end close

GAAP

SOX

Inventory accounting

Cost accounting

ERP systems

Leadership

Excel modelling

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance

CPA or CMA preferred

Tools

IQMS (DELMIAworks)

SAP

Oracle

Excel

Job description

Leoforce, based in Kentucky, seeks a hands-on Plant Controller to lead finance for two production facilities. The role focuses on budget, cost control, and financial reporting for an $110M+ revenue base, with oversight of inventory and capital projects.

Based at the larger Kentucky site with some travel to Texas, you will drive continuous improvement, lead a small finance team, and coordinate with corporate finance and SOX compliance.