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Plant Controller

05/02/2022
10 min read

Plant Controller

Key Job Elements (Essential Functions Performed):


Financial Accounting

• Oversee plant accounts, ledgers and reporting systems for multiple facilities, ensuring timely and proper financial reporting

• Prepare and coordinate monthly and annual close processes

• Analyze monthly operating results to provide variance explanations and research issues

• Lead collaborative effort with plant/business unit managers to develop plant budgets and forecasts


Product costing and inventory valuation process

• Maintain/oversee the standard cost system in coordination with Engineering, Purchasing and Operations to verify the accuracy and integrity of the bills of materials, manufacturing routings, and purchasing information records

• Responsible for calculating labor and overhead rates

• Review product costs and gross margins to provide analytical support to operations

• Review inventory integrity reports daily and process any required corrective actions

• Maintain collaborative relationships across functions and with external parties


Audit and Compliance

• Provide strong controls through the development and execution of standard policies and procedures including ERP system processing, workflow steps, etc.

• Coordinate with Operations to ensure appropriate rigor in the physical inventory verification process, and the coordination with external auditors regarding the results of the control process

• Work with management on all requirements related to external financial audit and other third party compliance requirements


Process Improvement

• Identify/lead/assist with process improvements and cost saving opportunities

• Validate economic justification of investments and ensure their follow-up

• Improve and evolve the weekly / monthly operations reporting to ensure appropriate information is reported on a timely basis

• Develop/follow/maintain internal controls to safeguard company’s assets and ensure transactions are executed in accordance with company guidelines and are SOX compliant


Basic Qualifications (Education/Experience) required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required

• CPA/CMA preferred

• 5+ years cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment as well as supervisory experience

• Public company experience preferred


This position is located at our Bowling Green location


Submit resume: [email protected]