Plant Controller

Job Description

Job Overview

The Plant Controller is responsible for planning and coordinating plant budget and business planning activities, general ledger management, month-end close and reconciliation, inventory reporting, and ensuring payable/receivable support in alignment with company practices.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee and maintain all financial operations including inventory/cost accounting, revenue recognition, plant/department cost budgets, billing, accounts receivable and accounts payable;
• Manage month-end closing and prepare internal monthly financial statements;
• Prepare forecasts of income statements;
• Analyze variances and communicate explanations to the Leadership team with recommended actions;
• Track capital expenditures with Return on Investment (ROI) and fixed asset maintenance;
• Maintain relevant tax information (Income, Property, Sales, etc.);
• Create and maintain cost budgets and provide leadership for department adherence;
• Conduct monthly financial review with General Manager and senior management, identify areas to improve productivity, increase efficiencies, manage projects, and reduce cost;
• Establish and maintain program for material and finished goods standard costs;
• Review and maintain costing system including routings and standard costs;
• Evaluate purchase price variance accounts supporting the Purchasing team;
• Review and assess monthly cycle count reports for variances and ensure material and unsaleable inventory is reserved as appropriate;
• Lead site cost savings program;
• Follow and enforce cGMP guidelines and processes as established in department SOPs;
• Perform other duties as deemed necessary

Requirements/ Skills

• 5+ years professional accounting experience. Previous general ledger accounting and process manufacturing experience is preferable;
• 1-3 years supervisory experience preferred;
• CPA is preferred;
• Post Graduate MBA or MACC degree is preferable;
• Strong leadership and management skills;
• Previous experience in a manufacturing and/or contract manufacturing environment preferred;
• Experience with JD Edwards is preferred;
• Excellent interpersonal, written and communication skills;
• Strong knowledge of MS Office and Microsoft Applications;
• Strong working knowledge and experience with spreadsheets and word processing;
• Ability to maintain confidential information
• Ability to deal with periodic levels of highly stressful situations associated with handling difficult issues and challenges;
• Good communication skills to perform the essential functions of the job as they relate to comprehension of laws, regulations, standards, documents and other internal and external communications.