Plant Controller
A Plant Controller position with us in our Conway plant offers you an opportunity for meaningful value-added work in a collaborative learning environment along with the opportunity for professional growth. You will find the office to be both a positive and supportive work environment.
What you'll do. Reporting directly to the Controller, the Plant Controller is a key position in a small but dynamic and integrated finance team. As a self-motivated individual living in or within commuting distance of our office, you have efficient communication skills and enjoy being a team player focused on attention to detail. You are comfortable with and able to work well in a deadline-oriented environment, including the ability to multitask and prioritize deadlines.
The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting with a wide range of both finance and accounting processes, with a primary focus on the day-to-day accounting and financial management of projects. This role will be a changing role as we are going through implementation of our new ERP system.
Responsibilities

• Manage all financial and accounting activities for the plant.
• Oversee and manage the daily operations of the local Accounting/Finance department.
• Prepare annual forecast and budgets.
• Monitor, analyze, and report monthly actual results against the budget.
• Prepare, analyze, and maintain the company's WIP schedule.
• Manage monthly closing process including, account reconciliations, account analysis, preparation of monthly financial statements and other management reports.
• Participate in the implementation / process improvements in the ERP system.
• Interface with internal and external auditors on SOX compliance and documentation.
• Develop new inventory management procedures with the operations team.
• Cash management and reporting.
• Monitor / analyze production costs and communicate areas for improvement to management.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, preferably in the construction or manufacturing industries
• CPA license
• Excellent attention to detail, and strong analytical/problem solving skills
• Experience with SAP, EPICOR (or other similar ERP), US GAAP
• Experience with project tracking IT systems
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to adapt to system or procedural changes as they come up
• A proactive attitude and flexible approach to workflow changes are essential for this role
• SOX exposure is an asset

Job posted for the employer by: Workforce Connections, Arkansas Department of Commerce.