What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Controller position at Enhance Recruiting?
SUMMARY
We are seeking a Controller with strong leadership and influence skills for a manufacturing plant. This role is in the Birmingham, Alabama area, offering relocation assistance, profit sharing plan, retirement plan with company matching, stock options, and an annual flexible reimbursement program.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the month-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Prepare, analyze, and interpret financial statements, including budget and forecast variance analysis.
- Maintain general ledger accuracy through journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and discrepancy resolution.
- Oversee standard costing, inventory valuation, and cost of goods sold, including excess and obsolete inventory analysis.
- Analyze manufacturing variances such as labor, overhead, efficiency, scrap, and rework, and partner with operations to improve performance.
- Lead plant budgeting and forecasting processes, providing financial modeling and insight to support business decisions.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements and support internal and external audits.
- Evaluate capital investments through ROI analysis, support CAPEX planning, and track project performance with plant leadership.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong background in cost accounting, inventory management, manufacturing finance, and month-end close.
- Experience with SOX compliance, internal controls, and audit support.
- ERP system experience required, with SAP strongly preferred.
- Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, slicers, and data analysis.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with reporting and financial tools such as Power BI, Longview, BOBJ, and Serrala is preferred; SuccessFactors experience is a plus.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and multi-tasking skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and meet deadlines.
Salary : $110,000 - $115,000