What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Financial Controller position at Judge Direct Placement?
Judge Direct Placement is seeking an Assistant Controller for a food manufacturing client in the DC/VA area!
** This is a fully onsite, Monday - Friday role **
Responsibilities:
- Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Procurement teams to analyze cost drivers and identify opportunities to improve profitability.
- Manage monthly COGS and manufacturing variance analysis, including volume, yield, usage, mix, labor, and conversion cost variances.
- Support cost reduction and margin improvement initiatives across manufacturing and co-packing operations.
- Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities for Operations and COGS, identifying risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies.
- Develop and maintain financial models that connect operational metrics and cost drivers to business performance.
- Participate in month-end close activities to ensure accurate reporting and analysis of manufacturing and operational results.
- Lead regular reviews of COGS and plant performance, driving accountability and corrective actions to achieve cost targets.
- Evaluate the financial impact of operational projects, process improvements, and manufacturing investments.
- Support capital planning efforts and post-project reviews to measure productivity gains, cost savings, and return on investment.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to assess capacity planning, automation initiatives, outsourcing strategies, and make-versus-buy decisions.
- Perform ad hoc financial analyses to support Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and business leadership decision-making.
Requirements:
- 5-7 years experience in operations finance, or cost accounting
- Bachelors degree in Finance or related field required
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel required - SAP HANA and Power BI a plus
- Analytical, ability to multi-task, attention to detail and self-motivated
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally (15 – 20%) to support plant visits, operational reviews and cross-functional collaboration.
Salary : $120,000 - $130,000