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Job Location:
Northfield, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Manufacturing Plant Controller
Reports to: Plant General Manager (dotted line to VP Finance)
Position Summary
The Plant Controller serves as the senior financial leader at the manufacturing facility and a key member of the plant leadership team. This role drives financial performance operational profitability cost discipline and internal control excellence. The Controller partners closely with Operations Supply Chain and Sales to improve margins optimize working capital and support strategic growth initiatives.
This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for plant-level financial management standard cost accounting forecasting compliance and business decision support.
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Key Responsibilities
Financial Leadership & Strategy
Serve as strategic advisor to the Plant General Manager on financial performance risk management capital allocation and profitability improvement.
Translate operational performance into financial impact and actionable insight.
Lead financial modeling and ROI analysis for capital investments and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Cost Accounting & Operational Finance
Own and maintain the standard cost system including:
o Labor material and overhead standards
o PPV and manufacturing variance analysis
o Absorption analysis
o Inventory valuation and reserves
Analyze scrap yield labor efficiency throughput and overhead utilization.
Drive cost reduction initiatives and margin improvement strategies.
Partner with Operations to identify and execute productivity improvements.
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Budgeting Forecasting & Reporting
Lead annual operating plan and rolling forecast processes.
Provide monthly performance analysis including:
o Variance analysis (price volume mix labor overhead)
o Margin by product/customer
