Plant Controller - Salt Lake City, UT

Company: Join a global Fortune 500 food & beverage manufacturing leader, and bring your financial expertise to our Salt Lake City, Utah unionized manufacturing plant with over 300 employees and 10+ high-speed production lines.

Role Overview:

As our Plant Controller, you'll play a pivotal role in our continuous improvement environment. Your responsibilities will encompass raw material accounting, loss & labor analysis, inventory control, fixed asset accounting, spare parts management, cost control, and internal controls. You'll also lead a team of 2 direct reports and ensure an efficient monthly close process, rolling forecasts, and annual strategic planning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor weekly key performance indicators, ensuring accuracy and providing insights to drive business decisions.
• Track and analyze operational productivity projects, identifying variances and benchmarking against other locations.
• Lead plant cost accounting functions, including month-end close, variance analysis, and report preparation.
• Collaborate with plant and HQ teams to prepare and analyze budgets and forecasts.
• Enhance financial controls and processes to bridge gaps.
• Administer plant internal controls, coordinate audits, and support tax audits.
• Review monthly reconciliations for corporate consolidation.
• Proficiently extract data from SAP for analysis.
• Create and maintain SOPs, promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with various plant departments and manage local procurement processes.
• Lead special projects and drive lean and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• ERP systems experience, preferably SAP.
• Management experience over direct reports.
• Excellent attention to detail, multitasking abilities, and adaptability.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Resilient, proactive, and anticipates business needs.

Compensation:

• Salary: $135,000 - $150,000 per year.
• Performance-based bonus: 18%.
• Homeowner/Renter relocation assistance available.

Join our team in Salt Lake City, UT, and help shape the financial future of a leading global food & beverage manufacturer. Apply now to make a significant impact on our success.