About the roleThe Plant Controller is the key finance partner for the Factory Leadership Team, helping drive operational excellence, cost competitiveness, and overall value creation. This role works closely with cross-functional partners, adapting quickly to shifting business needs and offering clear financial guidance along the way.
They maintain strong financial controls and administrative processes to ensure all transactions are accurate, compliant, and reflective of the true financial health of the site. Reliable, transparent reporting is essential to supporting business goals, enabling growth, and sustaining our competitive edge in the market.
Your responsibilities- Lead the site's budgeting and forecasting process, making sure plans stay aligned with real production needs and operational trends.
- Keep visibility on factory costs and performance, calling out what's on track, what's not, and where we can improve.
- Run monthly performance reviews and track key metrics like OEE, cost per unit, waste, and productivity.
- Support continuous-improvement and productivity initiatives by validating savings and ensuring financial impact is measurable.
- Own the site's Capex process-from business case creation to tracking, cash flow timing, and ROI follow-up.
- Maintain strong financial controls and help the site stay audit-ready.
- Partner closely with leaders in operations, engineering, supply chain, and planning to guide decisions with clear financial insights.
- Coach and support finance team members while participating in regional finance forums and improvement communities.
The experience we're looking for- 10-15 years of finance experience in public or multinational settings, including 2-3 years in a plant environment.
- Degree in Accounting/Finance (MBA, CPA, or CA preferred) with strong IFRS knowledge.
- Strong grasp of accounting standards, regulations, and internal controls, with the ability to keep the site compliant while staying practical and business-focused.
- Trusted finance partner who builds relationships across teams and is seen as a go-to expert for guidance and problem-solving.
- Clear, confident communicator who can explain financial topics in a straightforward way and work openly with auditors.
- Experience leading financial reporting, improving processes, and driving productivity across a plant or manufacturing environment.
- Ability to stay calm and decisive under pressure while supporting a collaborative, team-driven culture.
- Broad background in FP&A, IFRS, cost accounting, tax, transfer pricing, reporting, and financial management.
- Open to future work locations in Evansville, IN, Zeeland, MI, and/or Parsippany, NJ, highly prefered.
The skills for successBusiness accumen, Investment Analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting, Project Management, Improve business processes, Accounting principles, Financial Reporting, Internal controls, Financial analysis and reporting, Stakeholder engagement and influence, Strategic thinking, Risk management, Relationship management.
What we offerWith inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.
Salary RangeUSD $142,000.00 - $212,000.00
Pay TransparencyThe base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year.Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick and Company recognized holidays; a 401(k) plan; 16-week paid parental leave or 26 weeks for the birthing parent; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; discounts; and much more. Our compensation and benefits packages aim to give our talent the reward, protection, and peace of mind they deserve.
