Plant Controller

Innophos

$107K — $159K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance
  • 5+ years of experience in financial roles
  • Preferred experience in manufacturing cost accounting
  • CPA certification is preferred
  • Intermediate Excel skills and familiarity with JD Edwards is advantageous

Responsibilities

  • Manage end-of-month closing activities and account reconciliations
  • Conduct weekly/monthly variance analysis for manufacturing
  • Perform inventory analysis for various materials and finished goods
  • Ensure accurate budget recording of capital project costs
  • Prepare and post journal entries for financial closings
  • Reconcile and analyze essential accounts
  • Provide auditing support and financial advisory for plant leadership
  • Facilitate cross-functional meetings to align on financial objectives
  • Carry out additional accounting tasks as required

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage starting within 30 days of hire
  • Opportunity for performance-based annual incentive bonuses
  • Tax-advantaged health savings and spending accounts
  • 401k plan with company match and discretionary contributions
  • Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and personal days
  • Life and disability insurance provided by the company
  • Paid parental leave for employees
  • Fitness membership reimbursement program
  • Educational assistance for employee development
Full Job Description
The Plant Controller will be responsible for month end closing activities, account reconciliations, variance analysis, audit sampling & support the plant on inventory counts, expense analysis, any inventory cost related projects and fixed assets.

Key Responsibilities

  • This role requires a thorough understanding of Innophos' financial policies and practices. The Plant Controller is responsible for providing support for plant financial accounting and internal and external reporting.
  • Reviews process models and costing on products to ensure accuracy as needed
  • Conducts comprehensive manufacturing variance analysis weekly/monthly
  • Performs plant inventory analysis for finished goods, packaging supplies, and raw materials
  • Analyze capital project costs and ensure that costs are within the budget & appropriately recorded
  • Prepare and post journal entries for monthly, quarterly, and year end closings that include cut-off and invoice accruals, recording fixed assets placed in service
  • Reconcile and analyze key plant accounts
  • Provides plant-level support for internal and external audits
  • Serve as a key financial advisor for plant leadership
  • Facilitate regular cross-functional meetings with production, procurement and maintenance teams to align financial goals
  • Completes other accounting tasks as needed
  • Some travel will be required (quarterly)


Required Education and Experience

  • Undergraduate degree in Accounting/ Finance
  • 5 or more years of experience
  • Manufacturing cost accounting experience is preferred
  • CPA Preferred


Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Firm grasp of basic and intermediate accounting principles
  • Intermediate level Excel skills
  • JD Edwards experience a plus
  • Demonstrate the ability to meet challenging deadlines on a consistent basis
  • Ability to be a self-starter and communicate effectively
  • Respects and understands internal controls as defined in our policies
  • Can produce high-quality work regularly, paying close attention to detail


Benefits

  • Medical, Dental and Vision benefits which start the 1st of the month after hire
  • Annual incentive bonus eligibility based on individual and company performance
  • Tax advantaged health savings and spending accounts
  • 401k eligibility with company match and annual discretionary contribution
  • Time off: vacation, holidays/floating holidays, personal and sick days
  • Company provided Life and Disability Insurance
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Fitness Membership Reimbursement Program
  • Educational assistance program

The benefits set forth in this posting reflect Innophos' current benefits for similarly situated employees, are subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the applicable program policies and may be modified or discontinued by Innophos in the future (subject to applicable law).

$107,000 - $159,000 a year

The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to education, specific skills, licenses and certifications, experience, and training.

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