Regional Controller

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

This position is a plant accounting oversight role for multiple manufacturing plants. The position also offers significant exposure to senior leadership and is a strong feeder role for future senior finance leadership, including Director-level opportunities.

This Regional Controller role, situated at our corporate headquarters, comes with the added opportunity to participate in cross-functional collaboration, finance systems and process optimization, and various analytics and business insights' analyses. Interested candidates can significantly grow while driving value by helping shape and strengthen our systems and processes, improving cross-functional workflows, and supporting operational and strategic decision-making across multiple corporate functions.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Regional Controllership Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and financial leadership for assigned plants or regions, ensuring accurate and timely monthly close, reporting, and forecasting
• Measure and record business transactions including General Ledger, A/P, Payroll, Inventory and Fixed Assets
• Ensure that all reserves, write-offs and accruals are timely and appropriate
• Review plant income statements, balance sheet accounts, and key operational metrics to identify risks and opportunities, and prepare monthly communications that summarize plant performance, including preparation of insightful variance analyses
• Support capital project evaluation, tracking, and post-investment review
• Challenge budgets and forecasts with an operational mindset to drive improved financial performance
• Partner closely with Operations and Supply Chain leadership to support profitability, productivity, and capital discipline
• Ensure adherence to corporate accounting policies, internal controls, and SOX and regulatory requirements
• Facilitate internal and external audit requirements at the plant level

Business Optimization / Process Improvement Development Opportunities

• Leverage data, analytics tools, and systems to answer key business questions and drive insight
• Identify and implement leading practices that improve forecasting accuracy, working capital management, and reporting consistency
• Analyze existing finance and operational workflows to identify inefficiencies, gaps, and opportunities for improvement
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to streamline processes, improve data quality, reduce cost, and enhance decision support
• Serve as a finance "utility player," supporting ad-hoc analyses and strategic initiatives for senior leadership

Two to three plant accountants will report to this position. Collaboration with plant managers and Operations Directors.

EDUCATION:

Required: Bachelors Degree (Accounting or Finance) or related field

EXPERIENCE:

Required: 5+ years progressive responsibility accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, with 2+ years of Plant Controllership responsibility

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Experience in manufacturing/standard cost accounting environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a process-oriented curious mindset
• Advanced Excel and strong overall MS Office proficiency
• Effective communicator, both verbally and written
• Strong planning, prioritization, and time management abilities
• Collaborative style with the ability to work cross-functionally and influence outcomes
• Operational mindset and a desire to drive plant level profitability and continuous improvement
• General ERP systems understanding, with Oracle E-Business Suite experience preferred

CAREER PATH / GROWTH POTENTIAL
This role is intended to be a launch point into broader finance leadership, with potential progression into other corporate finance leadership roles, including a Director-level finance leadership role in time.

LIMITATIONS & DISCLAIMER:

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the associate occupying this position. Associates will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.