Plant Controller

Plant Controller Opportunity

If you are seeking stability and a track record of success, our client is celebrating their 50th anniversary, a testament to their enduring commitment to excellence in the industry. This progressive and growth-oriented manufacturing company needs a Plant Controller in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania who can drive the day-to-day accounting processes. Offering comprehensive benefits and relocation assistance if needed.

Responsibilities

• As a member of the management team this person must have the ability to work well with a management team involving internal cost accounting, inventory management, and financial reporting.
• Responsible for documentation of processes, systems, internal controls, and reviews against 'Best Practices' for operations, warehousing, distribution, and administration
• Oversee the accounting related to manufacturing in compliance with U.S. GAAP
• Manage the daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting functions including monthly financial statement presentation, annual budget preparation, lead the cycle counting and physical inventories, and coordinating year-end audit activities.
• Responsible for review of transaction and cost accounting accuracy.
• Conduct ongoing audit of transactional and master records for validity, workflow qualifications and cost impact.
• Provide business analysis, forecasting and budgeting for the manufacturing organization.
• Querying data from SQL databases to improve visibility to data for various company stakeholders.
• Responsible for developing and analyzing cost-of-goods information.
• Performing periodic costing studies on products / equipment.
• Ensure that production Work Orders by product SKUs are fully burdened with appropriate costs in compliance with corporate cost model, and the regular investigation, resolution and reporting of actual-to-standard variances.
• Maintain and make recommendations to improve the system of internal accounting controls as they relate to inventory and manufacturing.
• Responsible for ongoing continuous improvement of accounting and administrative functions.

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