Division Controller - Manufacturing

Hood Industries, Inc.•Hattiesburg, MS

3d•$122,000 - $152,000

About The Position

The Division Controller – Manufacturing leads financial reporting, planning, and analysis for Hood Industries Inc.’s manufacturing operations. This hands-on role partners with manufacturing leadership, plant leadership, and corporate finance to improve profitability, manage costs and inventory, maintain accurate reporting, and support strong controls. The position reports to the Vice President of Finance and oversees six direct reports.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
At least 5 years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
Strong manufacturing, cost, and inventory accounting knowledge, including financial reporting, controls, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
Strong ERP and financial-system skills, with the ability to translate operating data into actionable financial insights.
Experience leading and developing accounting or finance professionals and building productive relationships across the organization.
Analytical judgment, curiosity, problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and focus on overall performance.
Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain results to non-financial leaders and collaborate across operations and corporate finance.
Strong organization, integrity, accountability, and commitment to improvement.
Ability to manage priorities and spend time in manufacturing facilities.
Consent to a background check and drug screen; employment offers are contingent on meeting background-check standards and successfully passing the required drug test.
If hired, provide documentation indicating legal right to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing experience.
Lumber, wood products, building products, or process-manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

Lead timely and accurate divisional and plant-level close and reporting in accordance with GAAP and company policies; oversee financial statements, journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations.
Partner with Corporate Accounting on consolidations, audits, tax matters, and accounting initiatives.
Lead annual budgets and monthly forecasts reflecting production plans, operating expectations, and market conditions; explain variances against budget, forecast, and prior periods.
Partner with plant leadership through operating reviews and financial models to assess risks, opportunities, and decisions.
Coordinate with plant leadership to analyze material, labor, and overhead costs, and the profitability effects of yield, recovery, volume, downtime, labor utilization, and purchasing costs.
Maintain accurate inventory quantities, valuation, financial records, and cost accounting in coordination with operations.
Evaluate capital investments using ROI and payback; monitor authorized spending, asset accounting, and post-investment results.
Oversee fixed-asset management, including asset records, capitalization, depreciation, transfers, disposals, and physical verification; coordinate property tax filings, assessment reviews, appeals, and timely payments with Corporate Accounting and external advisors.
Standardize accounting and controls across plants for inventory, purchasing, payables, capital expenditures, and payroll-related processes.
Partner with Technology and operations to streamline processes, improve data integrity, and support ERP, reporting, and manufacturing-system initiatives.
Develop firsthand knowledge of mill operations and constructively challenge assumptions to connect operating decisions with financial results.