Sikeston Finance Controller

The Magnum Ice Cream Company•Sikeston, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Factory Controller serves as the financial steward and strategic business partner for the Sikeston manufacturing facility. As the site’s senior finance leader, you will drive accurate financial performance, cost competitiveness, and operational accountability. This role is highly hands‑on and deeply connected to the heart of factory operations enabling you to directly influence reliability, productivity, and value creation across the full value stream. You will play a critical role within TMICC’s North America Industrial Finance organization, guiding plant leadership with data‑driven insights, rigorous financial governance, and a strong focus on continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
Minimum 6 years of finance experience, ideally in an operational or manufacturing environment.
Strong analytical capability with demonstrated success supporting operational or supply chain teams.
Experience with ERP systems required; SAP strongly preferred.
Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
Ability to work fully onsite in Sikeston and thrive in a hands‑on, operations‑embedded role.

Nice To Haves

CPA, CMA, or advanced degree.
Experience in Consumer‑Packaged Goods (CPG).
Background in continuous improvement methodologies (WCM, Lean, Six Sigma).
Experience in standard costing, inventory management, and manufacturing cost control.

Responsibilities

Lead daily, weekly, and monthly performance reporting across production, yields, labor, overhead, waste, downtime, and scrap.
Own full month‑end close for the Sikeston site, ensuring accurate absorption, inventory valuation, and well‑supported variance explanations.
Validate and monitor all cost center spending, manufacturing variances, and over/under‑absorption.
Develop and maintain annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and latest estimates with high accuracy and transparency.
Identify and quantify cost risks and opportunities throughout the month, driving strong productivity and savings delivery.
Support labor, overhead, capex, and sourcing initiatives with robust financial modeling and analytics.
Serve as a trusted advisor to the Sikeston Factory Director, department managers, and operations leaders.
Translate operational drivers into clear financial outcomes; challenge assumptions and guide root‑cause understanding.
Support TMICC transformation efforts, including process optimization, digital upgrades, and system enhancements that impact factory finance.
Oversee and validate all Cost Controlling activities executed by Supply Chain Financial Services (SCFS), including: Standard costing, Bill of Materials/routing validations, Product cost estimates, Production order settlement.
Ensure SAP financial data integrity across cost centers, product structures, activity rates, and inventory movements.
Maintain a strong internal control environment and ensure compliance with TMICC policies and audit requirements.
Continuously improve financial processes, reporting quality, and transparency to enable better decision‑making across the site.