Plant Assistant Controller

Eagle Foods, LLC•Waukegan, IL

2d•$82,045 - $110,000

About The Position

At Eagle Foods we are builders. We are builders of brands, categories, and people. Eagle Foods enjoys a rich heritage with brands that have proven category leadership for more than 150 years. Eagle is a diversified food company producing and marketing sweetened condensed and evaporated milk, snacks and convenient meal solutions products. As a company, Eagle Foods is passionate about fostering an entrepreneurial spirit that boldly builds better people and better brands while focusing on the positive impact our company, our products and our people have on the world. Eagle Foods has a bold family of brands that consumers have come to rely on for decades, including Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk and Evaporated Milk, Magnolia® Sweetened Condensed Milk, PET® Milk, Popcorn Indiana, Cretors Popcorn, Helper and Suddenly Salad. Eagle Foods products are marketed and distributed across all U.S. retail channels, including grocery stores, club stores and mass-merchandisers, as well as foodservice and export, U.S. military, and private label business. This position will have responsibility to drive fiscal accountability and transparency at Eagle’s manufacturing facility. This includes but is not limited to: working with the operations and warehousing teams to build financial models that reflect the should and actual state of the operation and help identify improvement opportunities, assisting financial improvement projects at the plant when requested, assisting the annual loss analysis and budgeting process at the plant, performing financial modelling to validate plant improvement projects and company initiatives, and assisting the monthly and yearly closing activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business-related field
Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and Office
Highly motivated, self-directed, innovative and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense and resourcefulnessAdapts and thrives in a demanding fast-paced environment
Superior communication and interpersonal skills (verbal, non-verbal, written), with the ability to build relationships at all levels, both internally and externally
Possesses a high level of critical thinking and attention to detail and accuracy
Positive attitude and solution-oriented mindset
Operates with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information
Strong prioritization and time management skills
Experienced in using ERP systems
Comfort working in a manufacturing/plant floor environment.

Nice To Haves

CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Responsible for maintaining BOMs, variance analysis, and consolidated reporting
Special projects and ad-hoc reporting as required
Managing month end close of the general ledger
Collaborate in cross-functional capacity to meet business needs
Assist in development of annual operating plan and interim forecasts
Must be able to effectively express ideas and thoughts verbally and in written form in a professional manner including grammar, punctuation, detail oriented and spelling
Analyze actual manufacturing costs and prepare reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs
Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
Demonstrated problem solving, time management and priority setting skills
Develop financial models to assess plant operations and identify loss recovery opportunities & continuous improvement strategies
Provide financial analysis for management initiatives and plant savings projects
Analyze production costs and communicate results to the production managers
Keep track of labor cost, utilities cost, variable costs and fixed costs in order to compare budget and forecast vs. actual data
Assist the production manager with bill of material changes or labor efficiency changes
Use company tools to analyze industrial variances
Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices as stated within the policy
Follow all Safety rules & procedures by working safely and ensuring safety of others
Follow all food safety procedures
Follow all environmental protocols as applicable
Follow all sanitation procedures and work instructions
Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned