Plant Controller

Kerry Group • Crossville, TN

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About The Position

The Plant Controller will have oversight of our Crossville, TN and Greenville, MO sites which together employ around 100 employees. These sites belong to our Grill and Smoke Division, were we create condensed, natural smoke flavorings for our customers and brands. As the Plant Controller, you will partner with plant management teams on all aspects of the financial operations of both sites including but not limited to controlling and reporting plant costs; understanding and explaining plant manufacturing performance; identification of cost savings and operational efficiency opportunities and generally supporting Plant and Corporate Management to make timely and informed decisions concerning financial performance of the business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or similar.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a Plant Controller role within a manufacturing setting.
• Experience in strategic planning, investment analysis, capital management, budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, financial reporting, and managing fixed assets.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication, organization, prioritization, and time management skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Availability to travel up to 10%.

Nice To Haves

• Food or chemical manufacturing experience highly preferred.
• Proficient in SAP and accounting systems is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Partner with all members of the site leadership team to ensure ownership and accountability of financial performance, whilst identifying process improvement and cost reduction opportunities across all plant related cost categories (materials; labor; equipment; indirect purchases; and inventory).
• Present plant financial analysis and scorecard to plant and business unit management, with strong emphasis on Operational performance linked to SKU and Asset Productivity and Inventory/Waste Management.
• Preparation of all daily, weekly, period end operational performance reports with comments and recommendation for corrective action. This includes Plant P+L and Commercial Performance.
• Partner with the Plant Manager in the monthly presentation of operating results to business unit management, and future strategical decisions for the plant.
• Responsible for Month End period closing, and associated balance sheet management, accruals and purchase order reconciliation.
• Be hands on to ensure strong process adherence across the plant for all relevant metrics including, but not limited to Inventory Control and Risk Management, Cycle Counting Accuracy, Inventory Obsolescence, Vendor Payment Management and Customer Billing.
• Capital Projects Performance Reporting (linking in with Meat EUM Capital resource).
• Budgeting, Forecasting and Financial Planning.
• Project “Accelerate” Financial Management and Tracking (Kerry’s regional cost management and initiatives program).
• Participate in Gemba walks.
• All other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level