Plant Controller-Fontanini Foods
About The Position
The Plant Controller leads all location accounting functions and provides financial leadership to plant operations, ensuring compliance with Hormel Foods policies and GAAP. The role reports and analyzes business results and provides management with clear insights into key performance metrics. It conducts financial and operational analysis to support decisions, identify risks and opportunities, and drive continuous improvement, while working with plant staff to safeguard company assets. The Plant Controller oversees office and accounting functions, including cost accounting, general accounting, payroll, fixed assets, accounts payable, inventory tracking, production reporting, and standard costing. The role also leads financial reporting, manufacturing variance analysis and planning, and development of accounting staff, partnering with plant leadership on operational performance and improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of manufacturing accounting experience, with demonstrated ownership of cost accounting activities or variance analysis.
- CPA or CMA certification, or progress toward certification.
- Experience supervising or coordinating a small team.
- Strong knowledge of inventory accounting, fixed assets, and period-end closing processes.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, or reforecast processes.
- Demonstrated involvement in process improvements or Lean/continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ability to translate financial analysis into operational insights.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, or otherwise authorized to work in the United States.
- Must not now or in the future require sponsorship for an employment visa.
Responsibilities
- Provide plant leadership with timely, accurate financial reporting and analysis, including weekly or period P&L estimates, quarterly reforecasts, period management reports, costing reports, operational activity reporting, and capital appropriation requests.
- Serve as the functional expert for key financial and operational systems.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and internal controls to safeguard company assets, including overseeing fixed asset audits, expense reviews, yield and supply variance analysis, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Manage and oversee office and accounting functions, including cost accounting, general accounting, payroll, fixed assets, accounts payable, inventory tracking, production reporting, and standard costing.
- Coach, develop, and mentor accounting staff, supporting their plant knowledge and career growth.
- Lead cost of goods sold (COGS) and manufacturing variance analysis to assess cost drivers and trends, evaluate the financial effects of labor and overhead changes, and provide accurate reporting to plant and corporate stakeholders.
- Partner with plant leadership to evaluate operational performance, identify process improvement opportunities, and provide financial insights for strategic and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Lead manufacturing variance planning for the Annual Operating Plan and quarterly reforecasts, including projecting key cost drivers, communicating assumptions, and analyzing changes affecting plant financial performance.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Discretionary annual merit increases.
- Bonuses and profit sharing.
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Stock purchase plan.
- Paid time off.
- Free two-year community or technical college tuition for children of employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
