Plant Controller

Nortek•Oklahoma City, OK

11d

About The Position

The Plant Controller leads accounting, financial reporting, inventory and cost accounting, and plant-level internal controls across the OKCN and OKCS manufacturing locations. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, the role is accountable for accurate and timely closes, balance-sheet integrity, compliant inventory and cost accounting, and consistent execution of company policies and SOX controls. The Plant Controller leads the plant accounting team and partners with Operations, Supply Chain, FP&A, and Operations Finance. FP&A retains ownership of budgets and forecasts, while Operations Finance leads cross-site margin and performance-improvement initiatives. The role implements the accounting, technical, SOX, audit, and compliance framework established by the Corporate Controller at the manufacturing sites. Success in the role includes accurate and timely closes, complete balance-sheet reconciliations, consistent control execution with complete supporting evidence, reliable inventory and cost accounting, effective audit support and remediation, and accounting and control readiness across both locations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; an Accounting degree is preferred.
Six or more years of progressive accounting experience, including manufacturing and cost accounting.
Experience leading complex closes and reviewing journal entries and account reconciliations.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, inventory accounting, standard costing, reserves, and manufacturing variances.
Experience executing or supporting internal controls.
Demonstrated success leading and developing an accounting team.
Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Proficiency with ERP and financial reporting systems and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Nice To Haves

Public-company or SOX experience is strongly preferred.
CPA, CMA, or MBA.
Prior Plant Controller, Assistant Controller, or manufacturing accounting leadership experience.
Multi-site manufacturing, new-site launch, plant expansion, or ERP implementation experience.
Experience with Infor/SyteLine, Planful, or comparable systems.

Responsibilities

Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual closes for both manufacturing locations in accordance with the corporate close calendar.
Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, reserves, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules for accuracy and completeness.
Maintain balance-sheet integrity and ensure appropriate transaction cut-off across inventory, receiving, accounts payable, payroll, fixed assets, and inter-site activity.
Explain significant balance-sheet and income-statement movements and coordinate reporting and technical accounting matters with Corporate Accounting.
Own inventory accounting, reconciliations, and related controls across both sites.
Oversee cycle counts and physical inventories, including adjustment review, root-cause documentation, and corrective-action follow-up.
Ensure standard costs, bills of material, routings, labor and overhead rates, reserves, and inventory master data are appropriately reflected in financial records.
Analyze manufacturing variances and partner with Operations and Supply Chain to resolve transaction, process, and master-data issues.
Implement and sustain plant-level SOX and internal controls established by Corporate Accounting.
Ensure controls are performed on time and supporting evidence is accurate, complete, and retained.
Identify and escalate control gaps and recurring exceptions; coordinate corrective actions and monitor remediation.
Serve as the primary plant accounting contact for internal and external audits, walkthroughs, and control testing.
Establish accounting processes, controls, system configuration, and close readiness for the new location.
Ensure both sites are incorporated into reporting calendars, reconciliations, approval workflows, and applicable control processes.
Lead, develop, and cross-train the plant accounting team, establishing clear ownership, review standards, escalation expectations, and backup coverage.
Simplify, standardize, and automate recurring accounting, reconciliation, and control processes.
Provide accurate actuals and accounting inputs to FP&A, which owns budgets, forecasts, planning, and forward-looking reporting.
Ensure reliable underlying accounting data for Operations Finance cross-site margin, productivity, working-capital, KPI, and decision-support initiatives.
Provide accounting oversight to Operations and Supply Chain and identify financial and control implications of their operational processes and corrective actions.