Plant Controller

Nichols Farms•Hanford, CA

59d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Plant Controller is responsible for driving efficient and accurate plant-related finance and accounting processes, systems, and policies; ensuring procedures comply with U.S. GAAP and is expected to own and continually improve our accounting processes, including review and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, production and cost accounting, and management of depreciation and amortization. The ideal candidate will be an integral leader within the Nichols Pistachio team, expected to provide financial and accounting leadership, communicate effectively with senior management and mentor and develop other Finance & Accounting team members. This role is also responsible for financial planning, reporting, forecasting, and strategic projects. A qualified candidate will be expected to conduct financial analyses to identify and understand business drivers, then communicate insights and recommendations to senior management.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, or related field.
Possess 5+ years of technical finance, FP&A, and/or accounting and leadership experience.
Working knowledge of manufacturing cost accounting and associated GAAP matters; experience in Agriculture, Food Manufacturing, or CPG is a plus.
Understanding of automated financial and accounting reporting systems.
Knowledge of accounting and finance compliance, month end close, general ledger, chart of account design, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
Skilled in analyzing financial data and preparing financial reports, statements, and projections within required deadlines, as well as in developing systematic and scalable solutions to support deliverables.
Robust and meticulous analytics and systematic thinking, with a keen eye for continuous improvement in processes and deliverables.
Outstanding verbal and written communication, executive presentation, organizational, and teamwork skills.

Nice To Haves

experience in Agriculture, Food Manufacturing, or CPG is a plus.

Responsibilities

Oversee financial operations at the plant level, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
Collaborate with plant management to analyze and optimize manufacturing processes, identify cost-reduction opportunities, and enhance profitability.
Manage the preparation and dissemination of plant-level financial statements, ensuring compliance with GAAP.
Conduct comprehensive analysis of production costs, material consumption, and inventory levels.
Facilitate and support, from a plant perspective internal and external audits.
Continually assess and seek to improve ERP and associated information systems, with a focus on improved integration.
Partner with cost center owners to ensure transaction accounting provides data necessary to monitor and analyze monthly operating results and explain variances against budget in actionable terms.
Review all month‐end, plant related close activities including general ledger maintenance, balance sheet reconciliations, cost allocations, and financial statements.
Drive key performance indicators and ongoing process improvement opportunities throughout the organization.
Understand and articulate department-level financials with variance analysis and explanations, department-level forecasting and budgeting, and assessment of key business metrics and drivers.
Efficiently compile, organize, and analyze complex financial information and raw data; interpret data to explain past financial performance and project future results.
Understand financial operations of the business and educate others inside and outside the Finance/Accounting group about the financial performance of their respective areas.
Independently manage other responsibilities, including ad-hoc analytical and strategic projects, and any other tasks as required.
Collaborate with plant-wide budget owners to ensure good financial decision-making, and to understand drivers and trends impacting their budgets.
Take large quantities of financial data and analytic results and condense them into a coherent story with clear, easy-to-understand conclusions and implications.