Plant Controller
Silgan Dispensing•Grandview, MO
•Onsite
About The Position
Silgan Dispensing is seeking a Plant Controller to serve as a key financial and strategic partner for our multi-site manufacturing operation in Grandview, Missouri. This role will lead plant-level accounting and financial controls while providing the insight and analysis needed to improve operational performance, forecasting, cost discipline, and decision-making.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- 7+ years of progressive finance/accounting experience, including at least 3 years in manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of cost accounting, standard costing, and variance analysis.
- Proven ability to partner with operations and influence cross-functional teams.
- Experience improving close processes, forecasting, and internal controls.
- Proficiency with JD Edwards (JDE) EnterpriseOne ERP, Excel, and business intelligence tools.
Nice To Haves
- CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead plant accounting, financial reporting, and control processes across multiple sites.
- Ensure accurate reporting of standard costs, production variances, and key performance indicators.
- Improve monthly close processes, reconciliations, forecasting methods, and reporting accuracy.
- Partner with plant leadership and Corporate Finance to turn financial data into operational actions.
- Analyze yield, scrap, absorption, labor efficiency, throughput, and other key cost drivers.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, product costing, and margin analysis.
- Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve margins across labor, materials, and overhead.
- Maintain strong internal controls and support internal and external audit requirements.
- Improve inventory accuracy, reserves, cycle counts, aging analysis, and working capital visibility.
- Evaluate capital expenditure proposals using ROI modeling and scenario analysis.
- Support long-term planning, ERP/data integrity improvements, automation, dashboards, and management reporting.
- Mentor finance and operations teams and promote transparency, accountability, and cross-functional partnership.
Benefits
- Opportunity to grow your HR technology career while supporting employees around the world.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
