Regional Controller

Silgan Containers • Chesterfield, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is a plant accounting oversight role for multiple manufacturing plants. The position also offers significant exposure to senior leadership and is a strong feeder role for future senior finance leadership, including Director-level opportunities. This Regional Controller role, situated at our corporate headquarters, comes with the added opportunity to participate in cross-functional collaboration, finance systems and process optimization, and various analytics and business insights’ analyses. Interested candidates can significantly grow while driving value by helping shape and strengthen our systems and processes, improving cross‑functional workflows, and supporting operational and strategic decision‑making across multiple corporate functions.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree (Accounting or Finance) or related field
• 5+ years progressive responsibility accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• 2+ years of Plant Controllership responsibility
• Experience in manufacturing/standard cost accounting environments
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a process‑oriented curious mindset
• Advanced Excel and strong overall MS Office proficiency
• Effective communicator, both verbally and written
• Strong planning, prioritization, and time management abilities
• Collaborative style with the ability to work cross‑functionally and influence outcomes
• Operational mindset and a desire to drive plant level profitability and continuous improvement
• General ERP systems understanding, with Oracle E-Business Suite experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and financial leadership for assigned plants or regions, ensuring accurate and timely monthly close, reporting, and forecasting
• Measure and record business transactions including General Ledger, A/P, Payroll, Inventory and Fixed Assets
• Ensure that all reserves, write-offs and accruals are timely and appropriate
• Review plant income statements, balance sheet accounts, and key operational metrics to identify risks and opportunities, and prepare monthly communications that summarize plant performance, including preparation of insightful variance analyses
• Support capital project evaluation, tracking, and post‑investment review
• Challenge budgets and forecasts with an operational mindset to drive improved financial performance
• Partner closely with Operations and Supply Chain leadership to support profitability, productivity, and capital discipline
• Ensure adherence to corporate accounting policies, internal controls, and SOX and regulatory requirements
• Facilitate internal and external audit requirements at the plant level
• Leverage data, analytics tools, and systems to answer key business questions and drive insight
• Identify and implement leading practices that improve forecasting accuracy, working capital management, and reporting consistency
• Analyze existing finance and operational workflows to identify inefficiencies, gaps, and opportunities for improvement
• Lead cross‑functional initiatives to streamline processes, improve data quality, reduce cost, and enhance decision support
• Serve as a finance “utility player,” supporting ad‑hoc analyses and strategic initiatives for senior leadership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees