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PLANT CONTROLLER THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING
A leading U.S. manufacturer and distributor serving residential and commercial customers
Largest, high-throughput site in Fort Mill, SC, partnering closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and Corporate Finance
Culture that values accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across safety, quality, delivery, and cost
Finance team with strong executive sponsorship, this role reports to the Corporate Controller and is a key voice at the plant LOCATION
On-site in Fort Mill, South Carolina, primary finance leader embedded with plant operations
WHAT THEY OFFER YOU
Visibility with senior leadership and a direct line to impact plant performance and profitability
Ownership of the plant P&L with latitude to build better processes, tools, and KPIs
Stability of an established manufacturer with ongoing growth and modernization initiatives WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT
Lead full cycle cost accounting for the company`s largest site, ensuring accurate standards, inventory valuation, and margin integrity
Own monthly close for the plant, deliver timely and accurate results, reconcile inventory, and produce actionable variance analysis
Partner with Operations on standards, BOM and routing accuracy, overhead rates, absorption, and continuous improvement actions
Build and maintain plant performance dashboards, KPIs, and daily management routines that drive cost, yield, and throughput
Lead annual standard reset, budgeting, and rolling forecasts for COGS, conversion costs, and headcount
Safeguard controls for the plant, cycle counts, physical inventories, and audit readiness, while improving processes end to end
Provide business cases for capex and productivity projects, track benefits realization, and support S&OP decisions WHAT YOU WILL DO
Manage standard costing, cost rolls, overhead rates, labor and machine routings, and production order variance analysis
Reconcile inventory across raw, WIP, and finished goods, supervise cycle counts, lead physical counts, and root-cause discrepancies
Close the month for the plant, prepare journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and a clean, well-supported audit trail
Analyze and communicate PPV, usage, yield, scrap, labor efficiency, and absorption, with clear drivers and corrective actions
Partner with Supply Chain on material cost trends, supplier changes, and inventory optimization targets
Build and automate reporting, including daily flash, weekly operational scorecards, and monthly executive packs
Coach a small plant accounting team or cross-functional contributors, set priorities, and elevate the finance operating rhythm
Ensure compliance with company policies and internal controls, recommend improvements, and standardize processes with Corporate THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS
Bachelor`s degree in Accounting or Finance required, CPA or CMA preferred
7 to 10 plus years of progressive plant accounting experience in manufacturing or distribution, fencing, building materials, or discrete manufacturing a plus
Deep command of full cycle cost accounting, standard costing, BOM and routing maintenance, and inventory control
Proven month-end close leadership for a plant, with strong reconciliation discipline and audit readiness
Advanced Excel skills, comfort with large data sets and error-proof models, experience with a major ERP, Power BI or similar is a plus
Track record influencing operations leaders, converting analysis into actions that move cost, yield, and throughput
Hands-on, detail-accurate, and urgency-driven, comfortable on the floor and in executive reviews
Strong communication skills, able to simplify complexity for non-finance partners
Largest, high-throughput site in Fort Mill, SC, partnering closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and Corporate Finance
Culture that values accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across safety, quality, delivery, and cost
Finance team with strong executive sponsorship, this role reports to the Corporate Controller and is a key voice at the plant LOCATION
On-site in Fort Mill, South Carolina, primary finance leader embedded with plant operations
WHAT THEY OFFER YOU
Visibility with senior leadership and a direct line to impact plant performance and profitability
Ownership of the plant P&L with latitude to build better processes, tools, and KPIs
Stability of an established manufacturer with ongoing growth and modernization initiatives WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT
Lead full cycle cost accounting for the company`s largest site, ensuring accurate standards, inventory valuation, and margin integrity
Own monthly close for the plant, deliver timely and accurate results, reconcile inventory, and produce actionable variance analysis
Partner with Operations on standards, BOM and routing accuracy, overhead rates, absorption, and continuous improvement actions
Build and maintain plant performance dashboards, KPIs, and daily management routines that drive cost, yield, and throughput
Lead annual standard reset, budgeting, and rolling forecasts for COGS, conversion costs, and headcount
Safeguard controls for the plant, cycle counts, physical inventories, and audit readiness, while improving processes end to end
Provide business cases for capex and productivity projects, track benefits realization, and support S&OP decisions WHAT YOU WILL DO
Manage standard costing, cost rolls, overhead rates, labor and machine routings, and production order variance analysis
Reconcile inventory across raw, WIP, and finished goods, supervise cycle counts, lead physical counts, and root-cause discrepancies
Close the month for the plant, prepare journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and a clean, well-supported audit trail
Analyze and communicate PPV, usage, yield, scrap, labor efficiency, and absorption, with clear drivers and corrective actions
Partner with Supply Chain on material cost trends, supplier changes, and inventory optimization targets
Build and automate reporting, including daily flash, weekly operational scorecards, and monthly executive packs
Coach a small plant accounting team or cross-functional contributors, set priorities, and elevate the finance operating rhythm
Ensure compliance with company policies and internal controls, recommend improvements, and standardize processes with Corporate THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS
Bachelor`s degree in Accounting or Finance required, CPA or CMA preferred
7 to 10 plus years of progressive plant accounting experience in manufacturing or distribution, fencing, building materials, or discrete manufacturing a plus
Deep command of full cycle cost accounting, standard costing, BOM and routing maintenance, and inventory control
Proven month-end close leadership for a plant, with strong reconciliation discipline and audit readiness
Advanced Excel skills, comfort with large data sets and error-proof models, experience with a major ERP, Power BI or similar is a plus
Track record influencing operations leaders, converting analysis into actions that move cost, yield, and throughput
Hands-on, detail-accurate, and urgency-driven, comfortable on the floor and in executive reviews
Strong communication skills, able to simplify complexity for non-finance partners