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Golden West Packaging Group Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. The Plant Controller is a partner to the business, building strong relationships and trust with cross-functional colleagues, including but not limited to sales, procurement, estimating, and operations, to drive growth and profitability. The position drives financial planning, forecasting and the budget process, assists with quarterly, annual, and long-range plans and targets aligned with strategic financial/operational objectives. Focus on key business drivers for long-term sustainable growth and the analytics to measure and report. Assessing and evaluating revenue/pricing, costs, and margin, advising on customer contracts.
Assures monthly financials are presented accurately and timely. Analyzes the P&L and operational practices to identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve quality, and create efficiencies. Monitors performance against forecasts and plans for all facets of the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow. Fully understands the cost structure of the business and conducts extensive product manufacturing, cost (project and expense), and ROI analyses; interprets results and trends, and identifies areas of improvement impacting sales, gross margin, operating profit, cost savings, working capital, depreciation of company assets, etc..
Supports business reviews by preparing presentations for both local and executive leadership. Develops ad-hoc modeling and analysis to support business decisions. Partners with cross-functional teams to develop tools that provide critical financial and operational information and KPIs that can be used daily, weekly, and monthly. Controls inventory and safeguards company assets. Responsible for accuracy of local inputs/transactions and financial statements. Partners with cross-functional operation teams on process improvements. Ensure assigned GWPG locations are always in full compliance with all legal and ethical financial practices.
Financial planning and forecast process, includes quarterly, annual, and long-range plans and targets that are aligned with strategic objectives. Enables effective processes for developing detailed and predictable financial forecasts/budgets by engaging local stakeholders, to identify areas for opportunities and risks.
Partner with Sales to bring proactive ideas to grow business and develop forward-thinking long-range planning analysis. Conduct client profitability reviews, including revenue/pricing, costs, and margin; identify anomalies and root causes, and develop action plans. Advise on new customer contracts.
Ensure monthly financials are presented accurately and timely. Analyze the P&L and operational practices, recommend cost reduction, quality improvement, and efficiencies. Interface with stakeholders and monitor performance against forecasts and plans for all facets of the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.
Conduct product manufacturing, cost (project and expense), and ROI analyses; interpret results and trends, and identify areas of improvement impacting sales, gross margin, operating profit, cost savings, working capital, depreciation of company assets, etc.
Control inventory and safeguard company assets, responsible for accuracy of local inputs/transactions and financial statements. Partner with cross-functional continuous improvement team on process improvements and savings tracking.
Prepare presentations, detailed analysis, operating metrics packages, for both local and executive leadership.
Special projects in collaboration with local leaders and finance leadership team.
Required Skills, Knowledge, And Abilities (SKAs)
Highly collaborative, hands-on leader with strong business acumen, working with all levels of the organization
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with ability to influence at all levels of the organization
Detail-oriented, analytical, and driven to deliver accurate and consistent results in a quick turnaround time
Performance orientation, how to help business improve EBITDA, top line revenue, customer retention
Strong problem-solving, gap analysis, and record of accomplishment of innovative process improvement
Demonstrates high emotional intelligence, understanding how people think and work and determines the best way to support them.
Strategic mindset with the ability to zoom out and zoom in, understanding how all the pieces work together
Agile and can work independently and collaboratively with others cross-functionally to problem solve and drive new and game changing solutions
Ability to be an effective team player, and may lead a team; self-starter with ability to positively persuade
Engaging trusted business partner to operations and sales. Provides excellent support while holding the line as needed on cost containment, control processes, corporate directives, etc.
Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
Effective at presenting to executive leadership, board members and external customers.
Required Education:
List minimum education level required to be considered for position and preferred or specific majors.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related business field
Required Experience:
(List minimum years and types of experience or industry required to be considered for the position.)
8+ years of proven financial leadership experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment, with focus on process improvement
Accounting software (Great Plains preferred) and financial analysis software
Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, Power BI experience preferred
Other desired but not required skills or experience:
(List any additional SKA’s / work experience preferred for success in this position but not necessarily required.)
Cost Accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
Experience with lean manufacturing/six sigma
Experience in the packaging industry Seniority level
Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
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Plant Controller
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Golden West Packaging Group 2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the
Plant Controller
role at
Golden West Packaging Group Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. The Plant Controller is a partner to the business, building strong relationships and trust with cross-functional colleagues, including but not limited to sales, procurement, estimating, and operations, to drive growth and profitability. The position drives financial planning, forecasting and the budget process, assists with quarterly, annual, and long-range plans and targets aligned with strategic financial/operational objectives. Focus on key business drivers for long-term sustainable growth and the analytics to measure and report. Assessing and evaluating revenue/pricing, costs, and margin, advising on customer contracts.
Assures monthly financials are presented accurately and timely. Analyzes the P&L and operational practices to identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve quality, and create efficiencies. Monitors performance against forecasts and plans for all facets of the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow. Fully understands the cost structure of the business and conducts extensive product manufacturing, cost (project and expense), and ROI analyses; interprets results and trends, and identifies areas of improvement impacting sales, gross margin, operating profit, cost savings, working capital, depreciation of company assets, etc..
Supports business reviews by preparing presentations for both local and executive leadership. Develops ad-hoc modeling and analysis to support business decisions. Partners with cross-functional teams to develop tools that provide critical financial and operational information and KPIs that can be used daily, weekly, and monthly. Controls inventory and safeguards company assets. Responsible for accuracy of local inputs/transactions and financial statements. Partners with cross-functional operation teams on process improvements. Ensure assigned GWPG locations are always in full compliance with all legal and ethical financial practices.
Financial planning and forecast process, includes quarterly, annual, and long-range plans and targets that are aligned with strategic objectives. Enables effective processes for developing detailed and predictable financial forecasts/budgets by engaging local stakeholders, to identify areas for opportunities and risks.
Partner with Sales to bring proactive ideas to grow business and develop forward-thinking long-range planning analysis. Conduct client profitability reviews, including revenue/pricing, costs, and margin; identify anomalies and root causes, and develop action plans. Advise on new customer contracts.
Ensure monthly financials are presented accurately and timely. Analyze the P&L and operational practices, recommend cost reduction, quality improvement, and efficiencies. Interface with stakeholders and monitor performance against forecasts and plans for all facets of the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.
Conduct product manufacturing, cost (project and expense), and ROI analyses; interpret results and trends, and identify areas of improvement impacting sales, gross margin, operating profit, cost savings, working capital, depreciation of company assets, etc.
Control inventory and safeguard company assets, responsible for accuracy of local inputs/transactions and financial statements. Partner with cross-functional continuous improvement team on process improvements and savings tracking.
Prepare presentations, detailed analysis, operating metrics packages, for both local and executive leadership.
Special projects in collaboration with local leaders and finance leadership team.
Required Skills, Knowledge, And Abilities (SKAs)
Highly collaborative, hands-on leader with strong business acumen, working with all levels of the organization
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with ability to influence at all levels of the organization
Detail-oriented, analytical, and driven to deliver accurate and consistent results in a quick turnaround time
Performance orientation, how to help business improve EBITDA, top line revenue, customer retention
Strong problem-solving, gap analysis, and record of accomplishment of innovative process improvement
Demonstrates high emotional intelligence, understanding how people think and work and determines the best way to support them.
Strategic mindset with the ability to zoom out and zoom in, understanding how all the pieces work together
Agile and can work independently and collaboratively with others cross-functionally to problem solve and drive new and game changing solutions
Ability to be an effective team player, and may lead a team; self-starter with ability to positively persuade
Engaging trusted business partner to operations and sales. Provides excellent support while holding the line as needed on cost containment, control processes, corporate directives, etc.
Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
Effective at presenting to executive leadership, board members and external customers.
Required Education:
List minimum education level required to be considered for position and preferred or specific majors.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related business field
Required Experience:
(List minimum years and types of experience or industry required to be considered for the position.)
8+ years of proven financial leadership experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment, with focus on process improvement
Accounting software (Great Plains preferred) and financial analysis software
Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, Power BI experience preferred
Other desired but not required skills or experience:
(List any additional SKA’s / work experience preferred for success in this position but not necessarily required.)
Cost Accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
Experience with lean manufacturing/six sigma
Experience in the packaging industry Seniority level
Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
Job function Accounting/Auditing and Finance Industries Packaging & Containers Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Golden West Packaging Group by 2x Get notified about new Plant Controller jobs in
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