Manufacturing Plant Finance Controller

Shape the financial rhythm of our plant at Autocam/NNinc

As the Plant Controller, you are the financial nerve center for our manufacturing site. You will translate operational activity into clear financial insights, guide leaders with data-backed recommendations, and ensure the integrity of our month-end close and reporting.

A day in the life

• Start your morning reviewing prior-day production and inventory movements, flagging any anomalies that could impact cost or margin.
• Partner with plant leadership to walk through performance drivers—price, volume, scrap, mix—and align on actions to improve outcomes.
• Lead accounting team stand-ups, assigning priorities for close tasks, reconciliations, and variance investigations.
• Prepare and refine monthly financial statements, ensuring accuracy versus budget, forecast, and prior year—with crisp variance narratives.
• Oversee inventory accounting: schedule and validate physical counts, reconcile sub-ledgers to the general ledger, and resolve discrepancies.
• Advance continuous improvement: streamline close processes, strengthen internal controls, and enhance reporting clarity.

What you'll own

• Full plant month-end and year-end close, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and audit support.
• Financial reporting packs and variance analysis for leadership, illuminating trends against budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Inventory and cost accounting discipline—cycle/physical counts, valuation, variances, and policy adherence.
• Annual budget build and periodic forecasting in collaboration with operations and corporate finance.
• Review of general ledger activity and supporting documentation to ensure completeness and compliance.
• Adherence to company policies and the Quality Management System (QMS) and Environmental Management System (EMS).

Team leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop plant accounting staff with clear goals and constructive feedback.
• Prioritize daily workload, monitor performance, and review deliverables for accuracy and policy compliance.
• Provide coaching and training to grow technical depth and business acumen across the team.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and performance evaluations while fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related discipline.
• 3 to 7+ years of accounting or finance experience, ideally within manufacturing.
• Solid command of financial statements and the month-end close cycle.
• Hands-on experience with inventory accounting and cost analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and standard Office applications; ERP experience preferred.

Your strengths

• Analytical problem-solver with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Clear communicator able to translate financials for non-financial stakeholders.
• Organized and effective at juggling multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative mindset with a drive for process excellence and continuous improvement.