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Plant Controller

CFS
  • Darien, WI
  • $145,000–$170,000 Per Year
1 day ago
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Job Description

Plant Controller


Salary: $145,000–$170,000 + 25% Short-Term Incentive + 20% Long-Term Incentive
Location: Darien, WI
Work Schedule: Hybrid – 1 day per week from home


Why This Opportunity Stands Out



  • Join a publicly traded, growing organization with approximately $722M in revenue and a strong focus on expanding power solutions for AI data centers.

  • High-impact leadership role overseeing finance and accounting for two Wisconsin manufacturing facilities.

  • Partner directly with Operations leadership to improve cost structure, productivity, labor efficiency, and overall plant performance.

  • Lead a team of approximately six accounting professionals with significant visibility across the organization.

  • Strong total compensation package with a 25% short-term incentive, 20% long-term incentive, and 5% 401(k) match.


Key Responsibilities - Plant Controller



  • Lead all finance and accounting activities for the Wisconsin manufacturing facilities, including month-end close, financial reporting, cost accounting, and inventory.

  • Partner with Operations leadership to analyze manufacturing costs, labor efficiency, productivity, and operational KPIs.

  • Oversee standard costing, inventory accounting, revenue recognition, production budgeting, and forecasting.

  • Maintain and strengthen SOX internal controls while ensuring accurate and compliant financial reporting.

  • Lead, develop, and support a team of approximately six accounting professionals.


Qualifications - Plant Controller



  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

  • 7+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including experience as a Manufacturing Plant Controller.

  • Strong leadership, cost accounting, standard costing, and variance analysis experience with the ability to partner effectively with Operations.


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Numbers & Facts

LocationDarien, WI
IndustryFinancial Services
Salary$145,000–$170,000 Per Year
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1994
Websitehttp://www.cfstaffing.com/

About Company

Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.

CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.

Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.

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Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Accounting Closeunmatched
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
  • Budgetingunmatched
  • Cost Accountingunmatched
  • Cost Analysisunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Controlunmatched
  • Financial Managementunmatched
  • Financial Reportingunmatched
  • Forecastingunmatched
  • Inventory Costingunmatched
  • Inventory Costsunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing Analysisunmatched
  • Manufacturing Costunmatched
  • Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
  • Network Operations Centerunmatched
  • Operational Improvementunmatched
  • Performance Metricsunmatched
  • Revenue Accountingunmatched
  • Revenue Recognitionunmatched
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)unmatched
  • Standard Costingunmatched
  • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
  • Variance Analysisunmatched

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