Plant Controller

Plant Controller

The Plant Controller serves as a key financial leader and business partner to the Performance Center Director and Operations leadership. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with corporate financial policies, GAAP, and SOX requirements while driving financial performance, transparency, and decision support. The Controller provides financial analysis, forecasting, and strategic insights to support operational decision-making and value creation within a manufacturing environment.

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Our Facility in Tulsa, OK manufactures state-of-the-art circuit boards for Aerospace and Defense.

Job Summary

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to reporting deadlines
• Prepare financial statements and supporting schedules in accordance with US GAAP and corporate reporting requirements
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations, account reviews, and variance analysis for all key accounts
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, including SOX 404 testing, documentation, and internal control effectiveness
• Coordinate internal and external audits, including support for audit requests, schedules, and issue resolution
• Ensure adherence to corporate accounting policies, procedures, and internal control frameworks
• Develop, document, and maintain site-level accounting procedures and ensure consistent application
• Lead annual operating plan (AOP), monthly forecasting cycles, and long-range financial planning activities
• Perform detailed variance analysis (actual vs. forecast vs. budget) and communicate key drivers to operations and leadership
• Monitor and analyze manufacturing costs, including labor, overhead, material usage, and production variances
• Support margin analysis and financial forecasting on a weekly and monthly basis
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support decision-making and business planning
• Provide financial insights to improve profitability, efficiency, and cost performance
• Manage all product costing activities, including standard costing, labor collection, and utilization tracking
• Monitor and analyze overhead rates, absorption, and manufacturing cost drivers
• Partner with operations, production, materials, and engineering to ensure accurate cost allocation and reporting
• Review and analyze manufacturing performance metrics to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities
• Ensure alignment between financial reporting and operational performance (cost matching and revenue recognition principles)
• Serve as a strategic business partner to the Performance Center Director and Operations leadership
• Provide financial guidance and robust challenge to operational decisions to drive value creation
• Support bid and proposal activities, including cost estimation, pricing analysis, and rate structure modeling
• Review customer and supplier contracts for financial impact, ensuring alignment with accounting policies and revenue recognition standards
• Partner with cross-functional teams (production, materials, supply chain, customer service) to support operational execution
• Manage capital planning, approval processes, and tracking capital expenditures
• Ensure alignment of capital investments with business strategy and financial targets
• Monitor financial controls related to cash, treasury processes, and site-level financial transactions as required
• Ensure compliance with corporate governance requirements for a publicly traded company
• Lead, develop, and mentor the site finance team to strengthen technical accounting and analytical capabilities
• Ensure team members are properly trained on accounting policies, SOX requirements, and financial processes
• Establish and maintain a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement within the finance function
• Support succession planning and capability development within the finance organization
• Responsible for protecting and maintaining all Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) appropriately to prevent unauthorized access, dissemination, or use of this information, documentation, or products; including authorized and proper use of such information in regard to marking, storing, transmitting, and destruction of data
• Support all visitors and security policies to protect ITAR/EAR/CMMC/CUI information, documents, products, etc. from unauthorized access by informing management immediately of any concerns
• Responsible for the proper handling and management of hazardous waste generated in employee's work area
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Regular and acceptable attendance is an essential function of this job

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and financial reporting standards
• Deep understanding of manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing, overhead allocation, and variance analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to interpret complex financial and operational data
• Experience partnering with operations, engineering, supply chain, and commercial teams
• Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and financial reporting tools
• Strong understanding of internal controls and SOX compliance requirements
• Ability to manage high-volume detail work while meeting aggressive deadlines
• Strong organizational skills with high attention to accuracy and timeliness
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic manufacturing environment
• Strong business acumen with ability to connect financial performance to operational drivers
• Ability to lead through influence, collaboration, and data-driven insights

Required Experience and Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 8+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience in a manufacturing environment
• Prior plant controller or equivalent site finance leadership experience
• Experience supporting month-end close, forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting
• Experience in aerospace, defense, industrial, or regulated manufacturing environments preferred
• Experience with government contracting accounting principles (CAS, FAR exposure preferred)
• Experience supporting audits with external auditors (e.g., Big Four firms)
• Experience leading finance teams in a manufacturing or multi-shift production environment
• Strong exposure to bid/proposal pricing, rate structuring, and contract financial analysis

Licenses, Certifications, etc.

• MBA, CPA, or CMA designation preferred

Work Environment and Safety Requirements

• Ability to work onsite per business needs
• Abiltiy to work onsite per employee's standard hours
• Office environment and light manufacturing environment
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Ability to travel occasionally

Pay range: $110,000 - 170,000/ year

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled

11616 East 51st Street

Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74146

United States