Job Description
Plant Controller
My team is currently partnered with a $3B Manufacturer looking for a strong Plant Controller to join their business near Wheeling, IL. The organization is the world's largest manufacturer of products for their niche with over 10k products and a large network of industries as their customers.
Plant Controller Responsibilities:
- Serve as a strategic finance partner to the Plant Manager and operations leadership team
- Provide insightful analysis on plant performance, including cost, productivity, yield, scrap, and margin drivers
- Support decision-making on pricing, make/buy, capital investments, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Actively participate in plant staff meetings and operational reviews
- Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for the plant
- Prepare and review financial statements, variance analyses, and management reporting packages
- Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, corporate accounting policies, and SOX internal control requirements
- Coordinate internal and external audits, including walkthroughs and documentation support
- Lead the annual operating plan (AOP) process and periodic forecasts for the plant
- Analyze trends and risks, providing early warning of financial performance gaps
- Track key performance indicators (KPIs) and cost reduction initiatives against plan
- Oversee standard costing, bill of materials accuracy, routings, and labor rates
- Analyze and explain variances (PPV, usage, absorption, overhead)
- Lead physical inventory counts, cycle counts, and inventory valuation processes
- Monitor and improve inventory turns, obsolescence reserves, and working capital performance
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
Plant Controller Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
- 7+ years of experience in Finance
- Manufacturing Experience
- Public Company Experience
- CPA preferred
- Attention to detail
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience interacting with senior leadership
What's on Offer:
- Above market compensation
- Lucrative bonus potential
- Strong benefits (401k match)
- Gain global exposure from a leading, growing company
- Ample career progression
- Flexible working environment (2-3 days work from home)
Contact Molly Murphy Quote job ref JN-102026-7124092
Job Summary
Sector: Accounting
Sub Sector: Financial Controller
Industry: Industrial / Manufacturing
Location: Wheeling
Contract Type: Permanent
Consultant Name: Molly Murphy
Job Reference: JN-102026-7124092
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Wheeling, Illinois |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $160,000–$175,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
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