Plant Controller
Company: Oakland Plant
Location: Oakland
Posted on: June 24, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Overview The Controller is responsible for
direction and guidance for all plant accounting functions, in
accordance with corporate and GAAP guidelines. The Controller
prepares financial reports and renders advice & assistance to
management teams regarding the plant’s financial affairs. The
Controller works directly with the plant’s General Manager and
Senior Director Operations Finance to drive operational financial
performance. Provides oversight on plant financials. Directs and
leads the accounting department. Ensures Company assets are
properly safeguarded. Responsibilities - Directs and has functional
responsibility for accounting activities; provides technical
guidance, leadership, and direction to direct reports and
management staff regarding the financial management of the
business. - Oversees communication, implementation, and
administration of accounting policies and procedures essential to
the maintenance of adequate internal control of operations;
implements internal systems to improve efficiency of operations. -
Prepares and administers department budget; exercises general
direction over the preparation of the plant’s annual budgets and
capital expenditure plans; monitors performance against budgeted
targets; formulates and recommends specific courses of action to
resolve problems areas. - Directs the preparation and presentation
of the plant’s financial information to the General Manager;
ensures all data is accurately and uniformly recorded and reported
to properly represent the plant’s financial position. - Conducts
studies and analyses of internal financial data; interprets and
reports to management significant events and practices having an
impact on business operations. - Participates in the formulation of
short term and long-range financial goals and objectives; analyzes
financial aspects of strategies and plans and makes specific
recommendations which will result in cost reductions and profit
improvement. - Supervises maintenance of ledgers, inventory records
of raw materials, packaging, and finished goods and related
accounting reports, files and documents; ensures all accounting
functions are performed accurately and on a timely basis, in
accordance with JSOX. - Special and/ or annual projects will
require longer than normal business hours. - Represents the Company
in dealings with vendors and/ or government agencies, as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in
Finance or Accounting, or related field. MBA preferred. - Five (5)
to eight (8) or more years related experience; or equivalent
combination of education and experience in a high-paced
manufacturing environment. Experience in a food manufacturing
environment preferred. - Broad business experience, preferred
experience in cost accounting. Mastery of balance sheets, profit &
loss statement, and cash flow. - Ability to build relationships
with others, to lead and direct the work of others and themselves.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with Expert level skills in
Excel and Power Point. Knowledge of ERP systems and JD Edwards
preferred. - Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints
from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business
community. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills with
the ability to effectively present information to management,
public groups, and /or boards of directors. - Ability to define
problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions,
and make sound recommendations. - Must be self-motivated, results
oriented, possess a high degree of initiative and work well under
pressure. - Ability to select, lead, coach, influence, motivate,
develop, engage and retain a team of employees. - INDOAK
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Keywords: Oakland Plant, Jonesboro , Plant Controller, Accounting, Auditing , Oakland, Arkansas
