Plant Controller

Hoffmaster • Sparks, NV

5d

About The Position

Drive Financial Insight. Partner with Operations. Influence Performance. Are you a finance leader who thrives at the intersection of operations and strategy? We’re looking for a Plant Controller to serve as the financial leader within the manufacturing facility partnering closely with Operations, Distribution, Marketing, Procurement, and Finance to drive performance, visibility, and continuous improvement. In this role, you’ll move beyond traditional accounting responsibilities to act as a strategic advisor to plant leadership. You’ll help guide operational decision-making through financial insights, strengthen costing and inventory management processes, and support long-term planning that drives efficiency and profitability. Why This Role Matters Manufacturing success depends on strong financial insight and operational alignment. As Plant Controller, you’ll help bridge finance and operations providing the analysis, discipline, and strategic partnership needed to improve performance, support growth, and drive smarter business decisions across the facility.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the financial partner to plant leadership, collaborating with Operations, Distribution, Marketing, Procurement, and Finance to align priorities and drive business performance.
• Provide financial visibility into manufacturing performance, preparing and analyzing monthly plant financial results, including variance analysis and operational insights.
• Lead month-end close activities for manufacturing operations, ensuring accurate reporting of inventory, production costs, and related financial metrics.
• Strengthen cost accounting and product costing, maintaining BOM and routing accuracy while continuously improving costing methodologies and data reliability.
• Support new product financial planning, developing product cost estimates and partnering with Marketing and FP&A on financial analysis.
• Drive operational improvement through financial insight, working with plant leadership to identify opportunities that improve cost efficiency, productivity, and inventory performance.
• Develop and manage manufacturing budgets, partnering with operations to build labor, overhead, material, and expense budgets for the facility.
• Support capital investment decisions, preparing financial analysis and justification for capital projects and operational improvements.
• Partner on inventory management initiatives, helping define metrics and processes that improve inventory visibility and operational discipline.
• Support audit and compliance activities, assisting with the annual audit process and maintaining strong financial controls.
• Champion performance management systems, supporting corporate financial reporting and performance management initiatives.
• Lead and develop finance team members, managing and mentoring direct reports while building a high-performing finance function within the plant.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed