Plant Controller

Plant Controller – East Troy, WI

Celebrating 100 Years in 2024, Plymouth Tube Company is a fifth-generation, family-owned precision metals manufacturer. Our products include steel tubing, extruded shapes, and cold-drawn shapes. Headquartered in Warrenville, Illinois, we operate five plants in the U.S. and one in Germany.

We serve a diversified customer base in a made-to-order environment and maintain a highly stable business.

Our culture is guided by four core values: People, Customer Focus, Community & Environment, and Long-Term Orientation.

The Plant Controller directs and oversees accounting and finance operations for a single plant. This role manages financial and operational performance through month-end activities, financial reporting, and budgeting/forecasting. The Plant Controller ensures that accounting procedures align with company objectives and compliance requirements. This is a hands-on role for a proactive business partner who thrives on collaboration with leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

- Serve as a strategic partner to site leadership, proactively managing budgeting, forecasting, and business decisions.

- Provide timely and accurate financial reporting and analysis, including cost control, efficiency tracking, variance reporting, and cost forecasting.

- Maintain strong oversight of capital expenditures, especially during a major ongoing expansion.

- Analyze plant financials with business acumen to guide informed decision-making.

- Oversee internal and external financial controls related to assets (including inventory) and expenditures.

- Recommend, implement, and monitor performance benchmarks for financial and operational metrics.

- Lead month-end closing and financial reporting, including account analysis and reconciliation.

- Conduct monthly review meetings with manufacturing and finance teams to assess plant performance.

- Conduct monthly review meetings with manufacturing and finance teams to assess plant performance.

- Meet daily with the Plant Manager to discuss production and costing, including labor, materials, overhead, distribution, and inventory.

- Ensure compliance with accounting best practices, U.S. GAAP, and company policies.

- Validate bill of materials and costing to accurately reflect production operations.

- Safeguard the integrity and accuracy of financial data.

- Collaborate with operations on cost pricing, inventory evaluation, and supply chain optimization.

- Own the quoting process in partnership with the sales team.

- Actively participate as a member of the mill’s management team.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree required- in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or equivalent experience.

- 5+ years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

- Strong understanding of GAAP and cost accounting.

- Skilled in building financial models and conducting in-depth analysis.

- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced spreadsheet functions and data visualization.

- Experience managing large CAPEX projects is a plus.

- Adaptable team player with strong communication skills across organizational levels.

- Experience with ERP systems; Epicor knowledge is a plus. Ability to pull data from Access etc

- Proven experience managing teams or projects.

- CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Base Pay: $115,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- 401(k) matching

- Dental insurance

- Disability insurance

- Employee assistance program

- Flexible schedule

- Flexible spending account

- Health insurance

- Health savings account

- Life insurance

- Paid sick time

- Paid time off

- Professional development assistance

- Tuition reimbursement

- Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

- Will you now or, in the future require sponsorship to work in the US?

Work Location: In person