Plant Controller

5 days ago


Mount Olive, North Carolina, United States Butterball Full time
Job Title: Plant ControllerJob Summary:

The Plant Controller is a key member of the production team at Butterball, responsible for overseeing and managing the financial reporting and accounting functions at our manufacturing plant in Mt. Olive, NC. This individual will be responsible for ensuring accurate operational, technical, and consultative functions, including yield reporting, managing budgets, variance reporting, inventory, and production-related research and analysis.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Leads, supports, and develops the plant production accounting team on best practices and new accounting standards.
  • Prepares and analyzes actual costs versus standard costs variance reports from several departments and reports financial results to management on a weekly and monthly basis.
  • Ensures accuracy and general ledger reporting of labor, yields, and variance reporting.
  • Drives the development of the annual operating budget plan (AOP) for the manufacturing plant, including the impacts of the plan on standard costing.
  • Conducts all accounting activities, adhering to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and Company procedures.
  • Analyzes zero-based budgeting (ZBB) trends, key performance indicators (KPIs) reporting, ad hoc reporting, and analytics.
  • Manages production accounting operations for multiple departments, including internal departmental variance reporting, general ledger journal entries, and reconciliation & analysis of accounts as requested.
  • Participates in weekly safety plant observations with senior plant management.
  • Gains a thorough understanding of plant operations.
  • Attends and participates in senior plant staff meetings.
  • Engages in capital development and project approval processes.
  • Oversees inventory reconciliation.
  • Develops and implements process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in production accounting.
  • Monitors compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements.
  • Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on financial goals and objectives.
  • Evaluates financial performance and recommends corrective actions as needed.
  • Conducts cost-benefit analysis for potential projects and initiatives.
  • Supports the Director of Production Reporting & Cost Analysis with special assignments and assists auditors in conducting internal and external audits.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required.
  • 7+ years of relevant accounting experience, serving in roles such as Accounting Supervisor, Financial Analyst, Staff Accountant, Internal Auditor, or similar.
  • 3+ years of managerial experience supervising and developing a team of accounting professionals.
  • Prior work experience in the food manufacturing industry, particularly in further processing is highly desired.
Working Conditions:
  • Work is performed in an office environment with telephones, personal computers, and printers.
  • The noise level of the environment is usually moderate.
  • Sedentary position with seldom to occasional lifting of less than 25 pounds.
  • May require standing less than or equal to 1/3 of the day.
  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 10% of the time.


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