King's Hawaiian
Plant Controller
King's Hawaiian, Georgia Center, Vermont, United States,
Reporting to the Senior Director of Finance, the Plant Controller will serve as a key member of the Finance and Accounting team. The Plant Controller will lead and optimize the execution of accounting, financial, and analytical functions associated with end-to-end operations across the various manufacturing facilities. This position will work collaboratively with Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Cost Accounting, Finance, and other functional areas to develop KPIs and project-based analyses to provide strategic recommendations to Leadership. This position will also interact with their leader frequently to receive guidance and feedback, but routine decisions within the general scope of the role may be made independently.ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESLead and manage accounting and finance functions associated with Manufacturing, Logistics, and Procurement:
Utilize SAP to develop and maintain process mapping to ensure the accuracy of financials in conjunction with cost accountingDevelop general plant P&Ls with drilldown capabilities to line-level and shift-level viewsPartner with Logistics in inventory management and analysis as well as 3PL transactions, reporting, and controlsAttend and participate in appropriate functional meetings with operations to provide financial perspective and analysisLead period (weekly, quarterly, annually) financial reviews of the business operationsProvide appropriate financial and management reportsCollaborate with Engineering to prepare, analyze, track, and shape our capital project allocationEstablish, maintain, and monitor appropriate accounting controls related to Operations and Cost AccountingPartner with Corporate Accounting to ensure proper timing, classification, and depreciation of Fixed Assets in SAP
Partner with Finance, Operations, and senior executives to identify improvement opportunities, develop quantifiable target metrics related to these initiatives, and implement tracking and reporting of outcomes
Assist in identifying improvement opportunitiesLead productivity, efficiency, and variance analysis reportingPerform project effectiveness and profitability postmortem analysis to compare actuals to plan
Collaborate with Cost Accounting to manage monthly accounting close functions to ensure the accuracy of financial statementsLead planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes (financial and operational) in conjunction with Corporate Finance team
Support development of cost center and departmental budgets and Latest Estimate forecasts (e.g. Overhead cost centers) with Operations LeadershipPartner closely with Cost Accounting to review and maintain the costing module and related bill of material, overhead, and labor setupPrepare capital budgets in conjunction with the Engineering team
Key contributor to financial and accounting systems within Manufacturing, Logistics, and other operations
Partner with D&TS to develop, implement, and upgrade systems as needed
Partner with Procurement to track commodities and impact to King’s Hawaiian P&L
Monitor and report on performance against projections
Provide financial support on special projectsRecruit, train, manage, and develop staff in the departmentPerform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of this roleBASIC AND PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE)Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. MBA, CPA, or CMA highly preferredAt least five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, with a background in managing accounting and finance functions, financial forecasting, modeling, planning, and managing financial statements requiredAt least five (5) years of experience performing and managing monthly closing activities requiredConsulting experience is highly valuedADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (JOB SKILLS, ABILITIES, KNOWLEDGE)Proficient in cost accounting, standard cost methods and systems, and inventory controlProficient in capital project management, manufacturing, inventory management, procurement, and logisticsSelf-starter with analytical and problem-solving skillsExperience with SAP and OneStream is highly preferredHigh proficiency in Excel and presentation creationExcellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact and share outcomes with all levels of staff (from executives to peer team members)Ability to travel up to 15% of the time to Corporate Headquarters in Los Angeles, manufacturing plants, and as other business needs requireAbility to work effectively in a dynamic work environment. Can manage priorities and work independently to make progress on multiple projects simultaneously. Flexible enough to shift priorities frequently as business demands changeAbility to activate and amplify aloha via King’s values of excellence, dignity, saying it like it is in a way it can be heard, and courage, along with curiosity, collaboration, critical thinking, and emotional intelligenceWe operate in a hybrid model where we are in the office Monday - Wednesday and remote on Thursday and Friday.King's Hawaiian is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our ohana.
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Utilize SAP to develop and maintain process mapping to ensure the accuracy of financials in conjunction with cost accountingDevelop general plant P&Ls with drilldown capabilities to line-level and shift-level viewsPartner with Logistics in inventory management and analysis as well as 3PL transactions, reporting, and controlsAttend and participate in appropriate functional meetings with operations to provide financial perspective and analysisLead period (weekly, quarterly, annually) financial reviews of the business operationsProvide appropriate financial and management reportsCollaborate with Engineering to prepare, analyze, track, and shape our capital project allocationEstablish, maintain, and monitor appropriate accounting controls related to Operations and Cost AccountingPartner with Corporate Accounting to ensure proper timing, classification, and depreciation of Fixed Assets in SAP
Partner with Finance, Operations, and senior executives to identify improvement opportunities, develop quantifiable target metrics related to these initiatives, and implement tracking and reporting of outcomes
Assist in identifying improvement opportunitiesLead productivity, efficiency, and variance analysis reportingPerform project effectiveness and profitability postmortem analysis to compare actuals to plan
Collaborate with Cost Accounting to manage monthly accounting close functions to ensure the accuracy of financial statementsLead planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes (financial and operational) in conjunction with Corporate Finance team
Support development of cost center and departmental budgets and Latest Estimate forecasts (e.g. Overhead cost centers) with Operations LeadershipPartner closely with Cost Accounting to review and maintain the costing module and related bill of material, overhead, and labor setupPrepare capital budgets in conjunction with the Engineering team
Key contributor to financial and accounting systems within Manufacturing, Logistics, and other operations
Partner with D&TS to develop, implement, and upgrade systems as needed
Partner with Procurement to track commodities and impact to King’s Hawaiian P&L
Monitor and report on performance against projections
Provide financial support on special projectsRecruit, train, manage, and develop staff in the departmentPerform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of this roleBASIC AND PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE)Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. MBA, CPA, or CMA highly preferredAt least five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, with a background in managing accounting and finance functions, financial forecasting, modeling, planning, and managing financial statements requiredAt least five (5) years of experience performing and managing monthly closing activities requiredConsulting experience is highly valuedADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (JOB SKILLS, ABILITIES, KNOWLEDGE)Proficient in cost accounting, standard cost methods and systems, and inventory controlProficient in capital project management, manufacturing, inventory management, procurement, and logisticsSelf-starter with analytical and problem-solving skillsExperience with SAP and OneStream is highly preferredHigh proficiency in Excel and presentation creationExcellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact and share outcomes with all levels of staff (from executives to peer team members)Ability to travel up to 15% of the time to Corporate Headquarters in Los Angeles, manufacturing plants, and as other business needs requireAbility to work effectively in a dynamic work environment. Can manage priorities and work independently to make progress on multiple projects simultaneously. Flexible enough to shift priorities frequently as business demands changeAbility to activate and amplify aloha via King’s values of excellence, dignity, saying it like it is in a way it can be heard, and courage, along with curiosity, collaboration, critical thinking, and emotional intelligenceWe operate in a hybrid model where we are in the office Monday - Wednesday and remote on Thursday and Friday.King's Hawaiian is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our ohana.
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