Plant Controller

• Location: Daingerfield, Texas
• Type: Dallas:Fin/Acct/HR:Direct Hire
• Job #10226

Financial Controller 10226
Position Summary
We are seeking a high-performing Financial Controller to lead and develop the Accounting Department for our client’s manufacturing operations. This is a key leadership role responsible for establishing accounting processes, ensuring compliance with GAAP, and delivering timely, accurate financial reporting. The ideal candidate will be able to balance strategic oversight with hands-on execution—capable of getting into the details of the monthly close, reconciliations, and reporting while bringing up the department to support long-term growth.

The successful candidate will bring a solid understanding of manufacturing accounting, a passion for building and maintaining processes, and a commitment to accountability and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities
Accounting & Financial Stewardship

• Oversee and execute all plant-level accounting operations, including full-cycle general ledger maintenance and entries.
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes to deliver accurate and timely financial statements.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies, U.S. GAAP, and audit requirements.
• Maintain and enforce internal controls across plant accounting functions.
• Prepare supporting schedules and documentation for external and internal audits.
• Oversee up to two staff members, who support the team in execution on accurate transaction processing and basic workflows.

Reporting & Analysis

• Provide complete, accurate plant-level financial statements with accompanying detailed variance analyses.
• Deliver monthly reporting packages to corporate finance and plant leadership.
• Monitor and explain variances in operating expenses, labor, materials, and overhead, in support of the Operational Plant Controller.
• Ensure data integrity in ERP and other financial systems to support decision-making.
• Identify and implement improvements and efficiencies to financial processes, systems, and reporting.

Inventory & Cost Accounting

• Execute on accurate accounting for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
• Coordinate with operations controller on cycle counts, annual physical inventories, and reconciliation of discrepancies.
• Coordinate with operations controller to identify inaccuracies and identify operational process improvements to support the financial reporting
• Maintain accurate standard costs in ERP; monitor cost variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Partner with operations controller to ensure accuracy across RM, WIP, and finished goods, as well as physical counts and costing.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Compliance Support

• Lead plant-level budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Provide accurate cost and spending data to support financial planning.
• Provide capital expenditure tracking and compliance with corporate approval policies.
• Provide financial insight into investment or cost-reduction initiatives.

Operational Partnership & Strategic Support

• Work with operations controller and operations leaders to ensure timely and accurate capture of production and efficiency metrics.
• Translate operational results into financial impacts to ensure plant leadership has visibility into performance drivers.
• Drive initiatives to improve EBITDA, cash-flow, and working capital performance.
• Partner cross-functionally to strengthen accountability for costs, variances, and inventory accuracy, utiliziing KPI dashboards and actionable insights.
• Partner cross-functionally to track and forecast manufacturing costs, headcount, capex, and operational metrics.
• Contribute to upholding accountability across operational and financial processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA/CMA preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience, with at least 3 years in a manufacturing environment.  Food manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Strong accounting skills and a proven track record in month-end close, reconciliations, and controls.
• Knowledge of cost accounting, inventory management, and operational finance.
• Experience with ERP systems (Sage 100 or similar) and strong Excel/data analysis skills.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills.

Success in This Role
The Financial Controller will be successful if they:

• Deliver accurate and timely financial statements monthly.
• Maintain strong internal controls and compliance with corporate policies and GAAP.
• Provide clear financial visibility into plant performance, supporting the operational controller.
• Serve as a trusted partner to operations, ensuring that plant metrics are reliable and actionable.
• Champion a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement within the plant.