Regional Controller (Hybrid)

The Regional Controller, Manufacturing Finance provides comprehensive financial leadership over four facilities and acts as a trusted business partner to operations, supporting the annual budgeting process, monthly financial close and forecasting cycle, cost and inventory accounting, P&L generation and analysis with a focus on variances and KPIs, product costing, and project ROI analysis.  This position is broad-ranging and plays a key role within the Finance organization, while being hands-on and ensuring the successful execution of our plants’ strategies.  Areas of impact include working cross-functionally to provide financial reporting, insights, and analytics that drive cost control, productivity, and efficiency gains, supporting strategic initiatives, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement with the highest standards of quality.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a complete and thorough month end close process for four facilities in compliance with U.S. GAAP and industry-specific standards, including cost and spend reviews and reconciliation of plant related balance sheet accounts. 
• Adhere to sound internal control processes, improve any control deficiencies, and set the proper routines and processes related to internal controls; mitigate business risks as they are identified.
• Support the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting process, developing reliable and accurate cost projections while linking financial performance to underlying KPIs and standard costs to ensure execution.  
• Prepare and analyze daily, weekly, and monthly variance and KPI reports, identifying gaps, risks, and opportunities; support plant leadership in identification of root causes and ensure adequacy of corrective actions through continued monitoring and analysis.
• Use critical thinking and analytical skills to serve as a change agent and provide proactive ideas and tangible recommendations to increase efficiency and productivity while managing costs. 
• Analyze and reconcile monthly inventories, ensuring the accuracy of reported results, including aged inventory and required reserves.
• Respond to annual audit and various compliance requests as needed.
• Participate in and support a high performing culture focused on process improvement, delivering results, and value creation.
• Work with project engineering to develop cost/benefit analysis, including ROI and payback, for strategic capital projects.
• Support new product costing, ensuring alignment with operational parameters and inputs, comparable historical data, and profitability targets; provide advice and guidance on trade-offs to both Operations and Commercial. 
• Assist Director, Manufacturing Finance and Plant Management with ad-hoc projects as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field required; Master’s degree and/or CPA preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience within the manufacturing sector, cost accounting experience required.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and proven experience identifying and implementing internal controls.
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial and cost accounting processes and procedures in a manufacturing environment, including accounting for and maintaining inventory and generating standard costing.
• Experience in fixed asset and capital project tracking.
• Strong communication skills and a proven ability to develop business partnerships supported by rapport and trust with stakeholders.
• Strong planning and execution skills with demonstrated business, systems, and process improvement impact in previous roles.
• Team player with a collaborative approach, cooperative attitude, and ability to work across multiple departments.
• Energized by working in a fast-paced environment with an emphasis on meeting deadlines and addressing urgent situations.
• Extensive experience using and mastering financial systems, including ERPs and financial reporting platforms.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel and experience with financial modeling and analysis.
• Ability to travel 5%