Plant Controller, Standard Bots

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or CMA preferred
• 5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience, with at least 2 years in a manufacturing or plant finance role
• Strong understanding of GAAP, cost accounting, and inventory valuation
• Experience partnering directly with plant and operations leadership in a dotted-line or matrixed reporting structure
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems -- NetSuite or similar a plus
• Advanced Excel skills; comfortable building financial models and forecasts from scratch
• Strong presentation and communication skills -- you can walk a Plant Manager through a variance analysis and present the same material to a CFO
• Comfortable working independently on-site while maintaining strong alignment with corporate Finance

Desirable

• We're looking for a Plant Controller to serve as the senior finance partner embedded at our manufacturing facility -- owning the plant's financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cost accounting, and working side-by-side with Operations leadership to ensure financial discipline is built into every operational decision
• This role reports formally to the Senior Finance Manager, with a dotted-line relationship to the Plant Manager. That structure is intentional -- it preserves independent financial oversight while ensuring close day-to-day partnership with the people running the plant
• Own the plant's full financial reporting: monthly close, variance analysis, and management reporting on plant performance
• Serve as the primary finance point of contact for the plant during external audits (RSM), providing supporting schedules and documentation
• Maintain internal controls at the plant level and flag risks or process gaps to corporate Finance
• Present financial results, forecasts, and cost analyses clearly and confidently to senior leadership -- translating plant-level detail into business-level insight
• Lead budgeting and forecasting for the facility, partnering with the Plant Manager on labor, materials, overhead, and capital planning
• Evaluate capital expenditure requests and provide financial analysis to support operational decision-making -- new equipment, additional shifts, headcount, and more
• Oversee cost accounting for the plant: standard costs, BOM cost accuracy, landed cost methodology, and labor allocation (direct vs. indirect)
• Analyze manufacturing cost variances (material, labor, overhead) and partner with Operations to identify root causes and corrective actions
• Own inventory valuation, cycle counts, and obsolescence reserve analysis for the facility, ensuring GAAP compliance and audit readiness
• Partner with Procurement on vendor cost analysis, tariff/duty impact, and supply chain cost trends
• Provide financial training and guidance to plant operations staff on cost drivers and the financial impact of operational decisions
• Build a trusted, credible relationship with the Plant Manager and Operations team -- you're their finance partner, not a corporate auditor