<p>We are looking for a highly skilled Controller to join our team at a manufacturing plant in Yankton, South Dakota. In this role, you will serve as a vital member of the leadership team, ensuring accurate financial management, compliance, and reporting. You will act as a strategic partner to the plant manager, providing insights to support operational decisions and drive business success. This position involves overseeing financial processes, fostering continuous improvement, and aligning plant-level financial objectives with broader organizational goals.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Oversee monthly financial closing cycles, ensuring accurate reflection of the plant’s profit and loss, capital base, and cash flow.</p><p>• Manage and direct physical inventory processes on a monthly basis.</p><p>• Analyze and interpret financial data to provide actionable insights that connect operational outcomes to financial results.</p><p>• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes for the plant.</p><p>• Monitor and enforce financial policies, practices, and procedures to ensure compliance and safeguard company assets.</p><p>• Supervise procurement activities while promoting company values and operational excellence.</p><p>• Develop and present detailed business cases for capital spending requests, including payback calculations and justification.</p><p>• Collaborate with plant leadership to establish and monitor budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics while driving accountability for financial targets.</p><p>• Champion cost reduction initiatives, continuous improvement efforts, and lean manufacturing processes.</p><p>• Act as the liaison between plant-level and corporate finance teams to ensure transparency and alignment in reporting and decision-making.</p>
