Controller

SUMMARY

We have an exciting opportunity for a Plant Controller in Birmingham, Alabama with a global paper manufacturing company. This role will lead plant-level financial operations, including month-end close, financial reporting, cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and manufacturing variance analysis. The selected candidate will partner closely with plant leadership to drive cost improvements, support strategic decision-making, ensure strong internal controls and SOX compliance, and oversee capital investment analysis. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong manufacturing finance experience who enjoys working cross-functionally in a fast-paced plant environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the month-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Prepare, analyze, and interpret financial statements, including budget and forecast variance analysis.
• Maintain general ledger accuracy through journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and discrepancy resolution.
• Oversee standard costing, inventory valuation, and cost of goods sold, including excess and obsolete inventory analysis.
• Analyze manufacturing variances such as labor, overhead, efficiency, scrap, and rework, and partner with operations to improve performance.
• Lead plant budgeting and forecasting processes, providing financial modeling and insight to support business decisions.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements and support internal and external audits.
• Evaluate capital investments through ROI analysis, support CAPEX planning, and track project performance with plant leadership.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong background in cost accounting, inventory management, manufacturing finance, and month-end close.
• Experience with SOX compliance, internal controls, and audit support.
• ERP system experience required, with SAP strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, slicers, and data analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with reporting and financial tools such as Power BI, Longview, BOBJ, and Serrala is preferred; SuccessFactors experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and multi-tasking skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and meet deadlines.