Plant Controller POST NUMBER: 306344
Vaco is hiring for a Plant Controller role in Shakopee MN
Direct Hire, Onsite
Salary: 115-145,000/yr Bonus
Position Summary
Responsible for direction of the accounting functions at manufacturing plant. To plan, organize, control and lead accounting function so that all financial reports generated reflect true financial performance of the manufacturing facility. Establish control procedures to safeguard plant assets and to implement administrative policies and procedures.
Responsibilities & Roles
- Oversee and monitor the functions for hourly payroll, accounts payable, customer billings, production, labor reporting and month end financial reporting.
- Review reports generated by accounting personnel and ensure their accuracy and timeliness. Prepare annual labor, capital and expense budgets.
- Monitor the plant’s performance against budget and analyze variances and recommend appropriate actions to process leaders.
- Establish procedures for periodic inventories of all plant assets and to ensure that plant records reflect all the assets at hand.
- Oversee the month end closing process and ensure that all expenses and revenues for the period have been accurately recorded.
- Evaluate projects in terms of their costs and benefits and recommend the projects that will offer the most return on investment.
- Assist department management in the development of methods and strategies in the controlling of plant expenses that will maximize return on investment.
- Facilitate continuous improvement by participating in planning, evaluation and implementation of ideas that contribute to that process.
- Develop, train, facilitate and lead staff to achieve their personal professional growth and maximize their contributions.
Employee Qualifications
- BS/BA Accounting – CPA or CMA preferred.
- 4-6 years experience in supervisory position.
- Good communication and facilitation skills required. Must be detailed oriented.
- Strong computer skills including Oracle Enterprise 1, Microsoft Office excel, power point and access databases.
- Familiar with a variety of accounting concepts, practices and procedures.
- Rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
- Perform on a variety of complicated tasks.
EEO Notice
Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com.
Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
Representation Notice
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring’s discussions with its Client, Highspring’s understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).
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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring’s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.
Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.