Senior Plant Controller Birmingham, AL, USA In-Office

Position Overview Join a highperforming manufacturing organization where you can expand your capabilities, make a measurable impact, and support sustainable operations. This role plays a critical leadership position within a multisite manufacturing environment, partnering closely with operations and leadership to drive financial excellence. Key Responsibilities Own and manage the monthly financial close process, ensuring accurate, timely results while driving ongoing improvements to reporting efficiency and quality. Champion continuous improvement initiatives, leading financial and operational projects from concept through implementation and review. Provide direct leadership, coaching, and development support to a seniorlevel financial analyst, ensuring high standards of accuracy, accountability, and growth. Safeguard the accuracy of the general ledger by overseeing journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and issue resolution. Direct cost accounting activities, including standard costing, inventory valuation, and COGS analysis, with focused oversight of slowmoving, excess, and obsolete inventory. Lead sitelevel budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling, delivering insights to support operational decisions and longterm strategy. Ensure adherence to internal control frameworks and regulatory requirements, and serve as a key partner in audit preparation and execution. Oversee financial performance and reporting for multiple manufacturing facilities, ensuring consistency and transparency. Act as a trusted financial advisor to plant and senior leadership, translating financial data into actionable business insights. Qualifications & Experience Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline, or comparable professional experience; at least five years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment. Strong background in cost accounting, inventory management, production environments, and endofmonth financial reporting. Demonstrated experience supporting regulatory compliance, internal controls, and internal/external audits. Handson experience with enterprise ERP systems required; exposure to large, integrated ERP platforms strongly preferred. Advanced proficiency in Excel (including pivot tables, advanced formulas, and data analysis tools) and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. Experience with financial reporting, analytics, or BI platforms preferred. Highly developed analytical, communication, and problemsolving skills, with the ability to balance competing priorities, meet deadlines, collaborate crossfunctionally, and escalate risks when necessary.