Plant Controller

Truity Partners · Trenton, New Jersey

FULL TIME

Job Description

Plant Controller

Location

Trenton, NJ

Schedule:

Hybrid – 3 days onsite/2 days remote

Position Summary

The Plant Controller will serve as the hands-on finance and accounting lead for the Trenton manufacturing site, with primary responsibility for cost accounting, inventory/plant controlling, technical accounting, and operational finance. This role will partner closely with Operations while remaining directly involved in day-to-day financial processes and execution. The ideal candidate has experience both driving process improvements and personally executing the work in a growing, evolving manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Own cost accounting and plant controlling, including labor, overhead, inventory, productivity, and manufacturing variances.

Manage inventory accounting and controls, including planning, tracking, physical inventory, and revaluation.

Perform hands-on technical accounting activities, including accruals, journal entries, ledger activity, reconciliations, and consolidation entries.

Partner with Operations on budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and variance analysis.

Analyze shop-floor costs, labor/overhead rates, productivity, profitability, and other key operational drivers.

Provide onsite support for localized procurement, CapEx, and inventory planning and tracking, and serve as the local point of contact for the annual physical inventory count.

Prepare reports for the Operations team, providing visibility into cost and productivity versus plan and insightful commentary on operational drivers of variances.

Drive and implement improvements to processes, reporting, and forecasting while remaining hands-on with day-to-day execution. Leveraging AI and automations where appropriate.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

5+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience

Minimum 5 years of manufacturing or plant-based accounting/finance experience

Strong experience with cost accounting and inventory/plant controlling

Strong foundation in technical accounting, GL, month-end close, and financial reporting

Experience with budgeting, forecasting, operational analysis, and variance reporting

Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements while remaining hands-on with execution

Strong Excel skills and experience working with large data sets

Oracle, Sage, or comparable ERP experience preferred

Compensation

: $125,000–$150,000 base + annual bonus.

Compensation is based on experience and overall fit

The client may be open to flexibility above the stated range for highly qualified candidates

Company	Truity Partners
Location	Trenton, New Jersey
Type	FULL TIME
Niche	None

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Plant Controller

Job Description

Location

Schedule:Hybrid – 3 days onsite/2 days remotePosition Summary

Drive and implement improvements to processes, reporting, and forecasting while remaining hands-on with day-to-day execution. Leveraging AI and automations where appropriate.Qualifications

5+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience

Minimum 5 years of manufacturing or plant-based accounting/finance experience

Strong experience with cost accounting and inventory/plant controlling

Strong Excel skills and experience working with large data sets

Compensation is based on experience and overall fit

Schedule:

Hybrid – 3 days onsite/2 days remote

Position Summary

Drive and implement improvements to processes, reporting, and forecasting while remaining hands-on with day-to-day execution. Leveraging AI and automations where appropriate.

Qualifications