Site & Business Unit Controller (Manufacturing)

Position Summary: This is a key finance role in a well-established, $1B+ global manufacturing organization. It sits at the intersection of site-level execution and divisional / business-unit partnership. The BU Controller owns the plant’s financial integrity — close, reporting, standard cost, inventory, labor and overhead — while also serving as the primary finance partner who can explain plant performance to leadership outside the four walls. What the Role Does Financial close, reporting, and control Own monthly close for the site, including P&L and balance sheet account reconciliation (oversight and/or preparation).Prepare internal monthly financial packages and leadership slide decks. Serve as the primary finance contact for questions on plant performance and monthly results. Maintain appropriate accruals and support accuracy of the financial statements. Identify and implement internal control enhancements as needed. Support capital project justification and analysis; proper expense vs. capital treatment; maintenance of capex and fixed asset records. Planning and analysis Lead / support annual budget and quarterly forecasts for the site. Analyze variances versus budget and forecast (labor, overhead, price, production/absorption, and operational drivers).Provide forward-looking analysis — not only “what happened,” but what a change on the floor or in the product mix means for site and business-unit profitability. Costing, inventory, and product economics Establish and maintain material, labor, and overhead standards; update standards and bills of materials as needed. Own the integrity of standard costing as products are added, removed, or transferred into the site. Inventory management and the financial impact of mix, volume, and process change. Support cost estimates when volume or products move into the site (the Controller is a focal point for “what does this do to plant cost?”).Customer / product profitability support as needed; gross-to-net mechanics exist in the business but are not the center of this role. Partnership and transformation Regular presence on the plant floor: understand process, production changes, and projects, then translate those into numbers leadership can use. Partner with plant leadership and with other controllers / business-unit finance on performance, mix, and supply-chain impact. Bridge site results to business-unit leaders who do not sit at the plant — clear variance explanations, monthly story, and implications. Support major site projects (new lines, layout/footprint changes, construction or warehouse projects, new-product qualification) from a finance standpoint. Contribute a process-improvement mindset (yield, damage, cost of quality, operating discipline) rather than a purely accounting orientation. Ideal Background Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. MBA a plus. Progressive manufacturing finance experience (typically 7–12+ years), including standard costing. A mix of plant finance and FP&A / analytical work is often a better fit — early plant experience plus later analysis work, or the reverse — provided the person can operate on the floor and own costing. Demonstrated experience explaining plant or operations results to non-finance and commercial stakeholders. Experience in a site that has gone through change (new lines, product transfers, footprint or major capital projects) is highly relevant. SAP experience is a strong plus (implementation / integration experience even more so); it is not framed as the sole gate. Solid GAAP; IFRS familiarity is helpful in a global organization. Process and system documentation experience valued; SOX familiarity a plus. Strong communication and presentation skills. This person will be the site’s finance voice to a wider audience.