Assistant Plant Controller

Position Summary

We’re looking for an Assistant Plant Controller to join our Supply Chain Finance team. This role is a key partner to the Senior Regional Controlling Manager and plant leadership across our North East, PA and Westfield, NY manufacturing sites. 

The Assistant Plant Controller plays an important role in driving financial performance through planning, analysis, and operational partnership. This position is highly engaged in budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, variance analysis, and inventory management, while also helping to strengthen processes and improve financial visibility across the plants. 

Where You’ll Work 

This role is based at our North East, Pennsylvania location with financial oversight of the North East, PA and Westfield, NY plants. You’ll be part of a fast-paced, collaborative environment where finance and operations work closely together to drive results. 

What You’ll Do

• Analyze and communicate budget, forecast, and actual variances, providing clear insights to support decision-making 
• Serve as a finance business partner to plant leadership, helping to drive performance and accountability
• Partner with operations to identify and deliver productivity and cost savings initiatives
• Support month-end close activities, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting policies and internal controls  

Planning, Reporting & Analysis 

• Lead the annual budget process and support ongoing forecast updates 
• Develop and enhance reporting and financial models to improve visibility and decision-making  
• Support margin analysis across the product portfolio  

Process Improvement & Standardization 

• Help build and implement standardized ways of working across sites 
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline reporting and processes, enabling a shift toward more value-added analysis  

Capital & Strategic Support 

• Support capital project analysis, including ROI and payback modeling 
• Assist with new initiatives and system implementations, including data validation and reconciliation  

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Partner across finance, operations, and other functions to support key business initiatives and drive results
• Work closely with plant leadership to translate financial insights into actionable operational plans  
• Collaborate with procurement, logistics, and commercial teams to understand cost drivers and improve overall margin performance 
• Support alignment between plant-level priorities and broader supply chain and company objectives  
• Act as a bridge between finance and operations, helping to improve financial acumen within the business 

Who You Are

• A strong collaborator who can build relationships across functions and levels 
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team  
• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and continuous improvement  
• Curious and proactive, with a desire to understand the “why” behind the numbers  
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment 

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• 5+ years of experience in finance or accounting
• Interest and experience in manufacturing environments required 
• Strong foundation in financial and cost accounting principles 
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and varian