Financial Controller / Plant Controller
$150,000–$150,000 year
On-siteSeward, Nebraska, United States
Job Summary
Lead the accounting function for a new dairy processing facility in Seward, Nebraska, establishing financial infrastructure from the ground up. Manage financial reporting, month-end close, general ledger, and internal controls while overseeing inventory accounting, cost accounting, and manufacturing reporting. Drive ERP implementation, optimize scalable financial processes, and develop operational KPIs to support executive decision-making. Partner with plant leadership to improve financial visibility and mentor a small accounting team. This newly created leadership role offers the chance to build a finance function for a growing operation in the beverage and dairy sector.
Required Qualifications
- Experience leading finance within a beverage, bottling, dairy processing, or other food manufacturing environment
- Experience as a Financial Controller, Plant Controller, Manufacturing Controller, Operations Finance Manager, Plant Finance Manager, or Manufacturing Accounting Manager
- Experience partnering with operations
- Experience taking ownership
- Experience building strong relationships
- Experience looking for ways to improve the business rather than simply maintaining the status quo
- Experience building the accounting and finance function from the ground up
- Experience partnering closely with executive leadership and plant operations
- Experience creating structure
- Experience improving processes
- Experience implementing systems
- Experience becoming a true operational business partner
- Experience leading the accounting function for a facility
- Experience with financial reporting, month-end close, general ledger, reconciliations, and internal controls
- Experience with inventory accounting, cost accounting, manufacturing reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash management
- Experience helping implement and optimize the ERP system while building scalable financial processes
- Experience developing meaningful operational reporting and KPIs that support better decision-making
- Experience partnering closely with plant leadership to improve financial visibility and operational performance
- Experience leading and mentoring a small accounting and administrative team
- Experience within dairy processing
- Experience within beverage manufacturing
- Experience within beverage bottling
- Experience within aseptic or UHT manufacturing
- Experience within food and beverage manufacturing
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