Plant Controller

Plant Controller

Ocean Spray Cranberries is looking for a new Plant Controller to join our Finance team! In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the financial operations and performance of a designated manufacturing plant. Your focus will be on managing the plant's budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial information. You will collaborate closely with the plant management team to review budget proposals, advise about insurance needs, and serve as a key member of plant leadership. Additionally, you will manage the plant Finance team, develop positive employee relations, and provide reports to Finance leadership on plant performance.

A day in the life...

• Prepare reports that summarize and forecast company business activity and financial position in a manufacturing expense organization.
• Directs preparation of budgets, reviews budget proposals, and prepares necessary supporting documentation and justification.
• Advise management about insurance coverage for protection against property losses and potential liabilities.
• Direct determination of depreciation rates to apply to capital assets.
• Provides management with timely reviews of an organization's financial status and progress in its various programs and activities. Coordinate the month-end and year-end closing process.
• Manage the Finance Department.
• Serve as a key member of the plant leadership team in developing the plant's strategic direction, establishing priorities, and allocating resources.
• Work effectively with plant functional managers to develop and maintain a positive employee relations environment.
• Accountability for financial support and follow up of capital projects.
• Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned or per each location's needs
• Performs month-end closing activities including journal entry preparation or review, and general ledger account reviews to ensure accurate representation of plant or receiving station results.
• Assists with the periodic review of inventory and fixed assets records, including supporting physical counts and observations.
• Responsible for monthly reporting of plant cost savings initiatives (CSIs), and working with CSI project leaders to establish project savings measurement.
• Participates in plant initiatives to support safety, quality, and operations objectives.
• Reviews production order variances and material loss reporting and communicates improvement opportunities to plant management.
• Reviews quarter end and fiscal year end activities including balance sheet account reconciliations and other activities as requested by the Corporate Accounting team. Identifies inaccuracies and directs correction of problem areas.
• Provides recommendations for process improvements to the month end closing process, and other routine monthly, quarterly and annual processes.
• Completes or reviews monthly FP&A activities including variance reporting, business scorecard reporting, presentations, and IBP forecasting.
• Provides full support to local plant and receiving station teams for any "boots on the ground" activities requiring Finance involvement.
• Supports the annual operating plan (AOP) process including performing calculations of budget amounts, providing support to business partners, reviewing BOM changes, and reviewing budget for variances against established baselines or targets.
• Provide business analysis and support to plant & receiving operations as required.
• Coordinates the annual property taxes process and reporting

What we are looking for :

Education :

Bachelor's or University Degree (Required)

Work Experience :

At least 5 Years of Experience

Benefits :

Who we are :

You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what's better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future. Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values :

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.