Plant Controller
423 South Pottsville Pike Shoemakersville, PA 19555 US
Job Description
The ideal candidate will be responsible for applying generally accepted accounting principles and procedures to analyze and own financial information and related projects. Prepare accurate and timely journal entries and schedules and ensure appropriate accounting control procedures are in place.
Responsibilities
- Timely, accurately and appropriately record and analyze revenues and expenses associated with assigned locations and account. This is demonstrated by full ownership of assigned areas.
- Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close processes
- Establish and monitor the implementation and maintenance of accounting control procedures.
- Compile and analyze financial information to prepare all monthly and quarterly account reconciliation assigned
- Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures
- Prepare financial management reports as assigned, on time, in a complete and final fashion.
- Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities
- Evaluate and advise on business operations including revenue and expenditure trends, financial commitments and future revenues
- Collect and analyze financial information to recommend or provide strategic recommendations and maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and minimum of 3-5 years accounting or finance experience.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel is required (pivot tables, formulas, v-lookups, macros),
- Experience using JD Edwards software desired.
- Exposure to manufacturing operations is highly preferred.
- Previous public accounting or mid to large company experience a plus.
- Sound ability to analyze and tell the story/present financial information to different audience levels who may not be familiar with accounting terms and jargon.
- Strategically minded with the ability to effortlessly deliver data-driven explanations.
- Adept in planning and execution to ensure success in multiple areas including meeting deadlines.
Meet Your Recruiter
Chris Chaput
Recruiting Manager
Chris Chaput is a Recruiting Manager of Top Stack's Finance & Accounting Direct Hire Division based out of Philadelphia, PA. Originally a Maine native, Chris joined the staffing world in 2018 when he and his wife moved to PA to be closer to her family. He was promoted in 2020 to an executive search group, after being ranked in the Top 30 direct hire recruiters in their professional search division.
Chris was drawn into this industry by the freedom to control his own destiny and the reward of helping make a great match. He relishes in building relationships with his clients and candidates and views this business more as a relationships-based business more than sales. He lives by the motto "No one wants to be sold anything, they want to make an informed buying decision" and he helps his clients and candidates do just that every day.
His major goal in life is to provide more for his family than he grew up with, that has been what has motivated him his entire career. His deep appreciation for family originated from what his parents provided him growing up. In addition to his wife and three children, he has a dog named Baxter, and two cats named Frank and Murr.
During Chris's personal time he loves to travel, game, and play corn hole every Wednesday night at a local league.
