Plant Controller
1050 Westlakes Dr Wlmg, VA 23185 US
Job Description
What You’ll Do
- Serve as the finance business partner to plant leadership—providing insights, recommendations, and financial rigor to improve efficiency and profitability.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and monthly close activities.
- Analyze factory administration costs, standard cost, manufacturing variances, purchase price variances and other manufacturing costs and work with Plant contacts on Departmental Expense Analysis and on action plans for improving cost performance.
- Translate operational performance into clear financial metrics, KPIs, and actionable insights.
- Partner across operations, engineering, and leadership to identify cost savings and process improvements.
What We’re Looking For
- 3–5+ years of plant finance/operations finance experience
- Proven ability as a finance business partner—influencing operations leaders, driving cost effectiveness, and improving plant performance.
- Strong background in budgeting, forecasting, and monthly close.
- ERP experience
- Continuous improvement mindset a plus.
Why Join?
- Relocation Support
- Work-Life Balance
- Benefits & Culture: Inclusive, growth-oriented environment with strong benefits:
- 20+ days of PTO
- Strong 401(k) match
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Career Growth: Many opportunities to grow across plants, business units, and functions.
If you’re a hands-on finance professional who loves being in the plant, building relationships, and making a measurable impact on performance, this could be your next big career move. Apply now and take the next step in your operations finance career.
Meet Your Recruiter
Sandi Brown
Senior Recruiting Director
Sandi is a Senior Recruiting Director within Top Stack’s accounting & finance division based out of the Malvern, PA office. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Temple University, double majoring in Accounting and Management Information Systems. Sandi kick-started her career at a Big 4 accounting firm, concentrating on client services where she developed a passion for account management and supporting others. As a natural people-person, Sandi took on the ancillary duty of campus recruitment for her firm. While doing so, she quickly realized she could combine her accounting skills, desire to help others, and the gift of gab all into one career.
Sandi made the career switch to A&F recruiting, finding a home at Top Stack where she has swiftly climbed the ranks, earning the title of 2019 Rookie of the Year and soaring past her goals. Sandi brings a fun and engaging tone to her recruitment style. After enjoying an initial get-to-know-you conversation with her candidates, Sandi gets to work matching a position to her candidate’s skill set, career goals, and cultural needs. Sandi finds a sincere fulfillment whenever she’s able to place her candidates in their dream job—the happiness and excitement that comes with meeting this goal truly makes her proud.
Sandi is an avid jigsaw puzzle fan and loves baking/cooking. Sandi is a proud mom to two beautiful Russian Siberian Forrest Cats, Jasper and Pippa, with whom she has a unique bond. But don’t be fooled by Sandi’s homebody-type hobbies, Sandi can be found dancing across Center City or at high-energy concerts with friends on Saturday nights. Sandi’s personal goals are to write a novel and own a shore house.