
Plant Assistant Controller
- Waukegan, IL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for maintaining BOMs, variance analysis, and consolidated reporting
- Special projects and ad-hoc reporting as required
- Managing month end close of the general ledger
- Collaborate in cross-functional capacity to meet business needs
- Assist in development of annual operating plan and interim forecasts
- Must be able to effectively express ideas and thoughts verbally and in written form in a professional manner including grammar, punctuation, detail oriented and spelling
- Analyze actual manufacturing costs and prepare reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs
- Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
- Demonstrated problem solving, time management and priority setting skills
- Develop financial models to assess plant operations and identify loss recovery opportunities & continuous improvement strategies
- Provide financial analysis for management initiatives and plant savings projects
- Analyze production costs and communicate results to the production managers
- Keep track of labor cost, utilities cost, variable costs and fixed costs in order to compare budget and forecast vs. actual data
- Assist the production manager with bill of material changes or labor efficiency changes
- Use company tools to analyze industrial variances
- Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices as stated within the policy
- Follow all Safety rules & procedures by working safely and ensuring safety of others
- Follow all food safety procedures
- Follow all environmental protocols as applicable
- Follow all sanitation procedures and work instructions
- Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned
- Eagle Foods will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an employee to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business-related field
- CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred but not required
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and Office
- Highly motivated, self-directed, innovative and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense and resourcefulnessAdapts and thrives in a demanding fast-paced environment
- Superior communication and interpersonal skills (verbal, non-verbal, written), with the ability to build relationships at all levels, both internally and externally
- Possesses a high level of critical thinking and attention to detail and accuracy
- Positive attitude and solution-oriented mindset
- Operates with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information
- Strong prioritization and time management skills
- Experienced in using ERP systems
- Comfort working in a manufacturing/plant floor environment.