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Plant Accountant
Job Description
Location: Roberts, WI
Salary: Up to $130, 000
Type: Direct Hire | Full-Time
Our client, a growing manufacturer in the wire harness and cable assembly space, is seeking a hands-on Plant Accountant / Controller to support plant-level financial operations and partner closely with leadership.
This role will own cost accounting, margin analysis, FP&A, and month-end close, while working directly with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to drive profitability and improve financial performance.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Close
- Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities
- Prepare journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and variance analysis
- Ensure GAAP compliance and support internal/external audits
- Manage standard costing, labor rates, overhead, and material costs
- Analyze manufacturing variances (labor, material, scrap, PPV)
- Partner with Operations to identify cost savings and efficiency improvements
- Perform product and customer-level margin analysis
- Evaluate quoting assumptions vs. Actual performance
- Identify risks and opportunities to improve gross margin
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning
- Build models for headcount, capital spend, and pricing decisions
- Track KPIs such as productivity, utilization, and cost per unit
- Act as a financial partner to plant leadership
- Support new program launches and NPI cost tracking
- Collaborate with Supply Chain on inventory, cash flow, and materials strategy
- Provide input on make vs. Buy decisions and capital investments
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 3–7+ years of manufacturing / plant accounting experience
- Strong background in cost accounting and margin analysis
- Hands-on experience with month-end close
- ERP experience (SAP, Oracle, Epicor, NetSuite, etc.)
- Advanced Excel skills
- Wire harness, electronics, or complex assembly manufacturing experience
- FP&A exposure supporting plant operations
- CPA, CMA, or MBA
Why This Role
- High visibility role partnering directly with plant leadership
- Strong mix of accounting + operational finance
- Opportunity to make a direct impact on plant performance
Meet Your Recruiter
Chris Ingersoll
Technical Recruiter
With over two decades dedicated to talent recruitment and staffing management within dynamic agency settings, Chris possesses extensive experience across diverse industries. Throughout her career, her primary focus has always been on prioritizing the delivery of high-quality staffing solutions.
Chris consistently strives to match the right talent with the right opportunities, ensuring that both clients and candidates benefit from a seamless and mutually rewarding experience. This commitment to excellence has been the cornerstone of her approach in facilitating successful placements and fostering long-term professional relationships.
Chris's journey has sharpened her ability to handle intricate staffing needs while nurturing strong connections with clients and candidates. As always, she is committed to offering tailored solutions that contribute to organizational growth.