Controller (Manufacturing)

Job Description

City Brewing Company – Who We Are

With our roots in La Crosse, WI, we are proud to be North America’s largest co-packager of alcoholic beverages with four locations across the United States. Through our focuses on Safety throughout our facilities, Quality of products produced for our customers, Communication at all levels, Growth of not just our locations but also of our employees in their careers, and Performance with our ability to meet deadlines and goals for ourselves and our customers, we pride ourselves on the brand we have created and continue to grow.

Job Summary

The Controller directs the accounting practices of City Brewing’s Memphis plant, by ensuring all financial records for the location are compliant with all relevant company policies and GAAP standards, and developing appropriate reporting to guide the plant leadership team. This individual leads a team of operational accounting experts who are collectively responsible for assisting the Plant Manager and HR Director in identifying cost reduction opportunities, tracking plant KPI performance, ensuring delivery of capital project returns, developing budgets and forecasts, and managing local plant accounting functions. The Controller also supervises the plant general ledger functions and financial reporting, plant level accounting control (e.g., expense reports, inventory, petty cash, etc.), and plant level operations analysis.

Duties and Responsibilities

Maintains the plant's system of accounts and keeps books and records on all company transactions and assets for the Memphis plant

Develops, analyzes, and interprets statistical and accounting information to appraise operating results in terms of profitability, performance against budget, and other indices of the plant’s operating effectiveness

Monitors all cost accounting functions for the Memphis plant including new item setup, bill of material maintenance and verification, actual vs standard variance reporting

Manages the plant period end close process to ensure compliance with the corporate close schedule

Prepares the monthly operations results for the plant, and proactively investigates/reviews with local stakeholders

Coordinates local activities with the company’s internal and external auditors

Monitors financial controls for the plant in accordance with corporate policy to safeguard both customer and company owned assets against fraud, theft, and mitigate other financial risks

Presents actual results vs targeted results to senior leadership and identifies areas of improvement

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

10+ years accounting experience, preferably in both public and private sectors

5+ years experience managing and coaching a large team

Manufacturing/operational accounting experience within a complex industry

Strong GAAP and financial reporting technical skills

Hands-on experience with ERP systems, preferred

Advanced MS Suite capabilities, especially Excel and PowerPoint

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

City Brewery is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Full-time