Controller - Judge Group

The Judge Group is seeking a Controller with food manufacturing experience in the Kankakee, IL area.

COMPENSATION: $115,000 to $125,000

LOCATION: This is an onsite position (Not hybrid or Remote) in the Kankakee, IL area

RELOCATION:  A small relo stipend for local relocation candidates

MUST HAVE:  Bachelors Degree (Accounting, Business, Finance, etc)

MUST HAVE:  5+ years of broad Accounting Management experience

MUST HAVE: 2+ years of experience in a food or consumer goods company

MUST BE: A US Citizen or a Green Card holder

RESPONSIBILITIES:

-  Overseeing all financial aspects of the plant operations and report to the CFO

-  Ensures accurate financial reporting, budgeting, and cost analysis

-  Financial reporting (Month and Quarter-end and year-end closing

-  Prepare financial statements to comply with corporate standards and regulations

-  Adhere to internal controls

-  Develop and monitor annual budgets

-  Identify key variances

-  Analyze production costs, variances, and inventory valuations

-  Reduce waste

-  Monitor KPIs (key performance indicators)

-  Identify opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement

-  Support compliance with regulations

-  Manage the plant’s finance team

-  Ensure SOX compliance

-  Mitigate financial risks
-  Participates in the annual financial review

-  Oversee capital projects

REQUIREMENTS:

-  Bachelors Degree (Accounting, Business, Finance, etc)

-  5+ years of broad Accounting Management experience

-  2+ years of experience in a food or consumer goods company

-  Cost accounting and inventory management experience

-  ERP and advanced Excel skills

-  Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) knowledge