Herff Jones hiring Plant Controller in Virginia Beach, VA | LinkedIn (2024)

Position Title: Plant Controller - Frames

Location: Virginia Beach, VA (Hybrid)

Starting Pay for position: $ 100K base salary

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Herff Jones is the leading provider of graduation and educational products and services designed to inspire achievement and create memorable experiences for students. Herff Jones' products include class rings and jewelry, caps and gowns, diplomas, frames, announcements, and Greek accessories as well as motivation and recognition programs. Since 1920, our team has worked alongside students, faculty, and staff on campuses nationwide to help build a stronger community and celebrate student milestones. Our continued success relies on hiring extraordinary talent, with a passion for making a difference and eagerness to roll up the sleeves, to help us write the story of our next 100 years.

The Plant Controller is expected to be a dynamic leader on the plant leadership team by contributing to all areas of plant management and providing financial and operational thought leadership within the Frames business segment. In addition, this position will oversee the month end close process, review balance sheet reconciliations, provide appropriate controls and compliance, and lead various manufacturing financial analyses. This position will also assist in performing trend analysis and submitting monthly forecasts. This role offers a great opportunity to work with operation leaders throughout the plant and offer new ideas and solutions that will benefit Herff Jones. We are looking for an individual that is eager to learn the business and add value across the plant. As the right hand of the Plant Manager you advise him/her on all operational and financial aspects and ensure that plant priorities are aligned with business and plant strategy.

What We Want You To Accomplish

• Partnership with plant manager and plant leadership team to maximize profitability of plant
• Ownership of financial reporting, planning, and support of the Frames facility.
• Streamline and share best practices with the other plant controllers on financial processes and internal controls.
• Implement and improve inventory processes and procedures such as standard costing, cycle counting, and tracking.

Core Activities

• Accountable and responsible for producing monthly and quarterly financial forecasts for the P&L, B/S, and cash flow statement in a timely manner
• Lead the plant manager and plant team through weekly (where possible), monthly, and quarterly financial performance reviews to understand how the plant/business is performing vs. previous forecast and annual budget
• Responsible for providing insight and analysis on ongoing operational metrics which impact the financials: Overtime, attrition, cost per unit, efficiency gains/losses, etc. to the Plant manager and plant leadership team.
• Responsible and accountable for playing a lead role in annual, and ongoing, physical inventory valuations and reconciliations across the financial statements and systems (i.e. Oracle)
• Responsible for leading the annual budgeting process and will ensure plant and customer service leadership are engaged from the beginning of the process and throughout the entire completion of the process
• Responsible and accountable for the accuracy, timeliness, and consistency of the monthly, quarterly, and annual numbers that are reported
• Manage accounting operations including month end close, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Ensure all fixed assets are capitalized/disposed of in accordance with Company policies.
• Influence decisions in preparation of capital project planning and ROI analyses.
• Drive improvements in accounting procedures to improve controls, achieve higher quality, and improve operational efficiencies.

Success Indicators

• Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter with a strong desire to learn and an ability to deliver a high quality / accurate product.
• Partner with the Plant Manager and other key business leaders on key initiatives.
• Highly analytical and detail orientated with proven ability to develop new ideas and deliver solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, manage multiple competing priorities, and drive projects to completion.
• Proven financial and/or analytical experience including familiarity with forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Work ethic based on core values (achieve greatness, do the right thing, be accountable, show respect and be passionate).

Education/Certifications Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Preference to candidates with a CPA or CMA and Public Accounting background
• 5-8 years of relevant Finance and/or Accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Perform ad hoc analysis and reporting as directed.

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About Herff Jones

Indianapolis-based Herff Jones is the leading provider of graduation and educational products and services designed to inspire achievement and create memorable experiences for students. Herff Jones’ products include class rings and jewelry, caps and gowns, diplomas and announcements as well as motivation and recognition programs. Focused on building long-term relationships through a nationwide network of over 1,400 employees and sales partners, the professionals at Herff Jones have been helping elevate the student experience throughout the lifelong journey of education for more than 100 years. For more information about Herff Jones, please visit www.herffjones.com.

Herff Jones, Inc. and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers and maintain affirmative action plans to recruit, retain, develop, and promote qualified individuals without unlawful consideration of race, gender, gender identity, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Herff Jones strives to maintain a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and harassment, where associates are treated with respect and dignity.

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