Plant Controller at Atlas Carts - The most advanced personal cart EVER imagined. – Williston, South Carolina

Plant Controller
Location: Atlas Plant (Williston, SC)
Reports To: Co-CEOs (Sanjay Kopay and Mark Messick)
Position Summary
The Plant Controller is responsible for the overall financial management of the plant,
including accurate and timely reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and decision support
for plant leadership. This role will also lead the implementation of the Odoo ERP
system and ensure strong internal controls, compliance, and effective partnership with operations.
Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Management
- Oversee all plant-level financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting,
and monthly/annual reporting.
- Manage the month-end close process and oversee accounts payable and
accounts receivable activities to ensure accurate, timely recording of
transactions and proper cut-off.
- Ensure timely and accurate financial statements in compliance with company
policies, GAAP, and local statutory requirements.
- Perform variance analysis (actual vs. budget/forecast) and provide clear,
actionable insights on plant performance to management.
- Support plant and corporate leadership with financial modeling, scenario
analysis, and decision support for cost, pricing, and capital investments.
2. Odoo ERP Implementation
-Lead the ERP implementation at the plant, including planning, coordination, and
execution of project milestones.
- Partner with cross-functional teams (operations, supply chain, IT, finance) to
gather requirements and ensure the ERP configuration supports business
processes.
- Develop and deliver training for plant personnel on the ERP system; drive
strong user adoption and process discipline.
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot ERP-related issues, and coordinate
fixes and enhancements with corporate/IT teams.
3.Cost Accounting & Manufacturing Finance
- Manage material costing, including BOM reviews, routing updates, overhead
allocation, and annual cost rollups.
- Analyze manufacturing variances (material usage, labor efficiency, overhead
absorption, scrap, and rework) and partner with operations to drive corrective
actions.
4.Inventory, WIP, and Physical Controls
- Oversee inventory valuation, WIP integrity, and timely production order closures.
- Manage and execute cycle count and annual physical inventory processes,
ensuring strong reconciliation and root-cause analysis.
- Establish controls for scrap tracking, material issues/returns, and inventory adjustments.
5. Internal Controls and Compliance
- Establish, maintain, and continuously improve internal controls to safeguard
plant assets and ensure accuracy of financial data.
- Conduct or coordinate regular audits and self-assessments to verify adherence
to policies, procedures, and control standards.
- Ensure compliance with GAAP, company policies, and local statutory/regulatory
requirements.
- Drive remediation plans for any identified control gaps and monitor ongoing
effectiveness.
- Develop and ensure inventory management guidelines are followed.
- Ensure annual completion of financial audit.
6. Team Leadership and Business Partnership
- Lead, coach, and develop the plant accounting team, ensuring clarity of roles,
goals, and performance expectations.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, ownership, and accountability
within the finance function.
- Provide ongoing training, mentoring, and career development opportunities for
team members.
- Act as a key business partner to plant leadership, building strong relationships
across operations, supply chain, quality, and engineering to support strategic
and operational decisions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related
field; CPA or CMA preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a Plant Controller or in a similar finance role
within a manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading ERP implementation at the plant or multi-site
level.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, cost accounting,
and internal controls.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability
to translate data into clear business insights.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and modern ERP
systems (e.g., Odoo, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar).
- Proven leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate
effectively across cross-functional teams and all levels of the organization.