Plant Controller

Morton Salt is an iconic company with a strong heritage and a bright future. Since 1848, we have been improving lives and enhancing everyday moments – at home, at work, and virtually everywhere in between. We help unlock the flavors in food, make roads and sidewalks safer, improve the water in baths, pools, and homes, and keep businesses and industries running. We are a dedicated team who constantly strives to do better together, and we are passionate about building a sustainable future for our company, the communities in which we operate, and the world around us. By joining our team, you will contribute to producing and delivering every form of salt that enhances everyday life.​

Job Summary

The Plant Controller oversees accounting activities for the Fairless Hills and Long Beach facilities, ensuring accurate financial records and compliance with U.S. GAAP. The position coordinates annual direct and period cost budgets, ensures accurate inventory valuation, and analyzes monthly financial performance and budget variances. Working closely with plant management and cross-functional teams, the Plant Controller provides financial insights, identifies cost-saving opportunities, and supports operational efficiency and informed business decisions.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual direct and period cost budgets; calculate production, support, service, headcount, and energy requirements using sales volume forecasts, and support plant budget presentations.
• Analyze monthly financial results, explain variances, forecast future performance, prepare management reports, and recommend cost-reduction opportunities.
• Prepare and approve monthly journal entries, including prepaid expenses, accruals, payroll, and energy, maintenance, and support cost transfers; communicate asset retirement obligations and lease changes to Corporate Accounting.
• Review and approve purchase requisitions in SAP SRM, allocation slips, check requests, and cash payments; respond to vendor inquiries.
• Monitor capital project spending and timely capitalization; maintain accurate fixed asset and depreciation records, perform periodic asset reviews and counts, and retire obsolete equipment and related spare parts.
• Partner with Production and Supply Chain to maintain inventory accuracy; identify obsolete and slow-moving items, resolve COGI errors, conduct physical counts, reconcile results, and post adjustments.
• Review payroll documentation and postings for accuracy and timeliness; coordinate with payroll and supervisors and calculate hourly employee vacation accruals.
• Reconcile monthly general ledger accounts, including inventory, accruals, prepaids, payroll, fringe benefits, accounts payable clearing/suspense, and other balance sheet accounts.
• Support the Plant Manager and Senior Manager Plant Controlling – Solar with accounting process improvements, reporting, audits, systems, and ad hoc analysis.
• Investigate and resolve complex standard costing and inventory control issues, coordinating accounting activities to ensure accuracy, effective financial controls, and efficient budget management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required; MBA or CPA preferred.
• Minimum of five years of experience in a similar role.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
• Knowledge of SAP; advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work across plant management, engineering, operations, finance, and audit teams.

Work Environment

This position is primarily performed in an office environment. The Plant Controller will periodically enter production, warehouse, and other manufacturing areas to conduct cycle counts, verify inventory, and support related financial controls. These visits may involve exposure to industrial equipment, moving machinery, noise, and other typical manufacturing conditions. Required site safety procedures and personal protective equipment must be followed.

At Morton Salt, we work best when we work as a team, when we treat one another with dignity and respect, and value the unique contributions of others. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin, sex, religion, color, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.