Plant Controller

Headquartered in the Chicago Metro area, Soteria Flexibles Corp. (“Soteria”) is a manufacturer of customized flexible plastic packaging. Soteria primarily serves the healthcare, fresh food, industrial, foodservice, janitorial/sanitation and commercial end-markets with specialized film and converted film products tailored to fit customer applications. Soteria Flexibles was established in 2019.

Since 2019, the company has completed seven highly accretive acquisitions within the flexible products industry: Colonial Bag, Redi-Bag, Continental Products, Phoenix Plastics, Film Tech, Hamilton Plastics, Quality Extrusions, and Norplex. It transformed from a single-plant family-owned business into a leading player in the national flexible packaging and films market with broad capabilities, seven plant locations, a highly flexible operating model, strong distribution network, and a fundamental infrastructure to support future add-on acquisitions. Soteria Flexibles is a portfolio company of TJC (formerly The Jordan Company). TJC invested in the business in August 2023 to further the growth of the business.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Plant Controller to lead the accounting function for the Chattanooga Plant of Soteria Flexibles. This role partners with plant and Soteria leadership to drive financial excellence, support strategic operational initiatives, and provide strong financial guidance. The Plant Controller will oversee all aspects of financial operations, including close processes, general ledger management, cost accounting, budgeting, material margin improvement, and key analytical projects.

Essential Duties and Tasks

• Responsible for developing financial policies, practices, and procedures to drive process and control consistency within the business.
• Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate site level and consolidated monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements; monitor progress and changes and keep senior leadership abreast of financial status.
• Work with site leadership to drive financial excellence within the site and provide financial support to facility and Soteria leadership.
• Align department strategy with organizational goals.
• Provide leadership in strengthening internal communications around financial goals.
• Assist the plant manager and Soteria Corporate in managing inventory working capital and driving continuous improvement and best practices.
• Oversee & prepare monthly/quarterly consolidated supplemental detail in support of monthly financial reports including ad hoc reports and analyses of division finances that facilitate decision making.
• Document internal control policies and ensure adherence to those policies.
• Coordinate all audit activity as needed.
• Maintain account reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts monthly.
• Identify data sources that can be utilized to support variable cost and inventory analysis in partnership with Soteria Corporate Finance.
• Manage standard costing updates as applicable, including variance analysis.
• Establish, calculate, and report platform KPIs monthly.
• Understand and document how operational functions (receiving, shipping, and production)
• translate to the general ledger.
• Understand incoming and outgoing freight costs. Work with shipping/receiving to provide insight into impact on P&L and how it can be improved.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Education, and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Financial Management in a manufacturing organization.
• Proven and effective leadership and management skills.
• Solid experience working in a manufacturing environment and working with plant leadership to drive financial excellence within the plant and in managing costs.
• Solid experience managing reporting, budget development and analysis, the general ledger and coordinating audit activities.
• Analytical thinking, ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Solid working knowledge of financial and accounting reporting systems and related manufacturing.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point), Visio, Teams, and Outlook.
• Exceptional time management and organization skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously establishing priorities to meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal, written, and presentations) with executive leadership, staff, and internal and external clients.
• Proactive; exercises sound judgment and decision making; able to identify problems and needs and develop solutions and/or options.
• Self-confident, self-motivated polished professional who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

Pay: $120,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person