Plant Controller

Greenfield is looking for a Plant Controller to join our growing team.

Who We Are:

Greenfield Global is a leading producer and supplier of high-value, mission-critical raw materials, ingredients, and additives that are vital to businesses and integral to a lower carbon economy. From start-ups to the largest brands in the world, customers trust Greenfield’s extensive portfolio of premium products, regulatory expertise, and industry-leading service to improve people’s lives and the health of the planet.

Why Join Greenfield?

We innovate, collaborate, and work with purpose. By unlocking the potential of people, partnerships, and nature to accelerate sustainable solutions for the health of the planet, our work has a positive impact on the environment around the world. We’re always looking for people who can bring new talents and experience to our team.

•    You have a results-oriented approach;
•    You pay close attention to detail;
•    You manage your time and are able to meet deadlines;
•    You have an analytical, problem-solving approach;
•    You are a team player;
•    You want to learn, develop and improve continuously, and you promote this same development through your team;
•    You communicate fluently in French and English, both orally and in writing;
•    You are able to prepare and deliver presentations to senior management;
•    You can read, interpret, prepare or help prepare documents and write routine reports;
•    You have a university degree in Accounting Sciences or equivalent, accounting designation required;
•    Experience with Navision, Maximo, Dynamics 365 or ERP would be an asset.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
•    Collect monthly financial and operational data and complete month end journal entries and analysis by end of day work day 3.
•    Prepare financial analysis to monitor and evaluate plant spend. Provide insightful analysis and recommendations to drive decision making.
•    Create and report against KPIs for the plant operations.
•    Establish, monitor, and enforce internal controls and ensure compliance with Company policies and procedures.
•    Collect, interpret, and report financial data while gleaning insight from financial results with an increasing focus on analytics tied to plant activity including efficiencies, equipment availability and utilization.
•    Assist in the development of annual plant budget and quarterly forecasts. Assist in the preparation of budget and forecast presentations.
•    Provide financial direction / support to site management teams.
•    Work with Operation and Supply Chain teams to drive efficiency improvement and cost reductions.
•    Responsible for maintaining accuracy of ethanol, chemical and co-product inventory valuations for financial reporting.
•    Review, recommend, and assist in the evolution of systems and processes to ensure efficient and effective delivery of internal accounting and finance support.
•    Support physical inventory reporting and cycle count analysis.
•    Document and analyze inventory adjustments as well as inventory valuations.
•    Manage and support all general accounting, cost accounting, and fixed asset activities.
•    Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
•    Provide direct support to plant management team in a variety of financial, accounting, and operational areas.
•    Monitor and track CAPEX spending against budget and forecast and provide financial support for new CAPEX projects.  Provide post-implementation financial analysis of actual benefits compared to the business case and report results to plant and corporate management.
•    Conduct lease versus purchase evaluations on plant equipment and provide cost effective recommendations.
•    In-depth analysis on freight costs and provide insights into cost mitigation and outlook.
•    Support corporate accounting in various projects as necessary, including the annual insurance renewal, income tax data gathering, and property tax assessments.
•    Within area of responsibility, develop, promote, and positively support goals and objectives in the areas of Safety, Environment, Product Quality and Consistency, Customer Service, ISO compliance, Internal Supplier Relationships, and continuous improvement initiatives.
•    Ensure all Health, Safety and Environmental requirements within area of responsibility.
•    Foster an engaged department.  Coach all employees to their fullest potential.
•    Provide training, growth, and development opportunities for all reports.
•    Administer performance evaluations to all reports twice per year.
•    Identify High-Potential employees and foster their development.
•    Participate and contribute to the Plant in a positive manner.

Total Compensation & Care:

• Base salary dependent on experience and demonstrated performance
• Formal and informal training opportunities
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Income protection: short- and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, paid
  personal sick time
• Vacation time exceeding industry standards
• Company funded retirement savings program with individual contribution
  opportunities
• Meaningful and challenging work
• Curated intentional culture focused on growth and development, engagement, and
  communication

About Us

We own and operate five distilleries, four specialty chemical manufacturing and packaging plants, and three next-generation biofuel and renewable energy R&D centers. This integrated model enhances supply chain transparency, quality control, custom formulation development, and ultimately customer satisfaction.

Core Values

• Honesty
• Integrity
• Respect
• Commitment
• Openness to Change
• Core Principles

Innovation

We are constantly seizing opportunities to develop new products, processes and methods to meet the diverse and demanding requirements of our customers.

Collaboration

We are part catalyst, part collaborator. We work with partners to get the most out of our existing products, and to develop custom solutions for our customer requirements.

Responsibility

Our commitment to give back to local communities in the US and Canada goes beyond the bottom line. We give back to the planet by processing renewable resources into low carbon fuels and chemicals.

Agility

Our team is not only fast, we has the flexibility and creativity to pivot with customer needs to develop custom-made, on-time solutions.

Discipline

At every plant, and for every customer, for every shipment, we put quality first. We operate a tight, transparent supply chain while meeting the highest regulatory standards.