_ Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success. _ Why work for Dawn Foods? PEOPLE. PRODUCTS. CUSTOMERS. Why should you apply? We invest in you! <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Competitive Pay</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">401(K) + company match</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">10 Paid Company Holidays</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">3 weeks PTO</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Professional training</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Family-owned business over 100 years in service</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce</li> </ul> About the Job Responsibilities include timely and accurate completion of manufacturing Finance and Operations control functions, support for product costing and variance analysis processes, and completion of assigned special projects while ensuring an overall system of strong internal controls. This role is onsite at our Denver manufacturing plant Monday through Friday. What Does It Take to be a Plant Controller at Dawn Foods? Below are the minimum qualifications to be a fit for this job: <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline and a minimum of 5 years of related work experience or 9 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Minimum of 5 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment required. Food, CPG, or pharmaceutical experience preferred.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">SAP experience and ERP implementation experience a plus</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Proficiency in the use of Microsoft software (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Excellent interpersonal and communication skills</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Must be detail oriented; capable of streamlining processes.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Experience in continuous improvement / lean mfg. environment a plus</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">KPI creation, development and implementation experience a plus</li> </ul> What You'll Do as a Plant Controller <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Financial Business Partner with Operations Leadership to support the achievement of financial and operational goals</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Communicate weekly and monthly financial results and key metrics to Operations Leadership</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Provide Operations Leadership with financial analysis of operations data; convert data into actionable information ensuring the financial impact of operational decisions is understood prior to process, infrastructure, or personnel strategy changes</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Promote clear understanding of the financial impact of operational issues and opportunities</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Serve as liaison between the Operations and Finance teams as well as with the Director of Finance Operations at Home Offices</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Participate in benchmarking activities as determined by operations Plant Controller Team Leadership</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Ensure the timely and accurate completion of plant controller duties including monthly close, financial reporting, variance analysis, budgeting and forecasting, and product costing</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Identify opportunities for standardization; develop standard operating procedures where appropriate to leverage best practices across the controller platform. Partner with the operations managers to create alignment and clear expectations for controller performance Costing and Analysis</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Provide accurate and timely completion of new product costings and other analysis as needed to support customer quotes and new product developments</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Support the process for Bill of Material and routing changes; ensure clear communication of cost implications</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Enhance the variance analysis process to increase buy-in and understanding of the variance calculations; facilitate the use of the data to drive improvements</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Provide support to the Operations and Controller team for the capital funds request process (CERs) to assure the financial analysis is complete and relevant to the project Budgeting and Forecasting</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Assist in the completion and review of the annual operating budget, including the establishment of direct labor rates, overhead rates, and material standards</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Participate in the coordination and review of the quarterly operational forecasts; analyze forecast accuracy to aid in improving future projections controls</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Foster an environment of strong internal controls through clear communication of policies and expectations surrounding cost of goods sold, inventory transactions, fixed asset management, freight, and other operational expenses</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Develop and implement standard operating procedures and/or policies to address areas of identified potential risk. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Assist with additional duties as needed. </li> </ul> Work Environment The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Required to use motor coordination with arm, hand, finger, and leg dexterity.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Required to exert physical effort in handling objects 25 pounds. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Required to walk, sit, stand, and climb stairs.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Normal setting for this job is a manufacturing facility.</li> </ul> Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here. About Our Benefits Dawn is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. We also help protect your future financial health with a generous 401(k) matching program that provides additional retirement funds and many tools and resources on financial wellness. Dawn encourages professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our industry-leading services and benefits. If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply.” About Dawn Foods Dawn Foods provides high-quality bakery solutions to customers around the globe. With unmatched manufacturing and distribution capabilities, we bring together the knowledge, commitment, and innovation our customers deserve. Compensation Base salary range $93,240 - $149,180 with bonus potential #LI-CJ1 #LI-Remote _ An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status or condition that is protected by applicable law. Requisition ID: 38120

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