Plant Controller

voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak

Plant Controller overseeing financial management and reporting at Nortrak's foundry in Decatur, IL. Leading financial reviews, cost analyses, budgeting, and compliance initiatives.

Posted 7/11/2026full-timeDecatur • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $80,000 - $110,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Complies with all Nortrak safety policies and regulations.
Complete month-end procedures and prepare internal management reports.
Analyze profitability by product, project, and customer.
Lead monthly financial reviews with the CFO, VP Controlling, Plant Manager, and other departments.
Support process improvement initiatives and assist with cost saving plans.
Perform profitability and cost analyses for a variety of projects, investments, and products.
Assist decision making at a plant level with regular and ad-hoc analyses.
Prepare internal budgets and monitor actual results against budget.
Prepare quarterly revenue forecasts in collaboration with the production team.
Work closely with Purchasing, HR, and Sales to optimize cost, pricing and overhead.
Manage product costing in SAP and review standard costs monthly.
Review and reconcile labor reports and analyze actuals vs production benchmarks.
Monitor inventory costing, balance, and movement.
Collaborate with Production Team in managing inventory counts and various operations.
Identify, investigate, and resolve costing and labor variances with different groups.
Monitor and enforce compliance with internal policies at the plant level.
Monitor vendor invoices, provide classification, and address errors.
Monitor and resolve sales order issues with Sales and Account Managers.
Ad-hoc reporting and financial management tasks as required.
Support plant team with analytical and financial tasks.
Ensures all costing is current, accurate and complete.
Continuously verifies estimated costs against actuals.
Manage deadlines and prioritize bids based on complexity, priority, and risks.
Maintain knowledge of state-of-practice.
Identify and recommend cost effective material, design, and process options.
Liaise with sub-trades for quotations and analyze quotes compared to historical data.
Build and nurture healthy working relationships with a wide range of employees.
Take interest and ownership of your responsibilities.
Participate and engage in different initiatives as needed.
Actively participate in production meetings to gain an understanding of products and manufacturing procedures.
Perform peer-review on other estimators’ work and provide feedback.
Eager to improve and support other estimators.
Adhere to Nortrak's Environmental Procedures, Practices and Policies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Undergraduate Degree in Accounting, Business or Finance or equivalent – CPA or CMA is an asset.
Minimum of 3+ years of accounting experience, ideally in manufacturing – exposure to foundry is an asset.
Experience with financial planning and analysis
Understanding of cost accounting methodologies
Ability to analyze financial and non-financial data and be able to clearly articulate opportunities for improvement and/or risk areas.
Advanced Excel, Word, and Power Point skills
Experience with ERP systems – ideally SAP
Strong analytical and interpersonal skills combined with sound professional judgement.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A supportive, family oriented Nortrak Blue culture
We provide an environment where Health and Safety is our #1 priority.
Career development opportunities and competitive pay progression
Competitive medical, dental & vision benefits
Company paid life and disability insurance.
Paid holidays and vacation.
Retirement plan with matching contributions
Tuition Assistance Program
Wellness Program
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Recognition Programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

Profitability AnalysisCost AnalysisBudget PreparationRevenue ForecastingInventory CostingLabor Report ReconciliationAd-Hoc ReportingProcess ImprovementFinancial ReportingData Analysis

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsProfessional JudgementOwnership And ResponsibilityTeam Collaboration

Certifications

Undergraduate Degree In AccountingCPACMA