Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Manager

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With a legacy spanning over 35 years, Harris Spice has been a trusted partner and leading supplier of high‑quality spices, herbs, and innovative seasoning blends. With international facilities and a global supply chain, we proudly serve multiple channels of trade—including industrial bulk, food service, and retail. Our commitment to excellence, quality and consistency has earned us the trust of some of the nation’s largest and most recognized brands.

As Harris Spice continues to grow, we are dedicated to cultivating a dynamic, inclusive workplace where innovation thrives. We're looking for diverse, talented individuals who are ready to grow with us and help strengthen a brand known for trust, quality, and bold flavor solutions.

The Controller is a critical leadership role responsible for overseeing all financial operations for the organization. This position serves as the key financial partner to plant leadership, providing strategic insight, financial oversight, and operational guidance. The Controller manages daily accounting functions, ensures accurate and timely financial reporting, and evaluates manufacturing performance to support cost efficiency and process improvement. This role provides strategic financial guidance to executive leadership, leads the accounting team, manages financial risks, and ensures the integrity of financial operations to support business growth and profitability.

This role ensures compliance with U.S. GAAP, internal controls, and company policies while driving continuous improvement across financial and operational processes. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical capabilities, deep knowledge of manufacturing cost accounting, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to influence decision‑making in a fast‑paced environment.

• Lead and manage the month‑end close process with Shared Services team, including preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Prepare accurate and timely financial reports for the plant and senior leadership, ensuring transparency in financial performance.
• Oversee all day‑to‑day accounting operations (AP, AR, Payroll, GL, fixed asset, inventory).
• Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Manage month‑end and year‑end close processes.
• Develop financial reports, dashboards, and KPIs for management
• Develop, update, and analyze monthly forecasts, MRP data, and the annual operating budget.
• Present financial results and key insights to management, including trends, risks, opportunities, and cost drivers.
• Conduct routine plant walkthroughs with the operations team to evaluate production flow, labor utilization, material consumption, and overhead application.
• Review and maintain accurate bills of materials, routings, and standard costing to reflect current manufacturing operations.
• Review the direct labor and overhead efficiency for accuracy and update costing standards accurately and timely.
• Prepare accurate bill of materials analysis and standards for RFP costing and report accurate Direct Labor and Overheads in financials.
• Analyze manufacturing variances and collaborate with operations leadership to identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Support the development and execution of cost‑reduction strategies, including process optimization and waste elimination.
• Lead the costing process across Harris Spice location(s), including annual standard cost updates.
• Prepare rolling forecasts, variance analysis, and financial performance reviews.
• Provide financial modelling and scenario planning to support decision‑making.
• Maintain and reconcile finished goods inventory, ensuring accurate alignment with production, shipping, and returns. Monitor slow moving inventory and drive action plans to manage inventory balance.
• Oversee inventory controls, physical cycle…