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Plant Controller

Job in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, 72917, USA
Listing for: ABB
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-03-06
Job specializations:
  • Finance & Banking
    Financial Manager, Corporate Finance, Financial Analyst
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 100000 - 125000 USD Yearly USD 100000.00 125000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

At ABB
, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to

MONM Operations Controller

The work model for the role is

Onsite

Your role and responsibilities

Act as a business partner to the plant manager to develop a business model and optimize financial performance. Support business decisions by monitoring, analyzing, and interpreting financial data including forecasts and budgets to evaluate various business alternatives and recommend the most appropriate business solutions. Act as the key contact to drive a profitability culture with the primary focus not only on cost of goods produced but also on cost of goods sold.

Our

Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

You will be mainly accountable for
  • Lead financial operations and reporting, ensuring accurate period closings, daily/weekly/monthly reporting, internal audit support, and strong oversight of inventory, cycle counts, and general business processes.
  • Drive planning and forecasting, including the annual operating plan, burden studies, standard cost development, and robust scenario-based financial forecasting with an emphasis on a 5‑quarter rolling outlook.
  • Optimize cost structure and profitability, conducting variance analysis, managing product cost improvement initiatives, supporting overhead reduction projects, and providing capital investment and asset management analysis.
  • Partner with and develop plant teams, mentoring staff on financial principles (standard costing, burden recovery, profitability), collaborating with plant leadership, and managing plant cost center budgets and other finance responsibilities as needed.
Qualifications for the role
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field with minimum 10 years experience.
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with demonstrated financial acumen.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with proven leadership and self‑starter capabilities.
  • Proficiency in MS Office:
    Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and advanced Excel – ERP systems
  • Preferred Experience Includes:
    Master’s Degree – 5+ years of finance or accounting experience in a manufacturing environment – Experience with Labor & Efficiency Variances – SAP – Workday
  • Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
More about us

ABB’s NEMA Motors Division is the global leading electric NEMA motors manufacturer. With more than 4,500 employees across the globe and seven manufacturing locations that produce more than 1.6 million motors every year, the division powers its customers from many industries with safe, reliable energy-efficient and effective solutions. NEMA Motors Division is a trusted leader with the shortest lead time and the broadest modularized product offering.

What’s

In It For You

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

Equal Employment Opportunity

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

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