Operations Planning Controller

Responsibilities

Leads cost of manufacture planning across DN sites, including periodic outlooks, forecasts, annual budgets, and 3-5 year strategic plans, ensuring consistency and accuracy

Oversee labor payroll planning for budgets and forecasts, providing clear and detailed labor driver analysis across DN Idaho, Colostrum, Pacmoore, Grains, and DN joint ventures SWC and MWC

Manage monthly overheads reviews, analysis, and reporting, providing guidance to function heads and senior executives

Collaborates with finance and operations teams in multiple geographic locations, delivering analytical support, strategic influence and driving sustained performance, productivity, and completion of key cross‑functional projects

Direct weekly, monthly, annual operational and financial performance analysis and trending, ensuring accuracy and actionable insights through team execution

Consolidates financial and operational performance reporting and presents key drivers to DN leadership

Partners with DN HR on ad hoc payroll related questions

Defines best practices and consistency across the DN finance teams, including process improvements, procedural changes, and financial modeling

Ensures compliance with internal controls, company policies, industry guidelines, and applicable regulations

Coordinates annual asset register reviews, obsolete spare parts, property tax reconciliations for DN Idaho

Provide coaching, mentorship and continuous performance feedback to build team capability and support career growth

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of seven years related experience

CPA or equivalent license is preferred

Knowledge of various cost systems, cost analysis, and general accounting procedures and controls

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, graphics, etc.

Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel

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Hard Skills

cost analysis

financial modeling

budgeting

forecasting

labor payroll planning

operational performance analysis

compliance

process improvements

general accounting procedures

data analysis

Soft Skills

leadership

coaching

mentorship

communication

analytical support

strategic influence

problem-solving

team collaboration

presentation skills

performance feedback

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's degree

CPA

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