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Schumacher

Designs fabrics and furnishings for interiors

Plant Controller

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
Passaic, NJ, USA
In Person
AccountingCost & Management Accounting

About the job

Requirements
  • The candidate must have 7–10+ years of experience in manufacturing finance.
  • The candidate must have proven experience managing direct reports and working with inventory and Receipts Not Vouchered processes.
  • The candidate must have expertise in inventory accounting, standard costing, and reconciliation of goods receipts.
  • The candidate must have demonstrated ability to lead transactional staff and strategic operations.
  • The candidate must have high proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or NetSuite, including the ability to audit and troubleshoot financial discrepancies within the system.
  • The candidate must be able to influence operational decisions through data and financial storytelling.
Responsibilities
  • Serve as the financial business partner to the Director of Production Planning and provide actionable insights on production throughput, labor utilization, and efficiency key performance indicators.
  • Own the division’s full-cycle month-end close, ensure financial statements are compliant with generally accepted accounting principles, and provide detailed variance analysis on standard costs and manufacturing efficiency.
  • Own inventory’s financial integrity, lead regular cycle count reconciliations, manage raw material and finished goods valuation, and resolve Receipts Not Vouchered issues so the profit and loss statement accurately reflects operational costs.
  • Manage and mentor the accounts receivable/accounts payable associate, streamline workflows for timely transactional processing, and maintain strong internal controls over cash and liabilities.
  • Manage Paramount Prints’ capital expenditure projects through budgeting, authorization for expenditure tracking, asset realization, and post-completion return-on-investment audits.
  • Modernize manufacturing finance workflows by strengthening controls, automating manual reconciliations, and providing management real-time visibility into production performance.
  • Lead technology integration and continuous improvement initiatives.

About the company

Schumacher designs and sells decorative fabrics, wallpaper, trim and furnishings for interior designers and architects working on homes, hotels and commercial spaces. Its collections span textiles for upholstery and window treatments as well as wall coverings, allowing designers to specify materials across a room. Products reach customers through showrooms and an online store, while custom projects support designers with requirements beyond standard collections. The business sits within F. Schumacher & Co., whose other design brands include rug specialist Patterson Flynn and paint brand Backdrop. Founded in 1889, the group is headquartered in New York.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York, NY

Founded

1889

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What believers are saying

  • Schumacher's Bozeman Account Executive lists concrete benefits: annual corporate profit sharing and 20 paid days off.
  • Schumacher's 12-month Senior Quantitative Analyst contract offers Europe-only remote work and optional New York visits.
  • Schumacher's parent has extensive design source material: its Vanoutryve archive includes over 75,000 swatches, fabrics and drawings.

What critics are saying

  • Schumacher's Rocky Mountain sales work requires substantial travel: its Account Executive spends approximately 50% of time traveling.
  • Schumacher's Fort Mill packing schedule includes overtime potential: the Packer works weekdays, with earlier summer hours.
  • Patterson Flynn sales involve extended projects: its Los Angeles Account Manager listing requires experience with long sales cycles.

What makes Schumacher unique

  • Schumacher's parent owns a design media outlet: FREDERIC publishes four magazine issues each year.
  • Schumacher retains physical print production: its Passaic Printing Specialist prepares screens and inks for fabric and wallpaper.
  • Schumacher's parent certifies its paint range: all paints have Green Wise and Carbon Neutral certification.

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