Cost Controller

Experts Group International; Baden-Württemberg; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Experts Group International seeks a hands-on Production Controller to own production numbers: standard costs, machine hour rates, variances and investment cases. You link shop floor to management to turn calculations into decisions.

Responsibilities include building and optimizing calculations, cost roll-ups, capacity planning and profitability analysis, plus support for monthly closings and forecasting. Proficiency in Excel, Power Query, SAP CO/PC and Power BI is expected, with strong English

Qualifications

• Formal degree or hands-on qualification in business/finance/controlling or engineering.
• Experience as a Production/Plant/Product Cost Controller in manufacturing.
• Proven ownership of product costing and machine hour rate calculations.

Responsibilities

• Calculate and optimize production costs, machine hour rates and overhead allocation.
• Explain deviations by price, volume, efficiency and yield.
• Support capacity planning with CRP, MRP and OEE analysis.
• Contribute to closings, budgeting and forecasting; prepare investment business cases.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

ERP experience

Power Query

Pivots

Team spirit

Hands-on mentality

English proficiency

Education

Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Controlling or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent hands-on qualification

Tools

SAP CO/PC

Power BI

Job description

We are looking for a hands-on Production Controller whose core strength is calculation. You will own the numbers behind production: product costs, machine hour rates, variances and investment cases. You will be the key link between the shop floor and management, turning accurate calculations into decisions.

Your Responsibilities

Calculation and costing (core of the role)

• Build, maintain and optimize product calculations: standard costs, cost roll-ups, machine hour rates and overhead allocation.
• Run pre- and post-calculations and explain deviations by price, volume, efficiency and yield.
• Calculate and value scrap, idle time and process waste, and translate findings into concrete savings measures.
• Support production planning with capacity and resource calculations (CRP, MRP) and OEE-based utilization analysis.

Production finance and controlling

• Act as the central contact for the Production Manager and management on all controlling topics.
• Analyze production performance, profitability and cost structures to create transparency.
• Contribute to monthly and annual closings, budgeting and forecasting.
• Prepare business cases for machine investments and efficiency projects (payback, NPV, ROI).
• Further develop the controlling toolkit and reporting, including Power BI dashboards.

What You Bring

• Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Controlling or Industrial Engineering, or an equivalent hands-on qualification.
• At least 5 years of experience as a Production, Plant or Product Cost Controller in an industrial or manufacturing company.
• Proven ownership of product costing: you have built standard costs and machine hour rates yourself, not just used them.
• Strong analytical skills and a precise, solution-oriented way of working.
• Advanced Excel skills (modeling, Power Query, pivots) and ERP experience, ideally SAP CO/PC; Power BI is a plus.
• Very good English (B2 or above); German is an advantage.
• Team spirit, initiative and a genuine hands-on mentality.