OSM Plant Finance & Performance Controller

Whitewater Group; Tomelloso; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career progression

Training programs

Job summary

Whitewater Group seeks an OSM Plant & Finance Controller to drive financial performance for a hybrid role based in Tomelloso. You will partner with the OSM Director, delivering plant reporting, budgeting, and CAPEX tracking while supporting month-end closes and intercompany costing.

The role emphasizes cost control, productivity analysis, and close collaboration with Operations and Spain Finance to reflect manufacturing activity accurately in financial results.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in Controlling, ideally within a manufacturing, industrial, engineering or project-based environment.
• University degree in Finance, Engineering, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of cost accounting and controlling.
• Experience with manufacturing and/or project costing, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Knowledge of inventory and WIP analysis and CAPEX tracking.
• Strong Excel skills and good systems literacy.
• Experience with ERP systems is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of standard costing, labour and overhead absorption and intercompany costing is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the OSM Director as the key Finance partner for the factory, supporting operational and financial decision-making and maintaining a strong presence on the factory floor.
• Develop and maintain plant performance reporting and KPIs, including labour productivity, capacity, overhead absorption and manufacturing efficiency.
• Develop reliable product, project and job costing, including actual versus estimate analysis, and margin follow-up.
• Monitor WIP, inventory, purchasing and working capital related to the manufacturing operation.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and monthly performance analysis for the plant.
• Work closely with the Spain Finance Lead on monthly closing, invoicing, P&L and balance sheet, ensuring manufacturing activity is accurately reflected in the financial results.
• Track the new factory CAPEX programme, including spend, commitments and actual versus budget.
• Support intercompany costing and billing between the manufacturing entity and the Group's commercial entities.
• Identify cost, productivity and process improvement opportunities and follow up agreed actions with Operations.
• Collaborate in the ERP implementation and other systems/process improvements affecting the manufacturing operation.

Job description

Whitewater Group seeks an OSM Plant & Finance Controller to drive financial performance for a hybrid role based in Tomelloso. You will partner with the OSM Director, delivering plant reporting, budgeting, and CAPEX tracking while supporting month-end closes and intercompany costing.

The role emphasizes cost control, productivity analysis, and close collaboration with Operations and Spain Finance to reflect manufacturing activity accurately in financial results.