Plant Controller

JP Gray; Noord-Holland; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International environment

Career development opportunities

High-visibility role

Job summary

JP Gray is seeking a Plant Controller for a manufacturing site in the Netherlands. You will lead financial analysis, reporting, budgeting, and inventory control to support operational decision-making and site performance.

The role requires extensive experience in finance within manufacturing, strong costing skills, SAP knowledge, and fluent English. Dutch language skills are a plus in our international setting.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in Finance, Controlling or Accounting.
• Manufacturing experience is essential.
• Experience in food manufacturing is highly desirable.
• Strong costing, forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting backgrounds.
• Experience with inventory accounting and operational finance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP system; advanced Excel and analytics.
• Fluent English; Dutch is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial analysis, reporting, budgeting support, inventory control, and operational insights.
• Collaborate with finance and operations to improve site performance and decision-making.
• Support month-end/year-end closing and internal controls.
• Maintain accurate balance sheet accounts and product costing structures.
• Identify cost-saving and margin-improvement opportunities.

Skills

Finance analysis

Manufacturing experience

Excel

Costing

SAP ERP

Financial reporting

English proficient

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Are you a finance professional with experience in manufacturing who enjoys combining financial analysis with operational decision-making? We are looking for a Plant Controller who will play a key role in driving site performance, financial control, and business improvement within an international food manufacturing environment.

Location: Schagen, The Netherlands
Employment Type: Full-time
Salary: €65,000 base salary + up to 10% annual bonus
Languages: English (Dutch is a strong advantage)

About the organisation

For an international food manufacturing organisation, we are looking for a proactive and results-oriented Plant Controller. In this role, you will act as the financial lead for the production site, providing valuable insights, maintaining strong financial controls, and supporting operational decision-making.

This position offers broad exposure to manufacturing finance and the opportunity to work closely with site leadership and senior finance stakeholders.

What are you going to do?

As Plant Controller, you will support the manufacturing site by delivering financial analysis, performance reporting, budgeting support, inventory control, and operational insights. You will work closely with both finance and operations to improve business performance and support strategic decision-making.

What does your job contain?

Performance Reporting & Business Partnering

• Prepare and analyse weekly and monthly site performance reports.
• Monitor and report operational and financial KPIs.
• Analyse variances against budget, forecast, and prior-year performance.
• Support site leadership with financial insights and recommendations

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support the annual budgeting process.
• Prepare regular forecasts and outlooks.
• Identify business risks and opportunities.
• Support decision-making through scenario and variance analysis
• Maintain product costing structures within SAP.
• Analyse manufacturing variances related to materials, labour, yield, waste, and overheads.
• Support cost-saving and margin-improvement initiatives.
• Perform ad hoc analyses to support operational and commercial decisions
• Support inventory valuation and reconciliation processes.
• Participate in cycle counts and physical inventories.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies and support corrective actions.
• Assist in maintaining accurate balance sheet accounts.

Systems, Compliance & Continuous Improvement

• Support month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Assist during internal and external audits.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and group policies.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting and financial processes.

What does your profile look like?

• 5-10 years of experience in Finance, Controlling, or Accounting.
• Manufacturing experience is essential.
• Experience within food manufacturing is highly desirable.
• Strong background in costing, forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Experience with inventory accounting and operational finance.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Experience working with SAP or a similar ERP system.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Ability to translate financial information into actionable business insights.
• Fluent English is required; Dutch is a strong advantage.

What do we offer?

• Broad exposure to all aspects of manufacturing finance.
• Close collaboration with plant leadership and senior finance management.
• Learning and development opportunities within a large international organisation.
• A high-visibility position with direct impact on site performance.
• A collaborative and supportive working environment.