Plant Controller | Manufacturing Finance

Novo Emprego | Portal de Emprego; Szczecin; On-site; PLN 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Executive Search is seeking an experienced Plant Controller to own financial performance and act as a strategic partner to plant leadership within an international manufacturing environment.

The role focuses on budgeting, forecasting, cost control, analysis of variances, and driving profitability through KPI monitoring and process improvements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in Finance and Controlling within manufacturing.
• Experience with standard costing and cost structures.
• Experience in multinational/international industrial environment.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic Finance Business Partner to Plant Management.
• Take ownership of plant financial performance, cost control, and planning.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, reporting and month-end close.
• Analyse manufacturing costs, variances, margins, inventory and working capital.
• Drive improvements through KPI monitoring, cost optimisation and performance analysis.
• Oversee standard costing, cost centre controlling and manufacturing processes.
• Evaluate capital investments and business cases.
• Ensure internal controls and reporting accuracy.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering and senior management.
• Champion continuous improvement and financial automation.

Skills

Plant Controlling

Manufacturing Finance

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

SAP CO

HFM

Fluent English

Education

Degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business Administration

Tools

SAP CO

HFM

Job description

Confidential Executive Search

Industry: Industrial Manufacturing | International Environment

We are seeking an experienced Plant Controller to take ownership of financial performance and act as a strategic business partner to plant leadership within an international manufacturing environment.

This is a high-impact role for a finance professional who combines strong manufacturing controlling expertise, commercial acumen and the ability to influence operational decisions.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in driving profitability, financial discipline, operational efficiency and sustainable business performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic Finance Business Partner to Plant Management, supporting operational and financial decision-making.
• Take ownership of plant financial performance, profitability, cost control and financial planning.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and month-end closing activities.
• Analyse manufacturing costs, variances, margins, inventory and working capital performance.
• Drive financial and operational improvements through KPI monitoring, cost optimisation and performance analysis.
• Oversee standard costing, cost centre controlling and manufacturing financial processes.
• Evaluate capital investments, business cases and operational improvement initiatives.
• Ensure financial compliance, internal controls, audit readiness and reporting accuracy.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering and senior management to support business objectives.
• Champion continuous improvement, process simplification and financial automation.

Candidate Profile

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in Finance and Controlling, with significant exposure to manufacturing operations.
• Proven experience in Plant Controlling, Industrial Controlling, Manufacturing Finance or Operations Finance.
• Strong knowledge of standard costing, manufacturing cost structures, variance analysis and financial planning.
• Solid experience in budgeting, forecasting, month-end closing and management reporting.
• Experience within a multinational or international industrial environment.
• Strong analytical capabilities, business acumen and a results-driven mindset.
• Ability to challenge, influence and collaborate effectively with operational and senior leadership teams.
• Experience with SAP, particularly SAP CO; familiarity with HFM is an advantage.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

What Makes the Difference

We are looking for more than a traditional financial controller.

The ideal candidate understands the dynamics of a manufacturing plant, translates financial data into actionable business decisions and actively contributes to improving operational performance.

You are proactive, commercially minded, comfortable challenging assumptions and capable of building credibility across finance and operations.

You combine financial rigour with a pragmatic approach, strong ownership and the ability to deliver measurable business impact.

All applications will be handled with strict confidentiality.

Skills: financial performance,operations,reporting,budgeting,capital,management,financial planning,manufacturing,accounting,ownership,finance