Director, Plant Controlling & Cost Performance

Bosch USA; Florence (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium health coverage

401(k) with matching

Financial planning resources

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life and disability protection

Job summary

Bosch USA in Florence, KY, seeks a senior Plant Controlling leader to guide budgeting, forecasting, and cost management for the site. The role emphasizes plant‑level financial leadership, capital budgeting, and accurate cost calculations across manufacturing operations.

You will partner with the plant leadership team to drive lean initiatives, value stream management, and financial reporting across income, expenses, and earnings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Manufacturing Accounting, or Business Management.
• Master’s degree in business or accounting; CPA desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and management oversight for the plant controlling organization
• Establishes, or recommends to management, economic strategies, objectives, and policies for company to drive financial and manufacturing performance
• Directs and oversees plant target business plan (BP) / forecast (CF) / month end (MBR) / year end closing (YEC) / cost variance analysis
• Derives and steers measures to improve plant cost performance and achieve plant value added cost target short term and long term
• Develops performance measures that support the company's strategic direction
• Participates in key decisions as a member of the plant leadership team executive management team
• Maintains in-depth relations with all members of the management team
• Assists in formulating the company's future direction and supporting tactical initiatives
• Serves as financial leader for the implementation of lean manufacturing / value stream management
• Prepares reports which summarize and forecast company business activity and financial position in areas of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and expected operations
• Manages the capital request and budgeting processes
• Directs preparation of budgets, reviews budget proposals, and prepares necessary supporting documentation and justification
• Provides management with timely reviews of organization's financial status and progress in its various programs and activities
• Advises management on desirable operational adjustments based on analysis of actual cost performance data
• Ensures that record keeping meets the requirements of auditors and government agencies
• Risk Management including reporting risk issues to the appropriate departments
• Oversees inventory management and is business partner for the operational teams on inventory accuracy improvement
• Reviews and oversees plant cost calculation for business acquisitions (CPE) to ensure quality
• Continuously improve plant controlling, accounting, and reporting process including digitalization
• Supports our Mexican plant (QueP) as regional lead plant and fosters collaboration between the plants
• Implements operational best practices
• Oversights campus cycle counting program

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Team player

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Manufacturing Accounting/Business Management

Master’s degree in business or accounting

CPA desirable

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Windows

Job description

Bosch USA in Florence, KY, seeks a senior Plant Controlling leader to guide budgeting, forecasting, and cost management for the site. The role emphasizes plant‑level financial leadership, capital budgeting, and accurate cost calculations across manufacturing operations.

You will partner with the plant leadership team to drive lean initiatives, value stream management, and financial reporting across income, expenses, and earnings.