Factory Controller: Drive Profit & Productivity

Danfoss; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Paid vacation

Pension plans

Personal insurance

Job summary

Danfoss is seeking a Factory Controller to translate factory performance into clear financial insights and actionable management actions. You’ll support local factory management and Product Line leadership in driving sustainable results across cost, cash, productivity, and operational performance.

You will collaborate with operations, supply chain, procurement, and finance teams, owning core controlling processes such as monthly closing, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or similar.
• Experience in financial analysis, business controlling, or factory controlling in manufacturing.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to translate data into business recommendations.
• Excellent Excel and ERP/reporting tool knowledge (SAP, BW, HFM, Power BI).
• Fluent English communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Drive monthly factory performance analysis and translate results into insights and actions.
• Lead month-end closing, accrual reviews, deviation analysis, plant forecasting, and budgeting.
• Analyze costs drivers: productivity, procurement, freight, inventory, cost reductions, warranty, variances.
• Partner with leaders to challenge assumptions, identify risks/opportunities, and support profitability and cash actions.
• Use Excel, SAP/S4HANA, BW, HFM, and Power BI to improve transparency and data-driven decisions.

Skills

Financial analysis

Business controlling

Factory controlling

Analytical skills

Excel skills

English communication

Education

Finance / Economics / Business Administration degree

Tools

SAP/S4HANA

Business Warehouse

HFM

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Danfoss is seeking a Factory Controller to translate factory performance into clear financial insights and actionable management actions. You’ll support local factory management and Product Line leadership in driving sustainable results across cost, cash, productivity, and operational performance.

You will collaborate with operations, supply chain, procurement, and finance teams, owning core controlling processes such as monthly closing, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.