Plant Controller

Brose Sitech; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Stable employment

Job summary

Brose Sitech in Houston is seeking a Financial Analyst to oversee plant financial transparency and operational KPIs. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years' experience in manufacturing finance.

This role involves preparing monthly financial reports and supporting month-end close activities within a dynamic manufacturing environment. Applicants with automotive supplier experience and knowledge of SAP / ERP systems are highly desired.

Benefits include stable employment and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in finance or accounting in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in month-end closing and production variance analysis is essential.
• Knowledge of automotive supplier environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage plant financial transparency and operational KPIs.
• Prepare monthly financial reports and variance commentary.
• Support month-end close activities and inventory valuation.

Skills

Standard costing

Cost accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP / ERP

Job description

Responsibilities

• Own plant financial transparency, including manufacturing P&L, cost‑center performance, operational KPIs and financial risk/opportunity tracking
• Maintain and validate standard costs, labor rates, overhead rates, routings, BOM assumptions and cost roll‑ups
• Analyze material, labor, overhead, absorption, scrap, yield, productivity and manufacturing variances
• Lead or support plant‑related month‑end close activities, accruals, cost allocations, inventory valuation and variance postings
• Prepare monthly plant financial reports, dashboards, forecasts and variance commentary
• Coordinate or support physical inventories, cycle counts, slow‑moving inventory analysis and inventory accuracy improvement
• Monitor plant CapEx, tooling, equipment investments and capital approval packages
• Partner with Operations, Logistics, Quality, Engineering and Purchasing to define corrective actions and improve cost performance
• Maintain financial data integrity in SAP / ERP and support audit readiness
• Ability to work directly with plant operations and spend time on the shop floor to understand operational drivers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, Industrial Engineering or related field
• Minimum 5 years of progressive finance, controlling, accounting or cost accounting experience, including manufacturing exposure
• Strong experience with standard costing, cost accounting, inventory accounting, production variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting and month‑end close
• Manufacturing plant controlling experience; automotive supplier experience strongly preferred
• SAP / ERP knowledge; SAP FI/CO, product costing, production orders or material ledger experience highly valuable

Preferred

• CPA, CMA or MBA
• Experience with greenfield, ramp‑up, SOP launch or high‑growth manufacturing environments
• Lean manufacturing / operational excellence exposure

Benefits

• Stable employment and interesting, challenging work, contact with new technologies
• Individual opportunities for professional development

Success starts with the right conditions: cutting‑edge technology, valuable benefits, and a clear path for long‑term development. At Brose Sitech, we provide everything you need to drive your career forward!