Plant Finance & Cost Controller

Continental Group Sector ContiTech; Valparaiso (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ContiTech USA, Inc. in Indiana seeks a skilled financial analyst/manager to support plant operations, drive cost controls, and deliver reliable reporting.

You will partner with the Plant Manager and Operations team to analyze variances, prepare forecasts, and ensure GAAP compliance. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, standard costing, asset management, month-end close, and budgeting processes, with opportunities to implement efficiency improvements using tools like Power BI and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of financial/analytical/accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced MS Office knowledge, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with SAP.
• Strong understanding of finance/accounting principles.
• Understanding of US-GAAP and IFRS accounting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong ability to multi-task, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support the Plant Manager and Plant Operations team with analysis, reporting, and decision support
• Develop and implement actions/plans to meet the operational targets, strategic goals, and customer/market requirements
• Analyze plant expenses and variances (as e.g. material price variations, manufacturing variations, freight variations, period expense variations etc.) providing recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance
• Responsible for the reporting in month-end/year-end closing as well as for the budget planning and forecast (P&L, Balance Sheet, Working Capital, Headcount, Investments etc.)
• Ensure financial reports are accurate and submitted on time
• Support the forecast and budgeting processes in the plant
• Monitor controls across the plant to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
• Ensure accuracy of the physical inventory and reported results
• Responsible for fixed assets analysis and fixed assets inventory count
• Manage and review standard cost calculations on new products as well as yearly update of Standard costs at year-end
• Responsible for Capital Request within the plant, including financial analysis & management summary as well as tracking of capital expenditure as needed
• Collaboration with the manufacturing and engineering teams to calculate cost savings opportunities and tracking of actual savings
• Prepares feedback for Ad-hoc requests from Sector, BA, and Plant
• Assist in the completion of special projects

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Cost accounting

Reporting

SAP

US-GAAP & IFRS

Multi-tasking

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business administration, or related field

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Knime

MS Office

Job description

ContiTech USA, Inc. in Indiana seeks a skilled financial analyst/manager to support plant operations, drive cost controls, and deliver reliable reporting.

You will partner with the Plant Manager and Operations team to analyze variances, prepare forecasts, and ensure GAAP compliance. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, standard costing, asset management, month-end close, and budgeting processes, with opportunities to implement efficiency improvements using tools like Power BI and