Senior Plant Controller (Manufacturing Finance & Product Costing)
Core
Develop and maintain cost control systems, analyze production variances, and support product costing and pricing decisions for plant operations.
Role type
Senior Plant Controller (Manufacturing Finance & Product Costing)
Builds
Monthly/quarterly cost reviews, annual plant budgets, product profitability analyses, and financial reports for plant management.
Domain
Manufacturing / Industrial Finance
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Cost accounting, budgeting and forecasting, variance analysis, standard costing, activity-based costing, financial modeling, SAP (S4) cost modules, Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs), business intelligence tools (Power BI, Tableau)
Preferred skills
Value engineering, should cost analysis, reporting automation
Responsibilities
Monitor actual costs against budgets and investigate variances; lead annual budgeting and CAPEX monitoring; analyze product profitability and support pricing decisions; optimize inventory levels and reduce waste; mentor junior cost staff; act as a financial business partner to operational leadership.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC