Plant Controller
Contributing to the development of the controlling department at the level of operational processes
Our client is a company of Finnish origin and a global leader in the production of tires for extreme conditions. With a recently opened, state-of-the-art factory in Romania, it employs cutting-edge technologies, is CO₂-neutral, and has an annual production capacity of 6 million tires. The company combines innovation in manufacturing with a strong commitment to environmental protection, delivering high-quality, high-performance solutions while reducing the ecological impact of its industrial processes.
Job Purpose:
- To be a financial partner to the Oradea plant management team and lead plant financial activities together with financial shared services.
- Drive operational performance through robust financial analysis, resource allocation decision and analysis, capital requisition and management. Work cross-functionally to identify gaps and cost reduction opportunities. Support lean activities and identify areas of focus
- Control, develop and support supply operations activities through reporting and financial analysis.
- Provide cost accounting expertise for manufacturing operations. Serve as a liaison between engineering, procurement and manufacturing teams to ensure robust and accurate product costing. Support new product development and implementation.
- To complete monthly/quarterly/annually close activities in Oradea
- To complete Plant planning & forecast processes including detailed analysis and recommendations.
- Develop and implement Internal Controls, and ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies and procedures.
- Factory building and ramp up phase additional activities
- Investment financing/cash flow forecasting, incentive reporting, system setups.
- Local support to factory building and ramp up.
Principal Responsibilities:
Product Costing
- Coordinate the costing processes in Oradea factory and participate the global costing development projects
- Harmonize product cost calculation methods between factories
- Coordinate the data flows from Costing into Global Product and Customer profitability calculations
Month/Year closing activities
- Inventory control and journals in management accounting in GL (Raw materials, WIP, Finished goods) in Oradea
- Management accounting activities (material allocations etc.)
- Transfer pricing (raw materials, compounds)
- Fixed Assets
- Accrual Accounting
Reporting, performance analysis and planning/budgeting
- Production unit costs
- Investments
- Product costs
- Productivity, waste, inventories
- Logistic costs
Controls
- Develop and implement Internal Controls, and ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies and procedures
- Department
- Finance
- Role
- Financial Controller
- Locations
- Cluj-Napoca, Oradea
- Remote status
- Hybrid
About Sales Consulting
Since 1998, we've been active in the Human Resources consulting market, providing regional coverage across four key areas of expertise: recruitment and selection, personnel leasing, assessment centers and consultancy. As leaders in Transylvania, we've expanded our reach to embrace a culture of continuous improvement, thereby strengthening our position in the Romanian and also regional market. This commitment underscores our dedication to evolve alongside the dynamic needs of our clients and the ever-changing landscape of the business environment.
Our success stems from the professionalism of our services, the multidisciplinary expertise of our consulting team and our ongoing collaboration with those who rely on our consultancy services.
Building long-term partnerships with clients across diverse industries such as IT&C, automotive, outsourcing, pharma, banking, FMCG and more, is our primary objective.
Our commitment to client orientation, teamwork, flexibility, excellence, dedication and responsibility reflects our aim to bring added value to our services.