Job Description General Management and Strategy
Manage and coordinate all controlling activities for the plant
Translate plant controlling strategy into action plans and ensure implementation
Contribute to strategic and operative planning of the plant (e.g. with respect to investments, capacity and headcount planning)
Ensure the achievement of controlling targets according to internal and external customer expectations
Initiate and control investments for controlling equipment (e.g. training materials, external trainings, etc.)
Interface to sector or BA functions in order to gather local controlling requirements and demands and other feedback
Participate in and/or steer general or local controlling related and cross-functional projects
Conduct employee dialogues, personnel development and coaching
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
Prepare, review and manage the budget and forecast of controlling cost centers
Implement and conduct activities according to the budget established
Ensure that the financial goals are met
Finance and Controlling
Ensure and apply Continental finance and accounting guidelines and ensure implementation and conformity with all Continental controlling systems, tools, standards and processes with high data quality and transparency
Ensure production controlling according to standards (production order controlling, production parameters like scrap and utilization, shift model review, perform standard costs calculation, support of plant variation analysis, support of cost center controlling all areas)
Ensure investment controlling (valid for local investments e.g. infrastructure)



according to standards (preparation of financial analysis supporting investment and eCRs, management of plant invest budget)
Ensure personnel controlling according to standards (evaluation of staffing utilization, shift model analysis (variations) as input for production planning, fix HC planning and allocation, ePRs)
Ensure logistics controlling if needed (according to plant size) according to standards (inventory analysis and reporting - WOC, special freights, ICO business like transfer price calculation, equalization)
Reporting
Support monthly closing and report monthly according to standards
Prepare standard reports to plant and business management
Prepare and review monthly results (e.g. P&L;)
Prepare budget and forecasts based on production volumes
Analyze variations/operational and non-operational effects
Qualifications University degree, preferably in business administration, accounting, finance, controlling or related discipline (depending on plant size)
5 or more years of professional experience in various finance and controlling functions
cross functional experience e.g. in production, supply chain, quality or CBS preferred
3 or more years in a leadership position, preferably in operational units with functional and disciplinary responsibility for other individuals
experience in working with international teams on production topics and understanding of foreign cultures
Proficient in english
Cost and financial accounting
Production Variations
Finance and controlling IT systems (e.g. SAP R/3, S/4, etc.)
Problem solving and decision making tools and techniques as well as total cost management
Leadership & management skills (incl. team-building, delegation, performance management and people development techniques)
Project management skills, tools and techniques
Preferred knowledge of automation tools e.g. Power BI, Knime, etc.

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📌 Head of Controlling (Centro-Norte)
🏢 Continental Group Sector ContiTech
📍 Centro-Norte