Industrial cost controlling

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About the client:

Our client is a leading European company in the Clinical Nutrition / Medical Food & Public Health sector. With strong industrial operations and a rapidly growing presence in Spain, the company is committed to operational excellence, innovation, and the development of high-quality nutritional solutions for patients.

Job description:

Reporting directly to the Local Finance Director and working closely with industrial, supply chain, and central finance teams, the Industrial Cost Controller plays a key role in ensuring the accuracy of production costs, analyzing variances, supporting financial closing, and contributing to strategic industrial projects.

This role is essential to secure reliable financial information, optimize production performance, and support the growth of the company's manufacturing operations.

Main Responsibilities

1. Industrial Cost Controlling

• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of production data in the ERP (stock movements, work order closing, labor allocation).
• Calculate monthly actual production costs per SKU and analyze variances (yield, price, efficiency) versus standards using KPIs, purchasing data, and labor hours.
• Ensure proper stock valuation and propose optimization actions.
• Calculate cost structures for new products and support economic analysis with Industrial, Marketing, and Sales teams.
• Prepare industrial costing for the annual budget, ensuring consistency and reliability of assumptions.

2. Accounting & P&L Analysis

• Support the monthly closing process with the Local Finance Director and accounting team: provisions, validations, and data checks.
• Build the analytical P&L for the company, separating production vs. distribution activities, and analyze variances versus budget.
• Monitor fixed costs and identify improvement opportunities.
• Build the analytical P&L for the budget cycle and propose challenges to optimize profitability.
• Track CAPEX execution and financial impact.

3. Projects & Operational Support

• Conduct financial analysis for new industrial projects and investment decisions.
• Participate in the implementation of industrial KPIs and translate them into financial impact.
• Support operational teams in transversal projects (S&OP process, ERP improvements, continuous improvement).
• Act as a key user and reference for BI and ERP systems, ensuring proper usage and data reliability.
• Maintain communication with central finance teams, consolidating reporting and sharing insights.

Requirements

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in industrial controlling or financial controlling within manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience with production costing, variance analysis, and budgeting.
• Experience in food manufacturing, pharma, chemical, or similar industrial sectors is a strong plus.

Education

• Degree in Engineering or Finance (Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, etc.).

Languages

• Fluency in English and/or French.
• Spanish: native or bilingual.

Technical Skills

• Strong Excel expertise; experience with ERP systems (SAP, Sage, Navision, etc.).
• Knowledge of BI tools such as Power BI.
• Solid understanding of industrial processes, costing methodologies, and financial analysis.
• Experience in CAPEX follow-up and P&L construction

Soft Skills 

- Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.

- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

- Proactive, structured, and solution-oriented.

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across industrial and financial teams.

- Interest in fast-growing industrial environments.

Location

- Position based in Badajoz, with hybrid working model.

What We Offer

- A strategic controlling role with direct impact on industrial operations and company profitability.

- Opportunity to join a fast-growing international group in the Public Health & Clinical Nutrition sector.

- Strong collaboration with European industrial and financial teams.

- Participation in high-impact industrial transformation and optimization projects.

- Competitive compensation package aligned with experience.