Plant Controller, Halle Site

As a Plant Controller (m/f/d) at KSB, you are responsible for operational and strategic controlling of the Halle production site and support plant management and the departments as a business partner. Permanent, full-time.

• Responsibility for operational and strategic plant controlling, including ensuring transparent financial management of the site
• Competent sparring partner for plant management and the departments on all business and financial questions
• Preparing, analysing and commenting on monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and deriving recommendations for action
• Monitoring, analysing and managing production, material, personnel and overhead costs
• Responsibility for planning, coordinating and carrying out the budget and forecast process
• Creating, developing and automating KPIs, reports, dashboards and management information
• Assessing, monitoring and tracking investments including profitability calculations, and supporting maintenance measures
• Planning, preparing, carrying out and following up inventories
• Reviewing and assessing customer orders regarding revenue recognition under IFRS 15
• Processing, checking and approving purchase requisitions
• Identifying optimisation potential and contributing to cross-department projects on digitalisation, standardisation and automation of controlling processes
• Ensuring compliance with group-wide guidelines, internal control systems and compliance requirements
• Contact person for internal and external auditors

• Successfully completed degree in business administration, economics or a comparable field with a focus on controlling, finance or accounting
• Several years of professional experience in plant, production or corporate controlling at a manufacturing company
• Sound knowledge of cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting and profitability analysis
• Confident use of ERP systems (SAP) as well as reporting and business intelligence tools
• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and ideally experience with BI or comparable analysis and visualisation tools
• Strong affinity for numbers, pronounced analytical skills and a sound understanding of production processes
• Very good German and English skills, spoken and written
• Strong initiative and an independent, structured way of working
• Strong sense of responsibility and reliability
• Willingness to change and interest in digitalisation and process optimisation
• Analytical thinking and the ability to present complex matters clearly
• Confident manner and assertiveness towards different levels of hierarchy
• Team spirit and enjoyment of cross-department collaboration
• Entrepreneurial thinking and a strong awareness of costs and results