Industrial Controller

About the Role:

For our Global Headquarters, we are looking for an Industrial Controller who will join our dynamic central Finance team and your responsibilities will include various key areas.

Within the HQ Finance department, you will be responsible for central controlling activities concerning the Industrial side of the business. You will deal with multiple stakeholders at an international level, partnering with all related Group and Area functions.

Main Responsibilities:

Thanks to your active involvement in shaping industrial guidelines, contributing to the budgeting process, and ensuring the accuracy of forecasting updates, your role will be important in our dynamic team. Your responsibilities extend to consolidating and reporting the monthly rolling forecast ("risk&ops"), where you'll take the lead in challenging Risks & Ops reports prepared by Areas, demonstrating a proactive approach that sets the tone for our collaborative efforts.

Monthly closing consolidation, reporting, and variance analysis will be part of your routine, with a special focus on energy cost variance analysis, making you the key contact for the Energy department. Your expertise will also be applied to product cost simulations and the evaluation of different options related to our industrial footprint.

In this collaborative environment, your close collaboration with various Central Operations, Area Industrial, and Controlling functions will be crucial to our collective success. The impactful projects you'll be immersed in include supporting business cases for production re-allocation between Ferrero plants, contributing to the customization of a new controlling model, and playing a key role in business cases for sustainability or Energy reshaping projects.

Additionally, you'll be instrumental in supporting several optimization projects within the performance professional family and facilitating the integration of new acquisition plants into the Ferrero Group model. Your multifaceted contributions will shape the financial landscape of our operations and contribute to the strategic success of our projects.

About you:

Thanks to your up to 3 years of experience in controlling, with an added advantage if gained in an industrial setting, you'll bring a valuable dimension to our team. Your background in the Food & Beverage Sector is preferred, creating a context for your insights that align seamlessly with our industry focus.

Your familiarity with SAP, particularly in FI and CO modules, along with proficiency in business intelligence tools, will empower you to navigate and analyze financial data effectively.

Your skill set extends to a solid command of MS Office, with a particular strength in Excel. Your analytical mindset, coupled with a results-oriented approach, positions you as a problem-solving collaborator with strong interpersonal skills—a perfect fit for our international team dynamic.

While not mandatory, your knowledge of production controlling, encompassing cost calculation, budgeting, planning, and reporting, would be an additional advantage in this role.