We are pleased to represent an international industrial group with a significant and complex manufacturing footprint in Luxembourg in its search of a Plant Controlling Manager with Group Controlling responsibilities to strengthen the finance and controlling function.

The role reports to the Finance Director Luxembourg for the Luxembourg perimeter and operational controlling matters and to the Group CFO for group-wide controlling responsibilities.

This position combines strong plant controlling expertise with a broader group controlling dimension. The successful candidate will support financial performance steering, management decision-making and the continuous improvement of controlling practices across the Group.

Strongly anchored in the Luxembourg manufacturing perimeter, the role is highly operational and closely linked to production. The Plant Controlling Manager will act as a key finance business partner to production, operations and sales, with a focus on production costing, standard costs, variance analysis, inventory valuation, pricing and margin analysis.

The role also includes group-wide responsibilities such as the annual Group budget process, Group product costing methodologies, monthly Group reporting, controlling best practices across subsidiaries and contribution to SAP S/4HANA rollouts at international level.

The successful candidate will manage an experienced team of four controllers and will be expected to bring structure, challenge, best practices and a more proactive approach to the function.

This is a hands-on managerial role in a fast-moving environment, requiring technical credibility, strong soft skills, flexibility, humility and a participative coaching management style.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and further develop the plant controlling function for the Luxembourg manufacturing entities.
• Manage, coach and challenge an experienced controlling team, encouraging ownership, initiative and continuous improvement.
• Act as a finance business partner to production, operations, sales and finance stakeholders.
• Challenge production managers on cost performance, productivity, variances and operational efficiency.
• Monitor and analyse production costs, with a strong focus on standard costs, actual costs, variance analysis and industrial KPIs.
• Support the accuracy and reliability of standard costing in a complex environment with a high number of parts/SKUs.
• Contribute to pricing, margin calculations and customer/product profitability analysis.
• Follow up on inventory accounting and valuation, including WIP, slow-moving stock, obsolete stock and inventory turnover.
• Lead and contribute to the annual Group budget process, including coordination with subsidiaries, consolidation and quality review of figures.
• Coordinate Group monthly financial reporting, including actual vs budget analysis and support to management decision-making.
• Coordinate Group product costing methodologies and act as a Group reference on industrial controlling topics.
• Promote controlling best practices across the Group and support subsidiaries in strengthening their local controlling processes.
• Contribute to SAP S/4HANA controlling improvements, particularly around CO and its integration with FI, MM, PP and SD.
• Participate in future international SAP S/4HANA rollouts from a controlling perspective, in close collaboration with dedicated ERP teams.
• Show genuine appetite for new technologies, automation, data analytics and AI-enabled tools in finance and controlling.

• Master’s degree in Finance, Controlling, Business Administration or a related field.
• Around 10 years’ experience in industrial controlling, ideally within a complex production or manufacturing environment.
• Strong expertise in plant controlling, production costing, standard costing, variance analysis, inventory valuation and industrial KPIs.
• Experience in a complex manufacturing environment is essential, ideally with a large number of products, parts or SKUs.
• Solid understanding of group budgeting, group reporting and controlling methodology alignment.
• Previous experience managing or coordinating a team of controllers or senior finance professionals.
• Ability to challenge experienced production and operational stakeholders in a constructive and credible way.
• Strong SAP knowledge is required; experience with SAP S/4HANA and CO is a strong advantage.
• Good understanding of the integration between controlling and production, inventory, sales and finance processes.
• Genuine interest in technology, data, automation and AI applied to finance and controlling.
• Fluency in English and French is required; German would be considered an asset.
• Hands-on, structured, pragmatic and comfortable in a fast-moving environment.
• Flexible, collaborative and able to quickly gain autonomy in a changing organisation.
• Participative and coaching management style, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective relationships across a complex organisation
• International exposure or an open mindset would be appreciated, but the priority remains strong plant controlling experience gained in a complex industrial production environment.

Application process:

As an equal opportunity employer, we embrace diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Please note, however, that candidates must possess a valid Luxembourg work permit. As we represent our clients, we are required to submit only those who meet this requirement. Unfortunately, if you do not have a valid work permit, we will not be able to consider your application.

If you are selected for the position, you will be asked to provide supporting documentation, such as copies of your diplomas, proof of prior employment, and a standard criminal record check, as part of the final steps in our recruitment process.

We appreciate your interest in our company and look forward to the possibility of working together.