Plant Controller

Company Description

Bosch Home Comfort in Tranås develops, manufactures and sells advanced heat pumps that harness energy from nature's own resources: rock, water and air. Our Tranås site brings together manufacturing, research and development, and business functions, creating an environment where ideas and decisions are closely connected to our products and operations.

We believe in technology that makes a difference: Invented for life.

Job Description

Your contribution to something big

Do you enjoy understanding what really drives performance in a manufacturing business, rather than simply reporting the numbers?

As our Plant Controller, you will work at the intersection of finance and manufacturing, partnering closely with Plant Management and colleagues across production, logistics, engineering and other functions.

You will turn financial and operational data into insights that support better decisions, stronger performance and continuous improvement. This is a hands-on controlling role where you can build a broad understanding of our manufacturing operation and have a real impact on how we manage costs, investments and performance.

Your key responsibilities

• Business partnering: Act as a financial partner to Plant Management and cost center owners. Provide analysis, challenge assumptions and translate financial performance into clear insights and actions.
• Planning & forecasting: Drive key parts of our business planning, budgeting and forecasting processes, including cost centers, Capex, production volumes, headcount and product costs.
• Manufacturing performance: Analyze manufacturing costs, productivity and operational deviations. Work with the organization to understand root causes and identify appropriate countermeasures.
• Product costing: Lead Planned Product Cost (PPC) calculations, follow Actual Product Costs (APC) and analyze the operational and financial drivers behind deviations.
• Investments, assets & inventory: Support investment planning and follow-up, fixed asset management, inventory valuation, physical stocktaking and continuous inventory control.
• Reporting & continuous improvement: Drive monthly and annual plant performance reporting while continuously improving our processes, reporting, dashboards and use of SAP and other digital tools.

Qualifications

What distinguishes you

You have a degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Industrial Engineering and Management, or a comparable field, together with experience in controlling, financial analysis or a related finance role.

Experience from manufacturing or another industrial environment is particularly valuable.

We are looking for someone with:

• Strong analytical skills and confidence working with financial and operational data
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting or operational reporting
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Experience working with ERP systems. SAP experience, particularly within controlling or manufacturing processes, is an advantage
• Professional working proficiency in English, both written and spoken. Swedish is an advantage, but not a requirement

Experience with product costing, Power BI, automation or other data-analysis tools is an advantage, but you do not need to tick every box. We value your ability to learn, understand the business and turn data into meaningful insights.

Who you are

You are curious about the business behind the numbers. When you see a deviation, your instinct is not simply to report it. You want to understand why it happened, what is driving it and what we can do about it.

You are comfortable asking questions, challenging assumptions and collaborating across functions to find solutions. You can explain financial concepts clearly to colleagues outside Finance and combine strong analytical thinking with a practical mindset.

You take ownership of your work, build strong relationships and are motivated by understanding how a manufacturing business works and how Finance can help make it better.

Additional Information

Why join us in Tranås?

In Tranås, more than 600 associates work across manufacturing and research & development of innovative heating solutions for a more sustainable future.

For a Plant Controller, this creates an exciting environment where you can see the connection between the numbers, the decisions and what actually happens in the factory.

The role gives you broad exposure to manufacturing finance, product costing, investments and operational performance, while working within the international Bosch organization. It is an opportunity to deepen your controlling expertise, influence the business and continue developing your career.

At Bosch, we value openness, trust and different perspectives, and we want our associates to have opportunities to grow both professionally and personally.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation
• Pension, insurance and other benefits in accordance with our collective agreement
• Flexible working hours and hybrid working possibilities where compatible with the role
• Employee discounts on Bosch products
• Development opportunities within an international Bosch organization

Regular presence at our Tranås site is an important part of the role because of the close collaboration with our manufacturing organization.

If you enjoy combining finance, manufacturing and problem-solving, we would like to hear from you.

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