Industrial Controller

The Industrial Controller will support the business in order to develop, maintain and optimize the controlling activities of our plant/business in Drammen, center of excellence in Oil & Gas Offshore cables production.

The Industrial Controller ensures the right level of support to the business leaders.

The Industrial Controller will support the plant manager to constantly keep under control and educe factory production costs -labor absorption, materials consumption, other variable production costs- through constant variance analysis.

The Industrial Controller will ensure the correct implementation of the HQ guidelines on the local/business activities with respect to monthly/yearly forecast and continuously interfacing with regional and HQ functions.  The Industrial Controller will take part in the month-end closing activities and financial reporting, supporting the Finance Team in achieving its objectives.

• Partner with the business owners in order to deliver the strategy according to the finance guidelines.
• Review the business needs and partnering with the relevant internal stakeholders.
• Manage planning, budgeting and forecasting according to the business needs.
• Manage inventory and investments activities as requested.
• Responsible for the performance and KPIs management.
• Update the systems and internal documentation accordingly.
• Support top management in decision making process through ad-hoc analysis.
• Involved in month-end closing process activities, financial reporting  and variance analysis.   

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance.  
• Experience in cost management, budget management and industrial reporting.
• Experience 3 years+ as a controller in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in month-end closing processes and financial reporting
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong command of Microsoft Office, SAP is highly preferred; experience with Hyperion; additional software knowledge is a plus (Qlikview, Programming).
• Fluent in English.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, and capable of building strong relationships/networks.
• Structured, accurate and detail oriented, with high work ethics.
• High work capacity, comfortable with changing and challenging environments.
• Enjoys working in a hectic environment and to work with strict deadlines.