Plant Controller

Description

**About Us** ------------ Original Composites and Fibers (OCF) is a global leader in glass reinforcement solutions for the composites industry. Recently separated from Owens Corning, the business now operates independently under the Praana ownership model, continuing a strong legacy of innovation, manufacturing excellence, and customer partnership. We are building lean, execution\-focused corporate functions to support commercial operations, regulatory compliance, and foundational governance across Europe (including the Middle East). This role supports the ongoing legal needs of OCF’s European entities in a complex, multi\-jurisdiction environment. **About the Role** ------------------ Provides financial leadership at plant level, ensuring strong financial performance, robust internal controls, and effective business partnering with operations to drive productivity, cost efficiency, and decision\-making. Act as a trusted business partner to the plant leadership team:* linking finance with operations supply chain and business strategy * challenging assumptions, influencing decisions and ensuring financial implications are clearly understood and embedded in operational actions. The role reports to the regional manufacturing finance leader. It requires travelling 30% of time. **Key Responsibilities** ------------------------ **Financial Planning \& Performance Management** * Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long\-term planning processes * Own monthly closing, financial reporting, and projections * Analyze variances vs. plan/forecast and communicate insights to management * Ensure working capital and profitability targets are achieved **Business Partnering \& Decision Support** * Provide insightful analytics to support operational decisions and anticipate risks * Support investment analysis, CAPEX decisions * Educate plant teams on financial KPIs and performance drivers * Ensure alignment between plant strategy, operational objectives and financial targets, with a clear link to profitability and cash performance. **Cost Management \& Productivity** * Support productivity improvement, cost reduction, capital efficiency and corrective action plans * Promote a zero\-loss mindset and actively contribute to cost deployment initiatives * Identify benchmarking opportunities and promote best practice sharing * Act as a finance coach for non\-financial leaders, developing financial acumen across non\-financial leaders to drive ownership of performance. **Internal Controls \& Compliance** * Ensure a strong internal control framework to ensure compliance with financial policies to effectively lead the finance function in the plant * Lead representation letter process and control sign\-off **Qualifications \& Requirements** ---------------------------------- **Education \& Experience** * Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field * 5\-7 years’ professional experience with exposure to manufacturing finance / plant controlling **Technical Skills** * Strong knowledge of manufacturing costing * Strong focus on data accuracy, financial discipline and process optimization/standardization * Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and BI tools **Leadership Skills** * Strong ownership and team mindset * Business partnering and influencing capability * Proven ability to operate in a matrix organization and cross\-functional environment, prioritize activities and shift focusses depending on operational needs * Capability to translate financial insights into operational actions 5moPzCXOE0