Production Plant Financial Controller

For our structural development and our Finance Department at our new production site in Obiliq / Kosovo, we are looking for a Production Plant Financial Controller for Kosovo and support in Erkrath. **Production Plant Financial Controller - Full-Time (M/F/d)** **You will be happy to take over the following tasks**: - Oversee equipment procurement, workforce planning, and overall plant setup from pre-series to production start and stabilization. - Calculate machine hourly rates and product costs to support sales price negotiations and profitability analysis. - Conduct process cost comparisons to evaluate and recommend alternative production technologies. - Work closely with materials management to ensure inventory security and implement continuous improvements. - Analyze and report monthly performance data (Plan / Forecast / Actual), including commentary and presentations for parent companies. - Coordinate and support physical inventory processes to ensure accuracy and compliance. - Lead the rollout and continuous improvement of the ERP system, including design, testing, and user training. - Design and configure - ERP modules (Finance, Fixed Assets, Procurement, Sales, Production), including master data setup and workflow definition. - Support ERP testing and go-live, train end users, and prepare clear process documentation. - Prepare financial statements in line with HGB and IFRS - Support controlling activities at the headquarters in Erkrath and collaborate closely with the accounting team for closing tasks. **We would be delighted if you possess the following skills**: - Strong grasp of budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and financial reporting (HGB & IFRS standards). - Ability to interpret complex financial and operational data to drive insights and improvements. - At least 5 years of professional experience in controlling. - Preferred Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or similar. - Understanding of production processes, equipment procurement, and workforce planning. - Strong written and verbal communication skills for internal reporting and parent company interaction. - Experience with ERP implementation and configuration - Structured and responsible way of working as well as resilience, diligence, independence, and reliability. - Strong communication and teamwork skills - Familiarity with inventory control processes and materials management collaboration. - Very good knowledge of English, German is a plus. **We’re committed to bringing you joy through the following benefits**: - An exciting and varied job with personal creative freedom in an environment of two internationally active corporate groups - Flat hierarchies, short decision-making paths, and the opportunity to realize ideas for the future in a highly motivated team. - A secure job with long-term prospects in a successful and dynamically growing technology company - A permanent, full-time position, intensive training and knowledge sharing in the special technology of têxtile lighting systems as well as targeted further training. - Occasional business travel to Germany for training, knowledge sharing with German (finance) team. - A multi-cultured corporate characterized by cooperation, commitment, and a collegial atmosphere. - Compatibility of career and family through a flexible working time model - Attractive remuneration - Health Insurance **About us**: We are a young, dynamic company that has set itself the task of creating something new - a new technology: têxtile lighting systems. The use of têxtile lighting systems enables our customers from the automotive industry and many other industries to develop better products with the help of light: more useful, safer, more beautiful, more individual. We work in a small but steadily growing team of different experts with passion, enthusiasm and the „spirit" of a start-up - but with strong partners behind us. As a joint venture between the traditional companies AUNDE and MENTOR, we combine the know-how of têxtile design and technology with LED-based lighting technology. Our parent companies form our financial basis and provide infrastructure, sales and production for the components and systems developed by us.