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Job Description
Cost Controller
Requisition ID:  4416
Job Location:  Zedelgem - Belgium
Category for Job Posting:  Finance
Job Type for Job Posting:  Full Time

About Us

Innovation. Sustainability. Productivity. This is how we are Breaking New Ground in our mission to sustainably advance the noble work of farmers and builders everywhere. With a growing global population and increased demands on resources, our products are instrumental to feeding and sheltering the world.

From developing products that run on alternative power to productivity-enhancing precision tech, we are delivering solutions that benefit people – and they are possible thanks to people like you. If the opportunity to build your skills as part of a collaborative, global team excites you, you’re in the right place.  

Grow a Career. Build a Future!

Be part of this company at the forefront of agriculture and construction, that passionately innovates to drive customer efficiency and success. And we know innovation can’t happen without collaboration. So, everything we do at CNH Industrial is about reaching new heights as one team, always delivering for the good of our customers.

Job Purpose

We are looking for a Cost Controller / Assistant Plant Controller with a strong interest in manufacturing controlling and SAP CO, who is also IT minded and forward looking, eager to actively contribute to the digital and AI driven transformation of finance and controlling. This role suits someone who enjoys working close to operations, understands standard costing concepts, and thrives in a collaborative, positive, and continuously improving team environment.

Key Responsibilities

•    Act as finance business partner to plant management and operations, translating operational performance into financial insights
•    Support the Plant Controller during month end closing, forecasting, budgeting, and long range planning processes
•    Calculate, maintain, and analyze standard costs (material, labor, overhead) and actual costs in SAP
•    Perform cost variance analysis (price, quantity, usage, mix, and absorption variances) and support root cause analysis with operations
•    Monitor and analyze production cost centers, activity rates, overhead absorption, and cost allocations
•    Support product cost calculation / product cost estimates, updates of routings and BOM related cost impacts
•    Drive process standardization, automation, and digitalization within controlling, including SAP and BI tools
•    Actively contribute to AI and advanced analytics initiatives (predictive variance analysis, automated reporting, smart insights)
•    Ensure data quality, compliance, and effective internal controls within the SAP controlling environment

Who are we looking for?

Professional Experience & Knowledge
•    Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or similar
•    Experience in manufacturing controlling / cost controlling, preferably in an industrial environment is an advantage

IT & Digital Mindset
•    Strong affinity with IT and digital tools (advanced Excel, ERP systems, BI tools, automation solutions); SAP CO knowledge is a strong advantage
•    Comfortable working with data and motivated to leverage AI, analytics, and digital technologies to improve controlling insights
•    Willingness to challenge existing processes and implement new, smarter ways of working

Personality & Soft Skills
•    Flexible and adaptable, comfortable in a changing and evolving environment
•    Positive, proactive, and solution oriented mindset
•    Strong team player, able to collaborate effectively with finance, operations, and IT
•    Analytical, communicative, and confident in discussing financial topics with non finance stakeholders
•    Hands on mentality with a strong sense of ownership and accountability

What We Offer

At CNH we offer dynamic career opportunities across an international landscape. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to delivering value for all our employees and fostering a culture of respect.

Working at CNH means working in an environment where, thanks in part to its international character, numerous development opportunities are available. More than 2,500 people work at CNH Belgium’s site in Zedelgem. This single location houses various departments, ranging from design—with an R&D center employing around 400 people—to production, service, dealer training, and all support departments.

CNH Belgium in Zedelgem is also located in a traffic-free area and is easily accessible.

We offer a very attractive salary package with numerous fringe benefits such as insurance, eco vouchers, meal vouchers, a cafeteria plan (Flex Ben), and no less than 20.5 working time reduction days on top of the statutory vacation days (in a full-time system).

Are you as passionate as our people? Would you like to be part of a great team and help build the most innovative and largest agricultural machines on the market? Apply now!

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