Schaeffler is looking for a Plant Controlling Professor to manage financial controlling, reporting, planning, and risk management for our manufacturing plant in Thailand. In this role, you will support management decision-making and ensure compliance with financial standards for a global leader in motion technology.
What You'll Do
- Perform financial Month-end Closing.
- Prepare monthly Overhead, Production, and Sales Reporting including Key Indicators.
- Prepare monthly Cost Deviation Analyses of Actual vs. Budget and target cost (for Material and Processing).
- Coordinate monthly preparation of the Total Year Production Outlook.
- Prepare monthly Plant reporting package for the Region, Product Lines, and HQ.
- Ensure group reports are prepared within the stated deadlines.
- Monitor key financial indicators and highlight major deviations to management.
- Support preparation of Budget and Forecasts for the Legal Entity (in areas of Production, Overhead, and Investments).
- Provide scenario analysis to support the management decision-making process.
- Prepare yearly Tariffs for Product Cost Calculations and internal Labour Hourly Rates.
- Check master data & costing for and release new materials.
- Analyze the different Schaeffler Cost Values of SMT products.
- Support preparation of cost improvement suggestions for internal Business Partners.
- Handle Project Controlling in SAP.
- Maintain SMT Cost Center and Project Center structure to ensure compliance with Thai and Schaeffler reporting standards.
- Investigate and analyze reported risks and create a consolidated risk portfolio at LE level.
- Monitor compliance with standards within the LE to ensure a consistent RM system is in place.
- Support content, structure, and method-related enhancement of the RM system.
- Perform other related duties as necessary or assigned.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, Economics, or Engineering.
- Work experience in a multinational manufacturing company.
- Over 2 years of work experience in Controlling or Financial Analysis.
- Knowledge in product costing (standard costing).
- Strong analytical skills and analytical interest, attention to details.
- Good command of English, able to communicate & coordinate with all management levels.
- Advanced Excel skills a must.
- Experience in SAP.
- Ability to learn fast, capable to work under pressure, proactive.
- Mature, with the will to improve things.
Technical Stack
- Excel
- SAP
Work Mode
This is an onsite position based in Thailand.
As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation.

