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コントローラー/ Controller

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A multinational industrial manufacturing company is looking for a Controller. The selected candidate will partner with factory leadership to drive financial transparency, support operational decision-making, manage forecasting and reporting, and contribute to manufacturing performance improvement.

Responsibilities:

  • Act as the finance business partner to factory management and support operational decision-making
  • Provide transparency on production costs, efficiency, inventories, waste, and fixed cost development
  • Translate operational and financial data into actionable recommendations
  • Coordinate budgeting and forecasting processes aligned with regional and group requirements
  • Prepare monthly reporting and analysis on plant performance and operational KPIs
  • Analyse variances against budget, forecast, and prior year performance
  • Monitor manufacturing cost development across labour, energy, maintenance, raw materials, and overheads
  • Support business cases and financial evaluations for investments and operational improvements
  • Contribute to capital expenditure planning and post-investment follow-up
  • Ensure accurate and timely factory reporting in line with company standards
  • Support continuous improvement of controlling processes, reporting structures, and data quality
  • Collaborate with Finance, Operations, and shared service teams to improve reporting efficiency

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or above in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or related field
  • Experience in controlling, plant controlling, operations finance, cost controlling, or manufacturing finance
  • Experience in a production, industrial, or manufacturing environment
  • Understanding of standard costing, variance analysis, inventory, and fixed cost control
  • Experience with budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and performance analysis
  • Strong analytical skills with experience using data, systems, and reporting tools
  • Professional level English

Preferred requirements:

  • Experience working in an international organisation
  • Proficient in Japanese

About the Company:

A global industrial manufacturing company with an international presence across the Asia region. The company focuses on operational excellence, manufacturing performance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Keywords:

工場経理, 管理会計, 原価管理, 製造業, 予算管理, 予測分析, 財務分析, KPI管理, 生産管理, オペレーションファイナンス, 求人, 外資系

Job Ref: HU53BV

Contract Type: Perm

Specialism: Accountancy & Finance

Focus: Financial Controller

Industry: Manufacturing and Production

Salary: ¥5,000,000 - ¥8,000,000 per annum

Workplace Type: On-site

Experience Level: Associate

Language: Japanese - Professional working

Second Language: English - Business level

Location: Fukushima

Job Reference: HU53BV-8640A853

Date posted: 22 May 2026

Consultant: Johnny Chiang