Would you like to bring your energy to the Arteche Group?

We’re looking for an Operations Finance Controller to serve as the finance business partner for the operations organization, ensuring robust plant controlling, transparent product and conversion costs, disciplined management of working capital and capital expenditure, and reliable financial information for operational decision‑making. The role translates shop‑floor performance into financial impact and drives fact‑based actions to improve cost, productivity, inventory and profitability.

Do you share our energy?

We are a technology company at the forefront of the electricity sector, a pioneer in innovation within a culture based on Proximity, Confidence, Perseverance, Commitment—our core values. Our mission is to ensure universal access to clean, efficient, and high‑quality energy.

Key responsabilities:

Drive data quality, reporting automation and common KPI definitions across Finance and Operations, ensuring consistent implementation and traceability across plants
Coordinate operations budget and rolling forecast for manufacturing costs, headcount, productivity, inventory and capital expenditure.
Provide financial business partnering to Operations in supporting footprint, production balance and make/buy decision making
Support productivity and cost‑reduction initiatives with rigorous baselines, business cases, savings validation and post‑implementation tracking.
Drive consistent improvement in quality of relevant data such as standard costs, routings and labor standards.
In cooperation with plant controllers and in an overall consolidation role:

Own monthly operations performance reporting and explanation of actuals versus budget, forecast and prior period, linking financial deviations to operational drivers.
Manufacturing cost controlling, including standard costs, actual costs, material and labor variances, overhead absorption, production efficiencies, scrap and rework.
Maintain and challenge product costing assumptions, routings, bills of material, labor rates and overhead rates together with Operations, Industrial Engineering and Supply Chain.
Provide support inventory valuation and movements, with focus on raw materials, work in progress, finished goods, slow‑moving and obsolete inventory, stock adjustments and cycle‑count impacts.
Help understand and improve consumption Ks

Own overall area CAPEX financial governance: business case preparation, approval support, project spend monitoring, capitalization readiness and post‑investment performance review.
Ensure sound internal controls across manufacturing finance processes and support internal/external audit requirements and group‑finance closing standards.

Required profile:

Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or Engineering. Engineering background with strong finance experience might be the better fit.
Hands‑on controlling experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment, ideally with responsibility for plant/product costing and operational performance.
Solid understanding of standard costing, inventory accounting, budgeting/forecasting, management reporting and investment analysis.
Five or more years of finance or controlling experience, including at least three years supporting a manufacturing plant or industrial operations.
Experience working in a multinational, matrix organisation and collaborating with international plants, shared services and group functions.
Experience supporting industrialisation, make‑or‑buy decisions, footprint optimisation, transfer pricing or investment projects is an advantage.
Advanced Excel skills and practical ERP experience. SAP is strongly preferred for an Arteche‑aligned profile; experience with Qlik or Power BI is valuable.
Professional English for an international environment

Skills:

Analytical rigor, attention to detail and strong problem‑solving orientation.
Operational mindset and willingness to understand processes.
Ownership, reliability and delivery against closing and planning deadlines.
Clear communication: able to turn complex financial drivers into actionable decisions.
Continuous‑improvement and digital mindset, with emphasis on simplification and automation.
Collaboration across functions, geographies and cultures.

We offer:

Join a purpose‑driven company with a culture based on solid values, committed to innovation, sustainability, and people.
Be part of a close‑knit team that makes a real impact on the organization’s internal and external communications.
A positive work environment and opportunities for professional development.
Flexible hours and other benefits to help you balance work and personal life.
Salary commensurate with the candidate’s experience.
Ongoing learning and training.
Innovative tools to support your work.

If you want to be part of a prestigious brand with a strong international presence, demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team and take the initiative to drive projects forward, and adapt to change, don’t hesitate— we’re waiting for you!

Operations Finance Controller

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