Cost Controller (Engineering and Procurement) in Böblingen bei INEOS Automotive

Please apply with a CV and cover letter in English.

INEOS Automotive – Grenadier – Built On Purpose

Story so far

Since Sir Jim Ratcliffe announced Project Grenadier in 2017, our team at INEOS Automotive has grown rapidly. From a start-up to the scaled business we are now, we’ve hit some huge milestones along the way. Despite some global challenges, we brought our first vehicle, the INEOS Grenadier, from a vision to prototype and to market in just five years. And now, as the first customer deliveries of our INEOS Grenadier have begun, we look to the future with our first all-electric vehicle.

People and Culture

With around 1500 employees, 10 locations and 44 nationalities, we’re an international team working together to challenge the ordinary. We welcome people who mirror our values: Spirit of ownership, who take responsibility and make things happen. Delivering quality work, with ambition to deliver outstanding results and who have a community mindset, believing together everyone achieves more. Creativity and initiative are encouraged to support your career development.

We’re doing things differently.

If this sounds like you, let’s talk.

Your role: The Cost Controller is responsible to develop, control, plan, and forecast Procurement, Engineering, Program Management and SQE Budget and Actual versus Budget together with departments.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Support annual Budget and Business Plan development and input to FP&A
• Provide department monthly with actuals from SAP
• Ensure accruals are submitted in time to ensure actuals represent full month
• Prepare together with department staff monthly Actual versus Budget, establish variance analysis and prepare full year forecast when requested
• Help to identify opportunities, agree introduction, and monitor results
• Liaise between departments and Finance function (FP&A, Project Controller)
• Assume FIN controller function of 1st approval of PRs raised from departments
• Support departments to prepare projects and coordinate with Project Controller
• Prepare ad-hoc analysis

What we are looking for:

• Studying towards an Economics/Accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) or relevant degree desired but not required.
• Minimum of 2 years of Finance Analyst or similar experience. Key skills include experience in building/maintaining complex financial models and clear presentation of financial data, especially to non-financial individuals.
• Strong Excel skills including the use of pivot tables and advanced formulae.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Commercial awareness, a positive attitude and “can-do” approach, comfortable to challenge at all levels.
• Ability to work well in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Attention to detail and ability to quickly master complex requirements.
• Excellent time management and ability to prioritise workload.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build long term professional relationships at all levels.
• Ability to think on your feet and adjust to an ever-changing landscape and to think outside the box and suggest novel solutions to problems.

• Commercial awareness, a positive attitude and “can-do” approach, comfortable to challenge at all levels.
• Ability to work well in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent time management and ability to prioritise workload.
• Ability to think on your feet and adjust to an ever-changing landscape and to think outside the box and suggest novel solutions to problems.