Cost Accountant - Cost Analyst

At our Juarez plant, you will support controlling activities, including cost center controlling, product costing, and benchmarking. This position reports directly to the plant controller.

Your Main Responsibilities:

• Act as a financial business partner to operations, providing analyses and insights to support both operational and strategic decision‑making.
• Perform cost center controlling and take ownership of product costing activities, including standard cost calculations, cost structure analyses, and margin transparency.
• Prepare and analyze detailed product cost calculations (material, labor, overhead), ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with internal standards.
• Conduct benchmarking and variance analyses to identify cost-saving opportunities, inefficiencies, and improvement potential.
• Support reporting, forecasting, and financial analysis, delivering accurate and timely results under tight deadlines.
• Proactively take ownership of topics and drive solutions in a dynamic and complex manufacturing environment.

• Proven experience in financial controlling, preferably in automotive manufacturing or related industries (5+ years).

• Strong skills in cost center controlling, product costing, and benchmarking.

• Strong experience with SAP R/3 is required; knowledge of S/4 HANA is a plus.

• Fluent and strong English communication skills (mandatory) for collaboration with international teams.

• Ability to work independently under pressure with a positive attitude.

• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively across departments and border