Cost Controller
Pubblicato il 14-09-2026 - FinOps Weekly in Bologna
About the Role
Prometeia is seeking a Cost Controller to join the Planning & Control team within the Administration, Finance and Control function in Bologna. The role focuses on planning and control activities, with a specific emphasis on production costs and corporate functions. The position supports the improvement of cost monitoring and reporting processes, as well as the automation and industrialization of Group planning and control activities. It works closely with business stakeholders, cost center managers, Procurement, and Finance to track costs, identify trends, and support efficiency initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyze company costs, ensuring information is accurate, complete, and timely.
- Prepare periodic reporting and variance analyses against actuals, budget, forecast, and company targets.
- Contribute to periodic closing, budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning cycles.
- Support business stakeholders and cost center managers in tracking relevant costs and identifying trends early.
- Help define corrective actions and countermeasures when cost trends require intervention.
- Collaborate with Procurement and Finance to identify opportunities for efficiency gains and cost reduction.
- Take part in transformation, digitalization, and continuous improvement projects, including process automation, reporting automation, data quality, and process mining.
Required Skills
- Degree in Economics,
Management Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
- Experience in Management Control, Cost Controlling, or Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A;).
- Good knowledge of general and industrial accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and cost analysis.
- Strong analytical ability, precision, and a methodical approach.
- Strong data orientation and the ability to turn data into actionable insights.
- Excellent command of Excel and/or other data analysis tools.
- Good knowledge of English.
- Strong diagnostic skills.
- Problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
Preferred Skills
- Additional digital skills.
- Previous experience with specific management control tools.
Cloud Platforms & Technologies
- Reporting & BI : Excel, other data analysis tools
- Data & Analytics : process mining
Benefits
- Training and professional growth opportunities.
Why You Might Be Interested
This role offers hands-on responsibility across cost monitoring, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning. It also provides exposure to cross-functional collaboration with Procurement, Finance, business stakeholders, and cost center managers. In addition, you would contribute to automation, reporting industrialization, data quality, and process mining initiatives. The position is based in Bologna.
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