1369 – Interim Plant Controller Poland

About Our Client:

A mid-size food manufacturing business in Poland, recently integrated into a larger international group, is strengthening its on-site finance leadership following an acquisition. The assignment is focused on post-acquisition integration, improving financial governance, and establishing greater visibility of manufacturing costs and business performance.

The business requires an experienced interim finance leader to stabilise financial controlling, strengthen reporting accuracy, enhance budgeting and forecasting processes, and provide commercial finance support to the local management team during an important integration phase.

Project Description:

We are offering an Interim Plant Financial Controller opportunity for a manufacturing business undergoing post-acquisition integration. This is a hands-on leadership assignment requiring immediate operational impact across plant controlling, financial governance, and management reporting.

Working closely with the Site Leadership Team, you will improve financial transparency, strengthen decision-making, and establish reliable reporting processes while supporting the development of the local finance function.

Interim Manager Required Skills:

You are an experienced interim finance executive with a strong background in manufacturing environments and a track record of stabilising finance functions during periods of operational change. You combine technical financial expertise with a pragmatic, hands-on approach and are comfortable operating where systems, reporting, or processes require improvement.

You build credibility quickly with both finance and operations, enabling better business decisions while leaving stronger governance and capability behind.

• Significant experience as an Interim Plant Financial Controller, Finance Manager, or Manufacturing Controller.
• Strong manufacturing finance, cost accounting, and product costing expertise.
• Demonstrated success supporting post-acquisition integration, financial transformation, or operational stabilisation.
• Excellent knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and management control.
• Comfortable working with imperfect data and implementing practical reporting improvements.
• Strong business partnering skills with production, operations, and site leadership teams.
• Experience working within international manufacturing organisations is advantageous.
• Fluent English and Polish are essential.

Key Requirements:

• Plant Financial Controlling
• Manufacturing Costing
• Post-Acquisition Integration
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Financial Governance

Type of Assignment:

Interim

Scope of Interim Assignment:

Post Acquisition Integration, Governance, Budgeting, Forecasting

Functional Area of the Interim Manager:

Finance

Location:

Poland

Duration:

6 Months

Start Date:

July 2026

Why work with us?

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