Operations Finance Manager, Negoiești / Ploiesti, Romania

• You will lead the full spectrum of financial activities for our manufacturing site in Romania — from monthly closing and forecasting to budgeting and variance analysis.
• You will act as a trusted finance partner to local plant leadership and global operations, helping to drive data-informed decisions.
• You will ensure strong financial governance and compliance with both internal policies and external standards.
• You will oversee inventory and cost controls, helping reduce slow-moving or obsolete stock and contributing to global efficiency goals.
• You will manage capital expenditure planning at plant level and support global investment tracking.
• You will work closely with finance, operations, and supply chain teams to improve product costing accuracy and process alignment.
• You will be involved in international finance initiatives focused on cost transparency, supply chain performance, and continuous improvement.

• You bring 10+ years of experience in finance within a manufacturing or industrial setting, with strong knowledge of plant controlling and cost structures.
• You have held a senior finance role for at least 5 years, ideally with exposure to international teams and collaboration.
• You are highly skilled in financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting.
• You are confident working with tools like SAP (especially costing modules), Excel, and Power BI (or similar analytics platforms).
• You hold — or are working toward — a professional finance qualification such as CIMA, CPA, or ACCA.
• You are a clear communicator, able to explain financial insights to both technical and non-financial colleagues.
• You are proactive, adaptable, and comfortable navigating complexity in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.

Bekaert Heating (Bekaert Combustion Technology (https://heating.bekaert.com) is part of Bekaert and is market leader in the development and production of environmentally friendly and durable gas burners and heat exchangers for residential, commercial and industrial heating applications. With its wide range of high quality technical products and services, Bekaert Heating offers a great value added to its customers. Innovation, technological leadership, high quality products and entrepreneurship are characteristic of the organisation. Bekaert Heating has plants in The Netherlands, China, Romania and the USA and worldwide there are working around 400 employees. Bekaert Combustion Technology B.V. is part of the global Bekaert Group. Bekaert (www.bekaert.com) is a world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies. We pursue to be the preferred supplier for our steel wire products and solutions by continuously delivering superior value to our customers worldwide. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company with almost 30 000 employees worldwide, headquarters in Belgium and € 4.8 billion in combined revenue.