Eastern Cape: Plant Controller posted by Staff Solutions

Ensure compliance to all financial procedures:

• Develop, execute and control internal finance procedures including spending authorization in accordance with Group procedures and policies
• Ensure site activities are compliant with company finance related procedures (product flow, inventory, routings), and internal control basics

Provide reliable financial/controlling information’s in close relationship with other operational and support functions:

• Lead all financial forecasting processes (budget, periodic forecast)
• Manage reporting process ensuring reliability, consistency, transparency and delay compliance
• Ensure reliability of standard costing
• Provide all necessary controlling analysis including variance analysis/standard costs, margin/programs, plant budgetary control, squeeze management and follow up of sales and purchasing price
• Collaborate with Shared Service Centre obtaining/providing/validating proper finance information
• Control and manage the plant’s operating cash flow (capex, inventories, overdue)
• In liaison with Shared Service Centre provide all necessary information requested by internal and external auditors, and others local external authorities

For new programs:

• Participate in Business Plan validation, and ensure consistency with plant financial information
• Monitor the program start up and establish variances versus last reference business plan
• Participate in the program post-audit, be the finance lead person in the tracking of convergence plan related to plant activities

Job Requirements: 

• Recognized financial degree (BCom, Bachelor of Accounting Sciences, Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting]
• Business School or Engineering background advantageous
• 3 to 10 years of professional experience, according to the size and complexity of the site, including controlling experience at plant level
• Familiarity with industrial Information Systems and Flows
• Good accounting knowledge
• Business minded and strong teamwork
• Good communication skills
• Fluent in English