Plant Controller

Description:

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One of my clients are currently on the looking for a Plant Controller. The dynamic company has grown from strength to strength on the executive corporate level.

As a Plant Controller, you will be responsible for managing all financial & management accounting activities of the plant. Also, the Manufacturing Finance Manager will be responsible for planning and coordinating the plant budget and business planning activities in alignment with corporate policies and practices.

Duties:

• Provide management reports to Management.
• Define and develop reports for the reporting on plant performance.
• Co-ordination and collection of annual cost centre budgets, including SAP models to calculate budgeted unit costs.
• Preparation of Rolling Forecast and month estimated costs.
• Monitor, manage and accurately report on Product Costing (Standard Costs & Actual Costs) to support business decisions.
• Perform cost simulations and provide unit costs for new products.
• Ensure annual standard costs for all products are set up.
• Application of cost accounting systems and procedures.
• Conduct cost analysis and production variance analysis.
• Standardisation of costing processes and procedures.
• Co-ordinate the preparation of the Cost of Factors file monthly to enable the proactive management of costs in the plants.
• Drive compliance of business controls with the plant leadership team.
• Participation in inventory counts, review inventory scrapping and adjustments in order to ensure compliance with business controls as well as to influence the minimisation of such activities.
• Co-ordinate SAP CO month end closure.
• Revaluation of Finished Goods inventory to actual.
• Ensure adherence to Quality, Environmental Health and Safety requirements of the Organization.

Job Experience & Skills Required:
Qualifications:
Honours Degree in Management Accounting / Finance or equivalent
CIMA or ACCA would be advantageous
Manufacturing industry is preferred
SAP would be advantageous

Experience:
Minimum 5-year experience
SAP would be beneficial
Manufacturing (Plant) industry is preferred

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Requirements:

• Provide management reports to Management.
• Define and develop reports for the reporting on plant performance.
• Co-ordination and collection of annual cost centre budgets, including SAP models to calculate budgeted unit costs.
• Preparation of Rolling Forecast and month estimated costs.
• Monitor, manage and accurately report on Product Costing (Standard Costs & Actual Costs) to support business decisions.
• Perform cost simulations and provide unit costs for new products.
• Ensure annual standard costs for all products are set up.
• Application of cost accounting systems and procedures.
• Conduct cost analysis and production variance analysis.
• Standardisation of costing processes and procedures.
• Co-ordinate the preparation of the Cost of Factors file monthly to enable the proactive management of costs in the plants.
• Drive compliance of business controls with the plant leadership team.
• Participation in inventory counts, review inventory scrapping and adjustments in order to ensure compliance with business controls as well as to influence the minimisation of such activities.
• Co-ordinate SAP CO month end closure.
• Revaluation of Finished Goods inventory to actual.
• Ensure adherence to Quality, Environmental Health and Safety requirements of the Organization.