Plant Controller- Brakpan at Saint-Gobain

POSITION DESCRIPTION

• The Plant Controller (PC) is the finance business partner to the Plant Manager providing finance and accounting leadership to the Plant Executive Committee and is responsible for managing all financial & management accounting activities of the plant. The PC is responsible for planning and coordinating the plant budget and business planning activities in alignment with corporate policies and practices. The PC Monitors plant operations results against annual operating plans and forecast, and prepares or directs the preparation of reports used to monitor and measure performance. The PC leads the plant financial and capital budgeting process and recommends and implements programs to improve productivity, increase efficiencies and reduce costs.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications required to fulfil the role

• Honours Degree in Management Accounting / Finance or equivalent.
• CIMA or CA(SA) qualified preferred.

Specific Work Experience, Knowledge and Skills required to fulfil the role

• 5+ years of management accounting with strong costing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• SAP knowledge is a pre requisite.
• Advanced computer Literacy (MS Office).
• Strong analytical skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Self driven and results oriented.
• Ability to work in a team.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide management reports to Management with recommendations on a monthly basis in order for the business management team to make relevant and pro-active adjustments to reduce costs.
• 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.
• Ownership of the World Class Manufacturing Cost Deployment Pillar.
• 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 in order for the product team to make accurate decisions around pricing.
• Ensure annual standard costs for all products are set up.
• Application of cost accounting systems and procedures.
• Conduct cost analysis and production variance analysis in order to identify and address anomalies.
• Standardisation of costing processes and procedures in Gyproc to achieve efficiency and consistency.
• Drive costs down by continuously reviewing costs and identifying opportunities for savings.
• Ensure accurate K2 Financial Data Reporting for benchmarking with other SG entities.
• Co-ordinate the preparation of the Cost of Factors file monthly to enable the proactive management of costs in the plants.
• Attendance and active participation at Operations Management meetings.
• 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.
• Adhoc exercises as and when required by management.
• Ensure adherence to Quality, Environmental Health and Safety requirements of the Organization.