Factory Finance Controller

SUMMARY:
This multinational FMCG company is looking for a Factory Finance Controller. The focus of this role is to provide a Cost and Management accounting service to the South African Factory, ensuring that reliable gross margin, cost, volume and savings information is produced, evaluated and communicated to facilitate planning, control and decision making.

POSITION INFO:
Duties:

• Assist various departments in the calculation of budgets, and validate assumptions
• Drive Cost Saving sessions for input into the Plan
• Consolidation & finalization of budget for the Factory as well as presentations to Area
• Review and monitor spend against budgets and highlight variances for corrective actions
• Review all SOPs in factory finance areas and make necessary amendments/modifications on an ongoing basis
• Responsible for Bi-annual asset verification as per GFCF controls
• Finance lead for all Factory Stock counts.
• Co-ordinate internal and statutory audits related to factory operations and ensure proper close out of audit points
• Ensure proper insurance cover of all assets in South Africa factory in conjunction with Reckitt Global
• Oversee all factory accounting activities to ensure timely preparation and closing of books
• Review Factory Balance sheet recons in a timely manner and ensure necessarily follow up is being conducted
• Review Monthly PPV reports and ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner
• Ensure correct capitalisations are done monthly
• Preparation of all monthly reporting decks as per local, Area and Global requirements
• Monitor key performance metrics such as conversions costs, energy costs, manpower deployed, overtime variances, usage variances, PPV, Capex spend and capitalisations monthly and highlight potential risks to plan and forecast in a timely manner
• Responsible for mid-month flash reports for both Health and Hygiene BU’s
  
  

• Relevant Finance Degree
• CA(SA) or CIMA qualified would be an advantage
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in a multinational organisation
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment is essential
• Previous experience in inventory management is essential
• Previous people management experience essential
• Very strong Excel and PowerPoint skills