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Site Controller – Your future Position?
As a Site Controller, you will be the contact point for direct site controlling activities for all functions present on site. Actively support the business controlling network by supplying local information when required. Provide business support to the local operations Manager to ensure efficiency and compliance.
Core Responsibilities:
Reporting
• Provide analyses and interpretations of financial information to various functional management and stakeholders.
Site Support
• Manage and coordinate the annual budget process for the site
• Attend and actively participate in site operations meetings to stay informed of site activities and provide finance support/ action where required
• Provide recommendations on inventory management
Cost Analysis
• Analyse and explain local product margins
• Provide detailed product costing analysis and support management in the evaluation of product costs
• Review COGS summary with management
• Provide input into recipe templates from a costing perspective
• Analyse process order and product level variances on a monthly basis and work with the operations team to resolve and correct costing issues
• Respond in a timely manner to pricing/commercial controlling requests
• Manage annual and periodic requirements of costing activities and analysis of COGS
• Coordinate changes in master templates with local operations
Financial Performance Analysis
• Analyze and coordinate activities associated with operations performance on site
• Perform regular cost center and investment reviews and follow- ups. Drives resolutions of variance issues
• Support site management in the development and analysis of business plans, budgets, forecasts, cost savings opportunities, etc.
• Perform adhoc and proactive analysis of the monthly KPI’s and provide site and operational management with interpretive and predictive information for decision making
• Participate in forecasting and mid- to long term planning for the factory
• Review SOD within the ERP system as required and manage any change requirements at a local level
• Support management in the strategic decision making for the site
• Contribute as an active member in site projects and initiatives that drive process/cost improvements
Financial Analysis & Reporting
• Proactively drive and recommend corrective actions
• Review the analysis of the site P&L and identifies variances vs. budget, last year and outlook.
• Financial reporting as required
• Support requirements associated with the month- end financial close
Investment Process
• Work closely with site engineers, local management and regional controllers’ from the stage of evaluating capital proposals up until value realization
• Manage Fixed Assets
Other
• Provide financial support for the site on special projects
• Ensure compliance to Corporate guidelines as stated in the Corporate Finance Manual
• Oversee and evaluate internal controls for the site and devise procedures to ensure clarity around processes and ensure proper internal controls
