Plant Finance Controller

About Our Client This opportunity is with a medium-sized company operating in the energy and natural resources industry, specifically within the oil sector. The organisation is known for its focus on operational excellence and commitment to delivering quality products. Job Description Produce the periodic statements for the reporting: - Manage data in SAP to be able to produce an accurate monthly production report. - Update raw materials and semi-finished products, control stocks and analyze discrepancies. - Provide direct labor productivity reporting and analysis and with machine hour analysis. - Estimate product costs & supervise complete cycle of standard costing and review of standard costing on timely manner. - Edit, control the stock of finished products, and calculate obsolescence. - Calculate the obsolescence of cutters purchased, consigned, and reclaimed. - Recalculate PPVs, JCV & other variances. - Cost Run and Cycle counting activities. Supervise & Control Accounting closings: - Manage month-end closing and prepare monthly financial statements and other operational reports for site. - Manage the inventories with respect of the inventory procedures. - Ensure the reliability of inventory levels, as well as report inventory levels - Control and manage the inventories of raw materials, in progress and finished products on the site. - GL scrutiny & providing manufacturing P & L with accurate reporting. - Control and manage the inventories of fixed assets on the site. - Reconcile these inventories with the accounts and control perspective on inventory and stock periodically manner where Physical vs actual variance analysis. - Perform reconciliations between accounting statements and results from reporting and dashboards. Assist the Plant Manager and other Managers in the analysis and monitoring of indicators: - Present the report during the monthly meeting and analyze variances and communicates explanations to management. - Review analyses of activities, costs, operations, and forecast data to determine the progress of the department or division toward established goals and objectives. - Support and challenge the operational teams in the management of their activity and identify and propose corrective measures to improve profitability. - Help them if necessary to develop analysis tables (data from SAP, setting up an Excel table). - Monitor and implement plant internal controls (in conjunction with corporate policies) as necessary to ensure reporting integrity, safeguard company assets, and identify risks. Follow up on their compliance. - Monitoring and review of productivity and efficiency metrics of the production area. - Manage the annual budget and monthly forecasts. Develop Management Procedures and Tools: - Set up procedures and management tools. - Develop reporting and internal procedures according to group requests. - Design business dashboards. - Answer to requests from internal and external auditors during periodic audits. Competencies (skills & abilities) - demonstrate strong technical proficiency, sound reasoning, analytical and problem-solving skills, - manage budget and forecast techniques as well as proficiency with financial statement analysis and projection, - have good planning, organizational and strong analytical skills, - handle multiple concurrent tasks and meeting strict deadlines, - to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports and legal documents, - to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries from the business, - to facilitate, interact with, influence, resolve conflict and drive consensus among individuals from a variety of cultures and disciplines, at times under stressful circumstances. - show judgment and maturity with a reputation for ethics and integrity. - demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills, and excellent interpersonal skills, - demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality and discretion when dealing with sensitive issues, - to comprehend and communicate accurately, clearly and concisely in English. The Successful Applicant Education & Knowledge: - Qualified COST accountant / ICWA/CMA. - CA/CPA is additional but not compulsory. - General accounting. - SAP proficiency. - Excel and office tools. - Manufacturing processes knowledge. Work Experience: - Minimum 10 years of plant cost control experience in an industrial environment. What's on Offer - Competitive salary package within the industry standards. - Opportunities for professional growth and development. - A supportive and collaborative work environment.