Factory Process Optimizer

2 days ago

Gladstone, New South Wales, Australia beBeeController Full time $150,000 - $190,000

Joining a leading food company means you are part of a global team driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.

In this role, the Factory Controller will support the production leadership as a trusted advisor within the factory management team on a day-to-day basis as well as on a long-term strategic view. The role involves driving relevant analysis and reporting to provide visibility around costs related to the factory processes, ensuring adherence to financial legal requirements and internal standards. A day in the life

Key responsibilities include:

  • Continually seeking cost improvements in the factory by presenting and prioritizing opportunities for savings.
  • Validating and reviewing projects constantly to ensure completion and realization of savings.
  • Understanding key factory cost drivers and their link to factory variances and SAP reports to prioritize cost improvement opportunities.
  • Coordinating reporting of actual costs: timeliness and accuracy of input data for Period-end Close (PEC); ensuring external and internal financial policies, Accounting Standards and Costing Standards are followed.
  • Providing early warning to stakeholders in case of major cost deviations.
  • Participating in business planning: coordinating, challenging, and preparing input assumptions for the Standard Cost Budget (SCB) and Dynamic Forecast (DF).
  • Developing, controlling, and ensuring robust evaluations of capital investment plans and requests.
  • Being the audit and compliance champion at the factory and key contact for internal and external audits.
  • Ensuring clear control and visibility of assets and liabilities, including developing, implementing, and complying with internal controls.
  • Cloading and developing the factory finance personnel as individuals and as a team, including career and succession planning.
  • Promoting clear understanding of financial key figures and costing within the factory, including organizing training sessions for non-specialists.

What makes you successful?

  • You will be a strong leader with a history of delivering results in a high-pressure environment. You have the demonstrated ability to adapt to fast-paced changes. You will have a natural passion for data and an eye for detail.
  • You will ideally be degree qualified in Finance and have 5+ years' experience with understanding of key commercial financial areas, including Costing, Distribution/Supply Chain, and Decision Support.
  • Manufacturing Costing experience; ideally within a factory or supply chain environment.
  • CA/CPA qualification or equivalent is desirable.
  • Understanding of FMCG industry; excellent Excel, SAP, reporting tools knowledge essential and knowledge of Power BI will be an advantage.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • You will have strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Ability to effectively manage internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

Benefits

Working with an outstanding and highly engaged team, build and grow your career with an inclusive, global organization.

In addition, we offer:

  • Varied career experiences and personalized development support
  • Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and program
  • Discounted products
  • Employee Assistance Program
About Us

We enjoy a reputation as one of the world's largest FMCG companies and a leader in nutrition, health, and wellness. Our inclusive and high-performance culture is a testament to the great training, development, rewards, and recognition we extend to every member of our workforce.

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