Production Finance Specialist

4 hours ago

Gladstone, New South Wales, Australia beBeeFactoryLeadership Full time $120,000 - $180,000
Factory Leadership Role

We are seeking an experienced and skilled professional to join our Factory Leadership Team as a key member. The successful candidate will play a vital role in driving cost improvements and ensuring financial compliance across the factory.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Diligently seek out opportunities for cost improvement and prioritize projects to ensure timely completion and realization of savings.
  • Understand key factory cost drivers and their impact on factory variances, utilizing SAP reports to inform decision-making.
  • Ensure accuracy and timeliness of input data for Period-end Close (PEC) and adherence to financial policies and standards.
  • Provide early warning to stakeholders in case of major cost deviations.
  • Participate in business planning, coordinating, challenging, and preparing input assumptions for the Standard Cost Budget (SCB) and Dynamic Forecast (DF).
  • Develop, control, and ensure robust evaluations of capital investment plans and requests.
  • Ensure clear control and visibility of assets and liabilities, including internal controls development and implementation.
  • Coach and develop factory finance personnel, promoting career and succession planning.
  • Promote clear understanding of financial key figures and costing within the factory through training sessions for non-specialists.
Requirements:
  • Strong leadership skills with a history of delivering results in high-pressure environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to adapt to fast-paced changes.
  • Natural passion for data and attention to detail.
  • Degree qualified in Finance, with 5+ years' experience in key commercial financial areas, including Costing, Distribution/Supply Chain, and Decision Support.
  • Manufacturing Costing experience within a factory or supply chain environment.
  • CA/CPA qualification or equivalent is desirable.
  • Understanding of FMCG industry, excellent Excel, SAP, and reporting tools knowledge essential, with Power BI an advantage.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Ability to effectively manage internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
Benefits:

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and challenging environment, contributing to the success of our factory operations.

Why Us?

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for career growth and development.

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