Financial Controller

2 weeks ago


Pretoria North, South Africa Smith Garb Full time

Gauteng, Pretoria North
- 576K - 650K

Automotive Component Manufacturing plant based in Rosslyn (Pretoria North), has an exciting opportunity for a hands-on Financial Controller (EE) to join the team. Report directly to the Head of Finance and Controlling and be accountable for the management of operational and financial KPI's and compare / ensure correctness of monthly and other financial reporting.

A completed B.Com (Accounting) / B.Compt is essential coupled with 5 years controlling experience within a Manufacturing / Production concern. KPI's include: Costing:

- Setup & Maintain Product Costing, evaluating external cost factors (sales & material deviations)
- Review weekly sales and margin reports, incl. variance analysis & reporting
- Make recommendations for the financial recovery on distressed parts
- Review DA 190 (Declaration of Imported components and raw materials)
- Evaluate external cost factors development
- Setup & review bookings for the plant cost structure
- Responsible to create and improve the cost system by ERP

**Controlling**:

- Plant Performance Controlling, incl Actual tracking
- Support of Plant Management in analysis, i.e. identifying improvement opportunities and checking cost calculations.
- Monitor Operational and Financial KPI's
- Control Financial KPI's with Monthly P&L and B/S
- Actively supporting decision making and focus areas
- Manage financial impact from improvement measures

Drive analysis of actual performance vs. plan
**Costing**
- Setup & Maintain Product Costing, evaluating external cost factors (sales & material deviations)
- Review weekly sales and margin reports, incl. variance analysis & reporting
- Make recommendations for the financial recovery on distressed parts
- Review DA 190 (Declaration of Imported components and raw materials)
- Evaluate external cost factors development
- Setup & review bookings for the plant cost structure
- Responsible to create and improve the cost system by ERP

**Controlling**
- Plant Performance Controlling, incl Actual tracking
- Support of Plant Management in analysis, i.e. identifying improvement opportunities and checking cost calculations.
- Monitor Operational and Financial KPI's
- Control Financial KPI's with Monthly P&L and B/S
- Actively supporting decision making and focus areas
- Manage financial impact from improvement measures
- Drive analysis of actual performance vs. plan

**Financial Planning, Strategy & Reporting**:

- Support Financial planning
- Participate in organisational strategy management from a financial management perspective
- Provide Financial analysis and support to management and all operational areas of the business
- Reliable, accurate and timely preparation of financial reporting
- Prepare financial reports and returns (Monthly BU/ Plant Financial Pack)
- Support CFA in completion of closing books (to meet regulatory requirements)
- Act as sparring partner to plant management & stakeholder (e.g. Purchasing, Logistics, Commercial)
- Become interface and thought partner to Group FP&A (in CH) and Divisional CFO (in Brazil)

**Budgets & Forecasts**:

- Support Budget, Forecast, Rolling Forecast and operational reporting processes
- Prepare sales, cost of sales and operational forecasts
- Review forecasts.

**CAPEX, Fixed assets & Tooling**:

- Compile the BU/ Plants Capex Reports
- Support Capex Project Controlling
- Reconcile & review tooling account
- Reassess useful life and residual value of fixed Assets

**Stock Control**:

- Monitor and review stock holdings
- Review all stock journals (write-offs, write-ons, etc.)
- Make provision for obsolete stock
- Analyse and interpret finance reports and statistical data
- Prepare Finance reports and returns
- Understanding of ERP
- Preferably knowledge of reporting system (e.g. Hyperion), financial models
- Responsible for finalization, follow - up and controlling
- Basic IFRS and local GAAP knowledge
- Minimum 5 years of controlling experience in mass production, preferably in Automotive
- Demonstrate financial understanding, preferably financial background
- Knowledge of lean production system and continuous improvement oriented.

Experience in business process, i.e. production processes, ERP systems, Hyperion, basic IFRS and local GAAP knowledge and knowledge of lean production system and and continuous improvement.
- For more information please contact:

- Joanne Owers



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