Business Unit Financial Controller

13 hours ago

Midrand, South Africa l'Oréal Full time

Business Unit Financial Controller - Operations - Midrand, South Africa
Hello, we’re L’Oréal.
A Day in the Life
As the Business Unit Financial Controller, reporting to the Plant Finance Manager, you'll be a key player in our Midrand Manufacturing facility, ensuring the financial health of our operations. You'll empower management with in-depth analyses, identify areas for improvement, and implement cost-saving strategies. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine your financial expertise with a hands-on approach to optimizing our manufacturing processes.
**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Performance Analysis: Analyse labour efficiency, unit production costs, material usage variances and absorption rates as well as collaborating with Operations to identify improvement opportunities.
- Internal Control: Implement, monitor, and review key controls to ensure compliance with L'Oréal's internal control standards.
- Inventory Management: Analyse the stock movements on a monthly basis, assist with managing inventory levels, and participate in stock take preparation and counts.
- Financial Reporting: Provide financial support and analysis for monthly results, trends, budgets, and the three-year plan. Prepare and deliver timely financial reports.
- Cost Optimization: Monitor costs, identify risks and opportunities, and propose cost-saving actions. Utilize Activity Based Costing based on L’Oréal principles.
- Capital Expenditure Management: Manage the capital expenditure budget and coordinate the Capex process, including creating project numbers and internal orders in SAP as well as ensuring the accuracy of the fixed asset register.
- Collaboration and Training: Collaborate with other sites and divisions to share best practices and provide ad-hoc training and coaching to improve understanding of stock movements.

We Are Looking For
- A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business.
- 3-5 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably within consumer products.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with SAP.
- Strong interpersonal, people management, and collaboration skills.
- Independent problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills.
- A proactive and continuous improvement mindset.

Who We Are
L’Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world’; it is now the industry world leader with €42 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.

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