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.