Plant finance Controller / Contrôleur de Gestion Industriel

Archer Daniels Midland Company; Newman; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Daniels Midland Company seeks a Finance Controller to support plant management with detailed financial analyses and strategic advice. The role involves ensuring timely monthly management reporting to local and regional leadership, and coordinating cost and inventory management within SAP environments.

The incumbent will drive budgeting, forecasting, and capital investment evaluations, while ensuring compliance with Moroccan GAAP and global finance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• 3–7 years of business and financial experience in a global/industrial organisation.
• Familiarity with production units and finance processes.
• Experience in controlling.
• Preferred experience in food/agri-business industry.

Responsibilities

• Assist plant manager in decision making with financial analyses and advice.
• Provide monthly management reporting to local and regional management.
• Oversee cost information accuracy via SAP BOMs, standard and actual costs.
• Monitor plant working capital, including cash collection and inventories.
• Lead annual budget and monthly forecasts with variance analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Management accounting

Cost controlling

English proficiency

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Multi-project leadership

Tax & financial knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

None

Job description

Job Description

Job purpose: Assist plant manager in decision making, providing appropriate financial analyses, support and advice.

Main responsibilities

• Performance Analysis and Reporting
  • Be a to \"go-to\" person for local management and regional leadership in terms of location's financial matters.
  • Ensure completion of accurate and timely monthly management reporting to both local and regional management teams.
• Cost and inventory management
  • In liaison with Global Business Services and other functional input (e.g. purchasing) ensure the reliability of cost information in the SAP i.e. bills of materials, standard and actual costs.
  • Understand and monitor the drivers of plant working capital including cash collection, payments and the coordination of physical inventories. Oversee the necessary stock count adjustments (finished goods, spare parts, ingredients).
• Planning and budgeting
  • Linking the plant’s key financial objectives to the business strategy, managing the preparation of the annual budget and monthly forecasts. This includes analysis of variances, meaningful commentary and understanding of relevant risks and sensitivities in the budget / forecast.
• Capital Investment Proposals
  • Work closely with non-finance colleagues in the plant to develop and analyze prospective capital investment projects.
  • Monitor and control capital investment projects during and after implementation with post completion reviews.
• Controlling
  • Execute and oversight of monthly financial close process (inventory reconciliation and actual cost valuation, fixed assets control, accruals, recharges, indirect tax etc.)
  • Maintain reconciliation with shared Service and control balance sheet accounts on a regular basis.
  • Maintain adequate controls, monitor key control areas and ensure group standards and policies are followed.
  • Deep understanding of Moroccan GAAP
• External reporting and audits
  • Support statutory, tax and legal reporting, assist in external audits in collaboration with Global Business Services and external provider where applicable.

Skills

• Very good analytical skills
• Management accounting and cost controlling background
• Competent in written and spoken English
• Strong Excel skills
• Excellent ability to build rapport and develop collaborative working relationships within and outside the organization
• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to communicate with a wide range of people up, down and across communication
• Capable of leading and managing multiple and challenging assignments
• Strong written and spoken communication skills, with the ability to communicate with a wide range of people-up, down and across the organisation
• Knowledge in local tax, statutory and financial requirements

Qualification and experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting / finance
• 3 to 7 years business and financial experience in a global/industrial organisation
• Familiarity of production units and finance processes as such
• Experience in controlling
• Preferred Experience Food/ Agri-business industry

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