L&A Partners is a recruiting firm specialized in financial careers. We are currently seeking on behalf of a client, an international listed company, a Plant Controller (m/f).

 

Key Responsibilities

The role of the Plant Controller is to manage the financial aspects of the operations in order to guarantee and optimise the plant's financial performance and competitiveness :

• Establishing forecasts and budgets in addition to keeping company accounts and corporate financial statements
• Conducting all financial analyses for key decisions and reporting results
• Proposing necessary action plans to meet set targets
• Building contacts with banking, financial and tax organizations
• Guaranteeing the accuracy of the accounting and financial information for the plant according to the Group, Business Unit and Division policies, including compliance with relevant accounting and tax rules
• Employee is informed about Code of ethics, Code of management and being Group philosophy and is respecting and following it

Specific function

• Ensure the budgetary control of the plant
• Identify and analyze the variances between the forecasted and actual results
• Determine and ensure the follow-up on raw materials and monitor the margins on goods sold
• Validate the economic justification of investments and ensure their follow-up.
• Develop plant budgets and associated forecasts, as well as plant reporting in accordance with Group procedures and deadlines
• Propose and support suggestions when decisions committing the plant are made
• Participate in the development of action plans and ensure their financial evaluation and follow-up
• Control the plant's operating cash flow, especially investment cash flow and accounts, receivables, payables and inventories
• Ensure the management of the dedicated financial team (4 people + 1 SSC)

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Business School or Engineering background with a Finance degree or Masters degree in Finance
• Extensive experience in Finance / Controlling in manufacturing environment
• Team management experience and a strong sense of teamwork
• Proactivity, drive, high commitment and energy, leadership
• Ability to interface with other functions - Networking capabilities
• International mindset
• Business minded
• Results orientation with strong written and oral communications skills