As Plant Controller, you will ensure the timely and accurate completion of month-end processes, adhering to strict deadlines. This includes autonomously managing the closure calendar activities, such as maintaining process orders, the material ledger, and allocation cycles. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with group reporting standards throughout this process.
You will lead the budgeting and forecasting framework, gathering and analysing inputs for both financial costs and industrial performance changes. This will involve conducting detailed analyses and assessing related KPIs, comparing them against previous scenarios and fiscal years. Additionally, you will prepare templates and presentations to onboard decision-makers, ensuring alignment and facilitating advisory discussions. You'll use group tools to officially load forecasts at both the cost center and product levels.
You will act as the interface between local R&D, the plant, and central controlling teams to validate industrial production costs. Collaborating with managerial heads, you will ensure the accuracy and validation of these costs. You'll also perform product costing simulations and evaluate business cases for different initiatives and scenarios.
In this role, you will safeguard the plant’s assets by establishing and monitoring internal controls. You will collect annual CAPEX investment requirements and track progress monthly against the plan. You’ll also oversee planned inventory closures, coordinate stock takes, and ensure accurate inventory reporting on the balance sheet.
Each month, you will report on plant performance, analyzing full cost, efficiency metrics, and other KPIs. You will track the workforce model, evaluating productivity, absenteeism, and working hours required to meet production demand.
You will be accountable for managing your assigned team, fostering an environment based on Ferrero’s values of motivation, diversity & inclusion, competence development, and empowerment. You will promote clear communication and direction through line managers to their teams. Additionally, you will recruit, motivate, coach, and develop your team, ensuring their professional growth through regular evaluations and development initiatives.
Requisition ID: 66844
Job function: Finance, Administration & Control
Country: United Kingdom
City: Halstead
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