Our client is seeking a Plant Controller to join their finance team. This role is ideal for a finance professional who enjoys working at the intersection of finance and operations, providing meaningful financial insight to support decision-making within a production-driven environment.
The successful candidate will play a key role in managing plant financial performance, monitoring operational costs, improving controls, and supporting strategic business initiatives through accurate analysis and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and manage plant financial performance
- Prepare monthly management accounts and operational reports
- Perform costing analysis and investigate variances
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes
- Analyse plant profitability and operational efficiencies
- Monitor production costs and identify improvement opportunities
- Strengthen financial controls and governance processes
- Support stock and inventory reporting where applicable
- Perform financial analysis to support decision-making
- Partner with plant management and operational teams
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the finance function
Job Experience and Skills Required
Education:- BCom Accounting, Finance, Cost & Management Accounting, or related qualification
Experience:- Minimum 5 years' relevant finance experience
- Plant environment experience essential
- Mining or manufacturing exposure essential
- Costing experience essential
- Operational finance exposure
- Financial reporting and analysis experience
- Budgeting and forecasting experience
Skills:- Cost Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Management Reporting
- Operational Finance
- Financial Controls
- Variance Analysis
- Inventory & Stock Analysis
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
Why Apply?
- Opportunity to work within a production-focused environment
- Strong exposure to operational and commercial finance
- Direct involvement in plant performance and profitability
- Broad costing, reporting, and analysis responsibilities
- Excellent platform for long-term career growth
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