: Cost Controller - Plant

Job Position Number: LIEMC2402

Department: Finance / Operational Control

Location: The vacant position is in Palamaner -Andhra Pradesh.

Qualification: ICWA / CMA

Years of Experience: Minimum 5 years

Key Duties and Responsibilities

- Budget Development:

- Collaborate with operational management in budget development.
- Prepare and file budget templates, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
- Challenge data and consolidate financial information.

2. Results Management:
- Prepare provisional results and load them into the controlling tool.
- Conduct result and variance analyses against budget and previous year.
- Support the accounting department during closing, presenting and explaining results.
- Propose and implement action plans, conduct ad hoc analyses, and assist in cash management.
- Drive, animate, and monitor performance indicators.

3. Forecasting:
- Assist operational management in developing and building forecasts.
- Challenge forecast data for accuracy and reliability.

4. Cross-Departmental Collaboration:
- Work effectively with other departments.
- Share knowledge and information.
- Assist operational managers in utilizing financial tools and decision-making.

Technical Skills:
- Industrial Efficiency:

- Collaborate closely with Plant Manager and corporate team to monitor and analyze industrial equipment efficiency and KPIs.
- Apply strategies to improve overall plant efficiency.

2. Management Analysis:
- Perform comprehensive financial analyses with accuracy, consistency, and integrity.




- Utilize financial and accounting data to conduct analyses by profit center.

3. Controlling/Financial Business Modeling:
- Provide support to business functions in cost management and decision-making.
- Contribute to the performance of the plan through financial modeling.

4. Financial Data Mining and Reporting:
- Process and interpret data to produce effective reports.
- Understand the impact of erroneous data on company systems and statistics.

Transversal Skills:
- Analytical Thinking:

- Rigorously analyze data and situations to identify causes/effects and make effective decisions.

2. Change Management:
- Maintain effectiveness and adaptability during major changes in work responsibilities or environment.
- Adjust to new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.

3. Intellectual Curiosity:
- Be receptive to new ideas and opinions.
- Demonstrate openness to learning and adapting to the business environment to contribute to the Group's development.

Desired Profile:
- Good knowledge of costing, variance analysis, budget preparation, and process improvement.
- Preferably from Dairy Manufacturing, though not mandatory.
- Knowledge of SAP is preferable; proficiency in Excel is mandatory.
- Solid leadership and communication skills in English.
- Ability to work with multiple stakeholders and ensure adherence to deadlines.
- Willingness to travel to plant locations (minimum 30% of working time).
- Preference given to candidates demonstrating potential for development within the organization.

Reporting Structure: Will be reporting to Industrial Cost Controller

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