L’Oreal Vacancies 2022 Apply For Financial Controller Jobs In Johannesburg, Gauteng

Supplies management with the analyses necessary for the effective management of the plant. Warns of any potential deviations or risks in terms of results. Identifies key areas of improvement, provides alternatives sources for cost savings to enhance the plant performance. Enforces the deadlines for end-of-month, trend, budget and three-year plan reporting.

• Analysis of Efficiency & Rate with assistance from Operations
• Units and Absorption reporting
• Assists the purchasing function at the plant level
• Inventory analysis and management
• Collaborator with other sites and divisions to ensure best practice implementation and best in class reporting
• Financial support and analysis for monthly results, financial trends, budget & 3 Year Plan
• Responsible for daily reporting and performance measurement for the site
• Complete the consumption variances report with reasons at month end
• Work closely with the line operators and manufacturers and offer ad-hoc training and coaching where necessary to improve the understanding of stock movements
• Management of the capex budget and co-ordination of the capex process
• Assist with Stock take preparation and count
• Optimize the costs and efficacy of actions undertaken in accordance with the Standards and good practices set down by Internal Control
• Monitor costs and carry out all analyses required to identify risks and opportunities and to propose the appropriate actions.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business required
• Three (3) to five (5) years related experience and/or training
• Experience in a manufacturing environment required
• Consumer products background preferred
• Must be highly proficient in Excel; SAP experience a plus
• Strong interpersonal and people management skills
• Sound collaboration skills to build and maintain relationships with external and internal partners
• Independent problem-solving and thorough analytical skills; self-motivated, self-directed and flexible individual
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to successfully handle multiple concurrent tasks
• Well-developed communication (verbal and written) and strong influencing skills at multiple levels
• Must be a self-starter with a desire to promote and implement continuous improvement endeavours
• Must be able to work in a dynamic and changing environment
• Must be able to communicate accounting matters with all organizational levels and parties, including auditors and vendors

JUDGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING

Decisions made by the Controller can directly impact Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Environment and Morale. They must make these decisions with only intermittent involvement from Supervision based on the knowledge gained from their trainings

• Fully supports an independent safety culture and works proactively to accomplish the safety mission in the plant
• Supports and embraces the quality mission of the plant
• The ability of the Controller to meet the production demands ensures that our customers receive our products on time
• Operation of the Controller activities according to the standards ensure that cost to produce is aligned with the financials
• Supports and embraces the environmental mission of the plant
• Must come in daily with a positive attitude and a focus on teamwork to achieve world – class results

REQUIRED COMPTETENCIES

• Demonstrates 100% responsibility
• Have a technical aptitude with a willingness to learn new operations / technologies
• Produce World Class Results through teamwork, selflessly developing and training others for success
• Have a positive attitude and be open to new ideas and concepts
• Thrive within a changing organization requiring the need to multi-task
• Must listen for understanding and communicate using the Who, What, When, Where and How model
• Resolve conflicts directly and be committed to team decisions

L’OREAL COMPETENCIES

• Innovator
• Strategist
• People Developer
• Integrator