Job Description

Location:

Mossel Bay, Western Cape

Qualification:

Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Accounting or appropriate financial qualification

Experience:

Minimum of 4 years' experience in Accounting or Financial function within FMCG.

Closing Date:

26 March 2025

Position Summary

With a history spanning over 150 years, Nestle didn't become the world's leading food and beverages brand by chance. Perfection is at the heart of what we do, and our people are always looking for the next big idea to cement our status. We're now looking for a Factory Controller in Mossel Bay.

Support the Factory Manager as a trusted co-pilot within the Factory Leadership Team (vision, organization, practices, initiatives/projects...) on a day to day as well as on a long-term strategic view. Provide visibility around costs related to the factory processes through the driving of relevant analysis and reporting (monitoring of the budget and controlling the variances), ensure adherence to financial legal requirements and Nestle Accounting Standards.

A day in the life a Factory Controller:

Challenge assumptions in seeking cost improvements in factory. Seek for and support cost improvement opportunities, be an active contributor to improvement projects and initiatives, validate and review proposed savings. Coordinate reporting of actuals (including organizing and overseeing timeliness and accuracy of period-end close and promoting ownership of data at source); and forecasts for the factory; ensure transparency of this process; follow up and monitoring of progress to close gaps, ensuring Nestle financial policies, Accounting Standards and Costing Standards are followed. Participate in business planning; prepare and coordinate the factory budget with factory management; Perform revisions or simulations if needed. Develop, control and ensure robust evaluations of capital investment plans and requests. Ensure clear control and visibility of assets and liabilities, including the development, implementation and compliance with internal controls. Coach and develop the factory finance personnel as individuals and as a team, including career and succession planning. Promote clear understanding of financial key figures and costing within the factory, including organizing training sessions for non-specialists. Ensure full transparency of costs and financial impact to the organization of major or strategic decisions relating to the factory. Organize internal and external benchmarking of factory performance and factory product costs. Coordinate and be key contact for internal and external audits within the factory.

What will make you successful?

Accounting degree / CIMA / CA(SA), Prior experience in Costing / Factory Controlling / Financial management in a factory environment. 5 years working experience in FMCG. Experience within a network organization (internal and external providers) * Proficiency in English and language of the market (where applicable)