Manager Plant Controlling and Inventories

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The Role

In this position you will be responsible as a team lead for Supply Chain EMEA with the complete costs overview, including monthly reporting. Also KPI’s tracking and monitoring, in order to support Plant management and Supply Chain management in their decision making process are part of your responsibility. The Team Lead Plant Controlling & Inventories will play a key financial support and partnering role with the EMEA management.

What You Will Do

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT & MEASUREMENT:

Drive business results and be perceived as a key influencer of strategy through detailed inventory analysis & meaningful management reports each month. Work closely with the EMEA management and the leadership teams, acting as Management Navigator. Challenging and contributing to the decision making to prepare and achieve the budget & forecast, and analysis on productivity / KPI performance.

Management Accounting/Process

Setting up and defining the product costing processes for EMEA. Set-up of conversion cost model in the plant. Introduce the concept and implementation (Plant controlling). Review the monthly financial, KPI reporting package; analyze actual performance and derive action plans to mitigate gaps or further leverage successes. Produce monthly, quarterly and year end closing Management Accounts.

Financial Accounting

Supervise and completion of monthly financial accounting activities in line with Kao corp. timetable and Kao accounting policies. Takes a lead on inter Company Transfer Pricing simplification projects. Promotes sound inventory management via robust procedures and accuracy of BOM design and physically verified balances with Plant Operations and rest of Supply Chain partners.

Planning And Budgeting

Validate the production volumes to be used for budgeting, quarterly forecast updates. Communicate findings to Production Logistics & Planning and requests corrections if needed. Advise and partner with Supply Chain leadership on course of action to achieve business targets and financial imperatives (net productivity, cost spending).

Controls And Compliance

Ensure the highest standards of corporate governance and controls are embedded into Supply Chain EMEA accounting and business practices. Ensure internal controls/policies for SOX compliance in place.

People Management

Ability to coach, mentor and develop staff, including overseeing new employee on boarding and providing career development planning and opportunities. Empower employees to take responsibility for their role and objectives.

What You Will Need

• University degree or equivalent in finance business studies
• Preferable qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Educated to degree level, ideally in an analytical discipline
• 5-8 years’ experience in financial management accounting teams, experience in plant controlling and has led teams in areas of accounting, controlling, analysis or reporting
• Experienced with various financial methods, reporting tools and presentation methods
• Experience in working in a global FMCG/Retail business with mature management accounting functions and sophisticated business support systems, e.g. SAP
• Knowledge of transfer pricing
• SAP/BI/BW
• Fluent in English & German
• Strong financial business analysis skills
• Ability to explain complex financial concepts to non-financial partners
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Capable of interacting with all levels of supply chain
• Team player
• Planning and priority / time management and organization skills

Who we are: Founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives with our high quality products and services that make the life of our consumers and customers more beautiful. In the region Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) Kao focuses on premium beauty brands across three distinct sectors: Kao Salon Division, Premium Mass and our London based boutique brand Molton Brown.

How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 13 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit https://www.kao.com/emea/en