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Job Summary

The plant controller is responsible of all financial operations within a manufacturing plant, ensuring the plant runs efficiently and profitably. This includes managing budgets, forecasting, analyzing costs, and preparing financial reports. They also work closely with plant management to optimize manufacturing processes and identify cost-saving opportunities. 

Responsibilites

Provide financial analysis on different subjects to support management decision making,

Ensure cost efficiency in decision making, ensure profitable performance in operations,

Perform monthly closing and reporting for manufacturing responsibilities,

Maintain and update the site standard costing system, ensure costing data is correct,

Contribute to CPU reduction

Direct, coordinate and create the local budget for manufacturing,

Perform ad-hoc analysis and support new product quotations,

Variance analysis between actual and planned,

Update site manufacturing financial forecasts,

Inventory management,

Validate industrial investment (ROI/Payback)

Ensure compliance with Thales internal controls requirements,

Supervise manufacturing accounting entries, ensure that accounting data is correct,

Participate in the development of the local policies, goals and long-range plans.

Experience and education

Experience in industrial controlling position

Experience in accounting

Understanding of manufacturing costing

Knowledge of IFRS is an advantage

Bachelor’s degree

Written and spoken communication skills

Spanish

English

Good networking skills

Finance and accounting

Financial analysis and methods

Reporting

Cost calculations

Budgeting

Computer skills

MS Office, especially excellent skills in MS Excel

Knowledge of Oracle is an advantage

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