Factory Controller

Position Summary

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 NAS.

Primary Responsibilities

• 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.
• Cookordination 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.
• Cookordinate and be key contact for internal and external audits within the factory.
• Supervise the maintenance of the administrative computer equipment and software including the local LAN and HP direct line connections.
• Supervise factory Buyer and ensure compliance to Nestle vendors and timely follow up on any issues regarding vendor payment or blocked invoices with NBS AP.
• Conversion cost of site budget.

Requirements

• B.S. Degree in accounting, or other finance degree or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a manufacturing facility, providing effective communication, leadership and planning skills.
• At least 1 year in a supervisory role.
• Aptitude with financial systems.

Team Structure

This position reports to the Factory Manager. Functional support is provided by Operations Controller for the Division, CCC NorAm, and Decision Support NorAm. Supervise a Manager Costing, Accountant Cost, Specialist Compliance, Buyer, and Facilities Specialist.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.