Financial Controller

Role Purpose

Own management reporting, performance controlling, costing/pricing discipline and cash flow planning, using outputs

from the centralized transactional finance function. Act as the finance SAP superuser (SAP champion): guardian of data

integrity, correct system usage and standard reporting. Business-facing role focused on clarity, discipline and decision

support.

Key Responsibilities

• 1. Management Reporting & Performance Control

•  Overview effectiveness of Daily Reporting

•  Deliver monthly management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet, KPIs) with clear commentary.

•  Perform analytical review of transactional outputs (completeness, accuracy, cut-off, unusual movements).

•  Produce and present variance analysis (actual vs budget/forecast/prior) with root-cause and actions.

•  Maintain standardized reporting packs by site/plant, product, customer/channel.

• 2. Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Planning

•  Lead annual budget and periodic rolling forecast cycles.

•  Build scenario analyses (volume, yield, input costs, FX, pricing) and quantify impacts.

•  Support investment and operational decisions with business cases and sensitivity analysis.

• 3. Costing, Pricing & Margin Management (Manufacturing/Agriculture)

•  Own costing methodology: standard/actual costing, BOM & routings, overhead absorption.

•  Analyze yield, scrap, downtime, efficiency and production variances (materials, labor, overhead).

•  Maintain and validate pricing models, price updates, margin bridges and profitability by product/customer.

•  Identify margin leakage and drive corrective actions with Operations and Commercial.

• 4. Cash Flow, Working Capital & Treasury Reporting

•  Produce weekly cash position and 13-week cash flow forecast; reconcile forecast vs actual.

•  Monitor and report working capital: AR aging/collections, AP maturity, inventory days and slow-moving stock.

• 5. Internal Controls, SAP Ownership & Finance Process Ownership

•  Define and enforce finance control standards: close calendar, reconciliations, approvals, segregation of duties.

•  Ensure audit-ready documentation and compliance with group policies.

•  Act as finance SAP superuser / champion: own FI/CO processes, master data governance (cost/profit centers,

• material master, BOM & routings), change requests, UAT and sign-off.

•  Train and support key users; drive SAP adoption, standard reporting and removal of manual workarounds.

• 6. Business Partnering

•  Act as the financial partner to Dairy, Farms, Milk Division and Feed Mills

•  Translate operational performance into financial impact

•  Challenge assumptions and support decisions on pricing, production, and investments

•  Remain independent from operations while being close to the business

• Key Deliverables

•  Monthly management reporting pack + variance commentary

•  Budget and rolling forecast pack + scenarios

•  Costing/pricing dashboards and profitability analysis

•  Weekly cash position + 13-week cash flow forecast; working capital dashboard and action log

Requirements

• Profile & Skills

•  Manufacturing/agriculture controlling experience with strong costing and margin analytics

•  Strong cash flow forecasting and working capital discipline

•  Proven SAP superuser (FI/CO) with MM/PP/SD integration knowledge; extracts, structures and validates data

• directly in SAP

•  Advanced Excel and SAP reporting/BI; ownership mindset for systems; strong with data structures

•  Structured, pragmatic, independent; able to challenge and drive actions cross-functionally