PLANT CONTROLLER
At L’Oréal, we’re not just building brands; we’re building the future of beauty. Our Finance teams are the strategic engine behind this global enterprise, turning data into decisions and strategy into sustainable growth. If you’re ready to drive the business of beauty, this might be the opportunity you’ve been searching for.
As the Plant Controller, you will be a key financial partner for the Plant, driving its economic performance. Reporting to the Plant Director, you will influence strategic decisions and ensure the site operates with best-in-class financial controls and efficiency.
Here’s what you’ll be working on:
- Drive Financial Performance: Prepare and manage the Plant’s budget and trends, leading monthly closings and providing insightful analysis on production volumes, conversion costs, and savings.
- Forecast with Accuracy: Deliver precise P&L projections (including absorption, functional expenses, material variances, and efficiency variances) and highlight financial risks and opportunities to guide future Plant performance.
- Steer Strategic Investments: Lead the preparation of capital investment proposals, performing robust Return-on-Investment (ROI) analysis to support capacity expansion and innovation
- Champion Operational Excellence: Act as the finance lead for implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) / Lean manufacturing principles. Get involved as part of the cross-functional Focused Improvement (FI) team. Perform loss tree analysis and quantify the impact of improved equipment productivity (OEE).
- Influence the team to take decisions which will result in strong plant financial performance. Highlight and quantify financial opportunities (e.g., related to sub-optimal allocation of resources / sources of waste), prepare recommendations for improvement and drive to have these recommendations implemented.
- Ensure Compliance and Control: Serve as the main contact for internal and external audits, championing a strong internal control environment and driving process improvements based on recommendations made by Global Internal Audit.
We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a strong business-support mindset. You enjoy partnering with operational teams and using your financial expertise to drive tangible business results.
You are a great fit if you have:
- Bachelors Degree in Finance, Economics, or Business Management.
- Minimum 5 years of pos-qualification experience.
- Prior business support experience is essential.
- Prior experience in a manufacturing environment is an added advantage.
- Ability to think strategically and drive the right actions for the longer-term benefit of the business.
- Excellent Financial Acumen, Business Partnership, Data Analysis & Insights.