Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook, boasting iconic brands such as Nutella, Tic Tac, Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello, Kinder Bueno and Kinder Surprise. Represented in 55 countries, with products sold in more than 170 worldwide, the Ferrero Group enjoys a loyal following across generations.
The key to our global success lies in our nearly 35,000 dedicated employees, who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. These individuals nurture the curiosity and natural abilities of their colleagues, providing them with the means to succeed personally and professionally.
About the Role:
As an Industrial Controller, you will play a pivotal role in monitoring the plant's financial and operational functions. You will oversee period-end processes, support industrial overhead reporting, and contribute to budgeting and forecasting efforts. Additionally, you will work closely with the team to measure and allocate industrial costs, ensuring accurate brand and SKU profitability assessments.
Main Responsibilities:
* To ensure completion of Month End processing to deadlines with the required level of accuracy.
* To ensure compliance to group reporting standards.
* To support the reporting and insight into period performance monthly.
* To maintain and ensure data accuracy and right declaration by cost centre and material.
* To support the plant controller with the pivotal budgeting role, collecting entries and estimates from operations.
* To provide insights of gaps and opportunities within the cost estimated, to ensure efficient and accurate forecast.
* Creation and Maintenance of materials standard costs.
* Support for Overhead / Cost center budgeting and prepare month end reporting and discuss with the budget owners.
* Collaborate with the plant operations team to ensure best practices are followed in financial reporting and cost management.
Who we are looking for:
* 3-5 years of experience.
* Problem-solving skills and the ability to work with large datasets.
* Basic knowledge of cost control and manufacturing processes is an advantage.
* Prior experience with Hyperion Financial Management, SAP and advanced Microsoft Office.
* Collaborative, proactive and able to work across teams.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and proactivity.
* Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:
We pride ourselves on putting consumers and quality at the heart of everything we do. To be successful at Ferrero, you'll need to share this dedication, focusing on crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.