Factory Controlling Analyst Boksburg, South Africa Finance

at  Philip Morris International

At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future.
With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.
Bring us your curiosity and a desire to challenge the everyday and we’ll give you lots of responsibility. You’ll help us improve, inject innovation and create new ways of working. You’ll be solving supply chain problems that span the whole world: a smoke-free world.
As the Factory Controlling Analyst you will play a crucial role in providing Operations management with accurate reporting, deviation analysis, and trend forecasting for CC, FME Shipping. You’ll be responsible for preparing OB/LRP Budget and Manufacturing Assumptions and ensuring timely and accurate KPI reporting in accordance with local, regional, and PMI guidelines.

Your ‘day to day’

• Collaborate with Operations management to lead data consolidation from stakeholders, prepare documentation, and submit OB/LRP Budget inputs to PMI. Consolidate all Operations manufacturing assumptions and the OB/LRP targets and prepare the presentation to be shared with Operations Director and Regional management for final approval.
• Analyse variances and deviations of actuals vs OB and RF targets, following up on root cause analysis and drivers with business owners (Primary, Secondary, Quality, etc.). Follow-up on Operations performance variances vs targets, identifying and analysing reasons and providing trend forecasts, and alert Management to issues and deviations.
• Ensure accurate reporting of critical metrics (Uptime, DM Waste, Yield, HC, etc. etc.)., following PMI principles, guidelines and methodology and safeguarding the respective quality and correctness. Prepare and execute timely and accurate regular (daily, monthly, yearly) reports and analysis according to the requirements and the instructions received from local, regional and PMI Operations Management, in accordance with PMI rules and standards. Submit required data to Region as per guidelines and objectives in reporting (Actuals and RF). Prepare various ad hoc analysis and support to prepare the presentations for local and regional management.
• Support with Inventory counts
• Ensure compliance with PMI Practices & Principles and Finance Standards

Who we’re looking for

• Complete bachelor’s degree in engineering or finance Field
• A minimum 2 years of experience in a similar position within a factory environment
• Proficiency in financial planning, analysis, or production planning
• Demonstrated experience in providing guidance on budgets and critical metric improvements

Key Competencies:

• Strong eye for business
• Strategic thinker
• Customer service/delivery oriented
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work autonomously
• Proficiency in leading process improvements and multifunctional projects independently
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to share ideas and influence thinking

What we offer

Our success depends on our dedicated employees who come to work here every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can:

• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to deliver a smoke-free future.

“PMI is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, religion or belief, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
PMI is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates.

• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to deliver a smoke-free future