Junior Operations Controller

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW

Main Accountabilities

Financial Reporting & Consolidation

• Complete monthly and quarterly reporting tasks for the AMEI Cluster Operations Control team (Flash Sales reporting Sales Variance analysis Operating income variance analysis Target and Rolling Forecast Including commentary).

• Validate data integrity across ERP systems

• Ensure accurate consolidation of supplementary data including Headcount Margin by Product Transportation KPIs etc.

Perform deep-dive Variance Analysis and regular cost-stack evaluations to identify financial risks or operational inefficiencies.

Business Partnering & Investment Control

• Lead the compilation of Investment Decision Requests (CAPEX) assisting in the approval allocation and tracking process.

• Organize and chair Investment Tracking Meetings with operations teams to ensure timely project implementation and capitalization.

• Participate in and lead monthly P&L review meetings with Organizational Directors providing context to the numbers. These meetings will entail:

  • Detailed cost reviews

  • Ensuring consistency in cost allocations

  • Understanding the impact of operational performance on the P&L

  • Linking performance KPIs (Sales ratios Transport KPIs etc) to the achieved result during the month

• Assist in the preparation of high-level Board presentations and executive summaries.

Project Management & Continuous Improvement

• Act as a key finance member for new customer implementations and business development projects.

• Drive Continuous Improvement initiatives by automating reporting tasks and simplifying data interfaces. Utilization of Power BI

• Prioritize resources to ensure the achievement of departmental and cluster-wide strategic programs.

Are you a MATCH

Matric plus BCom Accounting/ BSc Engineering preferable or equivalent

Experience

• 1-3 years General Industrial Gas experience

Knowledge and Know-how specific to the job

• Microsoft Power BI (creating dashboards and data modeling) and advanced Excel.

• Systems: Experience with Tier 1 ERP systems (e.g. SAP Oracle or Microsoft Dynamics) and Google Workspace.

Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of IFRS P&L structures and the relationship between operational levers and financial performance indicators.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees our customers patients community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.