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Plant Controller

Thabazimbi, South AfricaFull-time2026-10-12 → 2026-11-11
Based in South Africa

Core

Manage plant-level financial operations including standard costing, operational accounting, fixed assets, and management reporting for an industrial mining site.

Role type

Senior Plant Controller (Industrial Cost Accounting)

Builds

Site-level budgets, financial forecasts, monthly performance reports, and accurate balance sheet statements.

Domain

Mining / Industrial Manufacturing

Required skills

Standard costing, operational accounting, fixed asset management, internal control design, audit coordination, budgeting & forecasting, performance reporting, ERP data extraction, financial analysis, GAAP/IFRS knowledge, SAP proficiency, Excel proficiency

Preferred skills

Stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration, complex data prioritization, business partnering

Technologies

SAP S4Hana, Google Workspace (Excel/Sheets), ERP systems

Responsibilities

Calculate and update standard costs; book and review operational journal entries; manage fixed assets and stock reconciliation; oversee accounting ledgers; coordinate internal and external audits; build site-level budgets and forecasts; complete monthly plant reporting and cost deviation analysis; extract ERP data for ad hoc analysis.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC