Finance BP at Barry Callebaut

Akwajobs   (Casablanca, Morocco)

Posted : 12 July, 2023

Category : Accounting, Auditing and Finance   Location : Casablanca, Morocco

Job type : Full Time

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At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

Our position Finance BP Morocco, based in Casablanca, Morocco.

The Finance BP acts as a service provider to the regional finance community, the site manager and management by performing reporting activities and by providing in-depth financial analysis for the purpose of strategic and tactical decision-making. He/She acts as the ‘financial eyes’ in the plant for both the local plant management team and the General Manager.

 

Key Responsibilities Include

• Developing, analyzing and presenting financial results to the business and management
• Analysis and review of actuals versus budget versus prior year
• Analysis factory and supply chain costs and provide financial information on multi-dimensional components of the drivers
• Analysis production costs (KPI’s), supporting contract negotiations (e.g. energy), acting a gatekeeper of internal controls, inventory counts
• Precalculation and postcalculation on costs
• Providing SG&A insights and Cost Control
• Supporting budget holders on preparing operating budgets, forecasts, MTP and capex plans
• Support organizational projects
• Preparation of cost center reports
• Identifying or supporting cost savings and productivity initiatives to drive cost leadership
• Creating investment proposals, manage CAPEX approvals, monitor, track and ensure CAPEX is within a spend
• Contributing to cost leadership as a strategic pillar in the organization

 

About You

• Master’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics or similar
• Min. 5 years of experience in Finance
• Extensive experience in finance: accounting and controlling is a must
• Experience in a multinational company, preferably in B2B / food industries
• English business proficiency, written and oral
• French and/or Arabic business proficiency, written and oral
• In-depth knowledge of manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of controlling and financial methodologies and reporting
• IFRS and local GAAP knowledge
• Sage knowledge
• Strong analytical skills, strong drive to deliver
• Good leadership and change management skills
• **All applications must be submitted in English

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

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