Associate Manager - Plant Analysis

Job Description:

Job description:

To manage the budgeting, planning, forecasting, management reporting, capital and operational expenditure monitoring, month end activities and financial evaluation functions for the Operations area in order to support the achievement of Operations area objectives and to facilitate effective cash flow management and cost control in accordance with corporate targets and guidelines

• Develops and oversees the implementation of functional policies, systems, processes, procedures and controls covering all areas of the financial planning and analysis function relating to Operations area so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service in a consistent manner

• Reviews and supervises the day-to-day operations of financial planning and analysis section of operations area to ensure that work processes are implemented as designed and comply with established policies, processes and procedures

• Reviews the month-end activities performed by area analysts with respect to operations area in the form of accruals, rationalisation of operating parameters, mass balance, plan to produce process and valuation of inventory

• Reviews the Operating budgets of the operations area with past performance and rationalise the variances and also completeness with respect to other departments
• Reviews and ensures the budget estimates made by the operations area for completeness, accuracy and compliance with assumptions and strategic requirements of the company
• Reviews operations area annual plans and budgets produced by departments to ensure they meet cost and profitability targets, whilst being realistic and achievable
• Monitors / controls expenditures and advices Operations Area on the same so as to facilitate operations of the (area) by controlling costs and exercise in order to achieve a financial performance over the budgeted figure
• Coordinates with all analysts within operations area to create awareness of financial plans and business performance across all levels in order to establish support of achievement of budgetary compliance across the Operations area
• Review and ensure the financial performance versus budgets activity of the operations area been done by area analysts to identify areas of unsatisfactory performance and rectified promptly and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalised upon

• Manages the process of reviewing the operations area financial performance reports by comparing actual with previous year results and budgeted results including analysing the variances of all operations area
• Reviews and ensures that the selected key performance results of operations area been conducted by area analysts to ensure the overall performance of the month and investigates major variances of the operations area
• Reviews the performance of the operations area and the forecasts of monthly, quarterly, and annual requirements of the operations area done by analysts
• Reports the above to the senior management of the operations area to ensure cost controls and achieving the overall strategic direction and for proper action planning in accordance with corporate targets and guidelines

• Supervises all activities related to the operational area capital expenditure to ensure the relevant procedures are followed and expenditure is within limits of approved budget
• Reviews and ensures analytical support provided by analysts to the senior management in making business decisions with respect to capital expenditure

• Support to business excellence programme by reviewing evaluation of suggestions, TAP done by area analysts with respect to operations area and ensure it is in line with the guidelines and standards agreed

• Reviews and provides the necessary information with respect to commercial…