Plant Controller

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Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweeks 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader we have over 16000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans and cups to aerosol bottles our goal is to contribute to a better community society and world.

Position overview:

The role forms part of the local manufacturing plants senior management teams and will contribute by delivering highly effective business partnership to our Operations doing so this role will drive financial value in our operating costs being our future fuel for growth. All of the referenced responsibilities below relate to Mako manufacturing plant that this role will be responsible for supporting.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acts as a trusted business partner to the manufacturing plant leadership teams to support decision making and driving financial value in the form of EVA performance improvement
• In support of the above - monitor and tracks monthly quarterly and YTD financial related KPI performance and conduct monthly business performance reviews with manufacturing plant management teams
• Analyse the month end financial close results and communicate results to the manufacturing plant operations teams (via standardized Ball Operational Excellence routines) and to the regional finance teams effectively accurately and timely in standardized formats.
• Leads the local development cross functionally of the manufacturing plant spending forecasts for annual operating plan cycle (AOP) efficiently accurately and timely in standardized formats
• Leads the local refresh cross functionally of the manufacturing plant spending forecasts for the quarterly refresh of the annual operating plan cycle (39 66 & 93) efficiently accurately and timely in standardized formats
• Leads the development of an in month monthly refresh of financial forecasts for the manufacturing plant (often referred to as the POV) efficiently accurately and timely in standardized formats. This serves to drive action and understanding within the manufacturing plant senior management team but also inform regional financial leadership of financial expectations in the near term.
• Management of local capital budgets project control and reporting including all local investment proposals (AFEs) cradle to grave oversight from AFE creation to timely asset capitalization and project closure.
• Support finance led regional manufacturing plant based or otherwise initiatives to drive EVA performance improvement and standardization of processes.
• Support non finance teams education at the manufacturing plant to build strong finance and business acumen around the key principles of how the business run how we make money and how they can impact EVA each and every day.

What are we looking for

• 3-4 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor degree in Accounting/Finance/Business Management.
• Systems literate including strong Excel capability.
• Strong leadership negotiation and influencing skills
• Working knowledge of finance and forecasting principles general business principles legal and accounting practices Economic Value Added (EVA) manufacturing standard costing financial modelling and generally accepted managerial practices and procedures
• Specific systems experienced preferred within Microsoft suite of applications ERP systems (SAP JDE etc) and Hyperion Essbase (or equivalents)
• Working Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Fluent in both Hungarian and English language.

Work Environment: This role supports central functions and offers flexible work arrangements including hybrid or fully remote options subject to role requirements and manager approval.
Hiring Range: .00 .00 HUF gross per year. The final salary will be determined based on any applicable collective bargaining agreements minimum salary the candidates education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity and market benchmarks
Incentive Plan: This position is eligible to participate in Balls annual incentive compensation program.
Comprehensive Benefits Package: Health insurance life insurance pension plan Szep card employee assistance program.

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Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody regardless of gender age ethnicity faith ability or orientation. When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.

Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.

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