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JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

Function as a business partner with plant and financial management to effectively manage and control the operations of the plant.

Lead the financial staff at the plant and be accountable for plant level responsibilities including cost accounting, business analysis

and financial reporting. Will also liaise with Head Office Financial staff, as required.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

List of essential functions, major activities and the main areas of ongoing responsibility concerning the position and precise long term results or the contributions expected of the position. Use action verbs (eg contribute, assure, direct, manage, etc) to indicate the degree of responsibility of the position with regards to the expected results. Identify the necessary components of success and the specific difficulties for the position.

In charge of plant costs timely analysis

- In depth analysis and control of all cost components, among which

Cost of mining and crushing (mining, contractors, mass balance understanding, external buy-in)

Cost of production by group of finished product and all their components

- In charge of cost allocation accuracy

- Determination of standard costs by product

- Responsible for clear, concise and accurate costs variance analysis, among which regarding OpEx initiatives

Leading internal process compliance and worflows optimization

- Ensure stock value accuracy; Lead regular stockcounting and cause route analysis ;

- Monitor the appliance of the main contracts (mining contractors, capex project, freights, external chips / lumps …)

- Work towards internal process and ERP usage optimization in finance and other support departments (purchasing,

warehousing, logistic, …)

Key contributor to the accounts closing process and other finance obligations

- Timely analysis and accurately report current month’s costs and plant financial results and manufacturing variances

- Integral and active team member in preparation of Monthly Closing, Forecasts and Annual Budget, under the supervision of the BU financial controller, ensuring a strict compliance of Ipoh site with the pre-defined deadlines

- Ensure compliance of transactions and bookkeeping with accounting rules and Imerys internal practices (fixed assets control, mining costs, … etc)

- Receive visits of external and internal audits

Strong sense of ownership and financial leadership for Ipoh plant, working in close relationship with Operations managers

- Capex management to ensure all capex budgeted and forecasted are spent as per the timeline

- Provide support to decision making for the plant managemet, with the ability to build concise and meaningful financial

projections

- Attend monthly plant production meetings to discuss all plant issues

OTHER IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS

Other functions that are performed in this position that might not be considered essential.

1. Demonstrated leadership as part of a cross-functional plant management team

2. Proven ability to manage and develop staff

3. Strong written and verbal communication skills

4. Sound planning and organizational skills

5. High level of proficiency in PC spreadsheets and ERP systems

6. Travel as required

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Minimum educational, professional qualifications and experience required for success on the job

1. Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, Professional Degree and preferably a member of any professional

accounting body ( ACCA/CIMA/CA/CPA/MIA )

2. At least 10 years of working experience in Finance & Accounting positions, ideally doing manufacturing cost accounting / factory

controlling functions in a manufacturing background

3. Must have significant Product Costing experience