Context

The role of the Industrial Controller at Scandicci is to analyze, manage and optimize production costs in order to improve the profitability and performance of the Balmain Group's Accessories business. He plays a key role between the local and central Finance Department and with Scandicci's operational managers.
Scandicci's industrial controller is a key player in the performance. He doesn't just analyze the numbers, he also has to be closed to the business, understand the processes, work with Scandicci's teams and challenge them to improve the profitability and efficiency of the Accessories business.

Missions

1. Margin Tracking and Analysis
• Calculate and analyze product costs
• Monitor the actual margin and in particular, the discrepancies between standard and actual costs (raw materials, semi-finished materials, subcontracting, overheads, etc.).
• Identify the causes of abuses and propose corrective actions.

2. Inventory management
• Monitor the valuation of stocks and alert on critical levels (overstocks or shortages) and calculate the depreciation of stocks on a quarterly basis
• Check that the flows of raw materials and finished products are properly taken into account in the cost accounting.
• Control purchase and storage costs.
• Management of annual inventories.

3. Construction and monitoring of opex
• Participate in the construction of the annual budget of the activity and budget revisions.
• Monitor the expenses of the various departments (legal, HR, general services, logistics, T&E...).
• Verify compliance with savings objectives and anticipate the risks of overruns for neutralization.

4. Interface between operations teams and finance
• Work together with the finance department to ensure the reliability of accounting data.
• Help department managers understand their costs and take cost-oriented decisions.
• Explain financial analyses to operational teams in an educational way.

5. Build the management of industrial performance (in a 2nd phase)
• Implement and monitor performance indicators (KPIs): rate of return, productivity, scrap rate, etc.
• Analyze productivity gains and losses and propose ways to improve.
• Collaborate with production teams to optimize processes and reduce waste (Lean approach, continuous improvement).

Requirements

Degree in Economics, Finance, Management Engineering, or related fields.
1 to 2 years of experience in a similar role.
Knowledge of SAP.
Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively with different business functions
Good English
Proactivity and desire to learn and grow professionally.