Finance Controller (Bakery / Production Unit)

Role Overview

Finance Controller (Bakery / Production Unit) at MIRA Construction, based on a bakery industry production project.

Company Overview

MIRA Construction is seeking an experienced Finance Controller to build and manage a transparent, data-driven financial control system for one of its projects in the bakery industry. This position is designed to evolve into leading the finance function of the production team.

Role Purpose

Take full ownership of costing, margins, inventory control, and management reporting to drive profitability, operational discipline, and financial clarity across the production function.

Key Responsibilities

Costing & Unit Economics

• Build and maintain accurate recipe-level costing with ingredient-level, gram accuracy.
• Monitor raw material price fluctuations and update Cost of Goods Sold accordingly.
• Calculate and track food cost percentage, production cost per batch, yield and wastage, and contribution margin per SKU.
• Allocate overhead costs (rent, utilities, labor, packaging) accurately into unit economics.
• Analyse product-level margins and recommend pricing adjustments.
• Conduct variance analysis comparing theoretical versus actual costs.
• Monitor shrinkage, spoilage, and write-offs.
• Develop structured costing models to support scaling and new product launches.

Inventory & Production Control

• Design and implement structured inventory control procedures.
• Manage stock movement across raw materials, semi-finished goods, and finished goods.
• Supervise monthly physical inventory counts as a minimum requirement.
• Monitor batch accuracy and production efficiency.
• Identify abnormal consumption or wastage patterns.
• Ensure purchasing discipline based on forecasts and stock thresholds.

Financial Reporting & Management Accounting

• Prepare and present weekly performance reports, monthly management P&L, and cash flow tracking reports.
• Monitor and analyse key KPIs including food cost percentage, labor percentage, gross margin, and net profitability.
• Provide actionable financial insights beyond standard reporting.
• Partner closely with the Founder on scenario modeling, break-even analysis, and expansion and scaling decisions.

Compliance & Accounting

• Manage VAT compliance in the UAE.
• Coordinate with external auditors where required.
• Maintain structured and clean bookkeeping systems.
• Ensure financial processes are audit-ready at all times.

Qualifications & Experience

• 3+ years experience in food and beverage, manufacturing, or production accounting.
• Strong understanding of food production costing and unit economics.
• Proven experience building management reporting systems from scratch.

Skills & Competencies

• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills with financial modeling capability.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Detail-oriented with strong operational discipline.

Additional Information

• Competitive salary and commission structure.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Modern and well-equipped work environment.