GoFast.Finance/BC-MEDIUM-02: Plant Controlling Playbook

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Plant Controlling Playbook

  • Course
  • 9 Lessons

Run standard costs, variances, budgets and reviews for a manufacturing site with confidence.

🛠️ Role mastery: Connect standard costs, variances and planning into one site level routine.

🤝 Operations partnership: Talk with production leaders about real drivers, not just numbers.

🏭 Site performance: Support decisions that reduce waste, improve throughput and protect margins.

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Who this is for

Plant and site controllers owning financial performance for manufacturing or operations sites.

Cost accountants and FP&A analysts supporting standard costs, variances and site planning.

Prerequisites

Knowledge: Experience with manufacturing or operations environments and basic standard costing concepts.

Tools: Access to ERP or manufacturing systems for cost data plus spreadsheets for analysis.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Link standard costs, routings and BOMs to site performance.

  2. Analyze manufacturing variances and trace operational drivers.

  3. Build and review budgets and forecasts to realistic assumptions.

  4. Lead cross functional site reviews with clear stories and visuals.

CPE Information

  • Eligibility: currently not eligible

  • Watch time: about 2.25 hours

  • Total learning: about 4.5 hours

  • Estimated credits: 3.0

Contents

Module 1: Standard costs, flows and data

Lesson 1: Seeing your plant through costs and flows
Lesson 2: Standard costs, BOMs and routings in practice
Lesson 3: From ERP data to a plant cost view

Module 2: Variances, budgets and forecasts

Lesson 4: Reading manufacturing variances and quick checks
Lesson 5: Tracing variances to drivers and actions
Lesson 6: Building site budgets and rolling forecasts

Module 3: Site performance reviews and actions

Lesson 7: Designing the site performance pack
Lesson 8: Leading cross functional site reviews
Lesson 9: Using insights to improve plant routines