Site Controller (Melle, Clamecy, Mereville)

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Job Overview:
A Site Controller is a key player in ensuring the finance function is effective, has good controls and adds value to the group - will be responsible for business partnering to the plant management, industrial function and project teams within the Business Units.
A key part of the Site Leadership Team supporting the Plant Management with the financial and operational strategies of the business while guaranteeing  financial controls and conveying financial information clearly and concisely to non-financial stakeholders and contributing significantly to operational efficiency and cost optimisation.

Responsibilities:
Ensure prerequisites:
- Management of all product costing and inventory valuation processes within SAP in accordance with Group requirements & policies. Performing internal controls involves ensuring policies and procedures are followed;
- Ensuring adherence and compliance with Corporate Policies;
- Ensure accurate recording of financial transactions and balance sheet reconciliations including inventory control, maintenance of fixed asset registers, and part of the process of capital expenditure; 
- Headcount and labour cost control using available tools;
- Responsible for annual stock count and fixed asset inventories;
- Supporting insurance data collection process;
- Overseeing the audit process and liaising with external personnel where required;
- Assist Operations and Plant Managers with the periodic update of standard costs in the bill of materials and associated reports;
- Understand the business drivers through trend analysis, engaging with operations and other business partners to identify root causes and countermeasures;
- Monitor business performance and provide understanding behind the numbers to drive performance improvement.
Support the business with the financial strategy and decision-making processes;
- Any other ad hoc duties as required.

Leading in budget & other forecasts:
- Lead the Site Leadership Team with information from own perimeter relevant for the preparation of the budget,the rolling forecast and other management cycles requirements;
- Maintain templates for forecasts & budgeting reporting processes;
- Presentations to regional industrial leaders  to explain performance and provide insights.

Leading analysis, validation and reporting of business information, as well as proposals and advice for decisions:
- Performing month-end close process;
- Financial and non-financial data, available in ERP, to control and analyze the performance against references; 
- Collaborate with service center on necessary SAP entries - especially any impact on reporting (FI/CO) - Reporting related activities, ensuring timely submission of site results and qualitative reporting of variances for variable and fixed cost;
- Manage the site financial reporting to the GBUs and to the management of the site - including presentations to explain performance and provide insights;
- Act as a partner on excellence/savings initiatives, supporting the site management, bringing ideas as well as savings tracking;
- Reliability of cost accounting key figures and/or P/L reporting;
- Analyze costs and variances on yields and consumptions;
- Inventory impacts (inventory slow turn reserves);
- Collect local business information to submit accruals when material. 
 
Support GBU Projects/Restructuring plans according to business units needs.

Essential Skills:
- 3-5 years, in industry context (preferably);
- Previous controlling experience ( preferably site manufacturing); 
- Strong leadership skills;
- Strong communicator with financial and non-financial collaborators;
- Collaboration and be part of the solution;
- Approaches problem solving in a methodical, logical manner;
- Ability to synthesize complex issues into actionable activities; 
- Capacity to anticipate future trends and developments;
- Continuous improvement, business partnering and business challenge mindset;
- Advanced English proficiency.

You will get:
- The french annual base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this new hire is: €63,680 to €79,600.  Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, experience, qualification and internal equity and can ultimately be more or less than the posted salary range. Total compensation for this role also include bonus and/or other incentives.
- 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations;
- Training platform for all employees; 
- Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological).  

Additional Information
Working Model:
- Onsite (4 days/week in office).

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.
• This position creation is still subject to current ongoing social procedure; thus no final decision will be taken before the end of this procedure; All applications will be processed by the Talent Acquisition team accordingly and all applicants should expect at least one personalized written feedback for their respective submitted applications, in accordance with the ongoing social procedure timeline.