ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

multinational chemical-pharmaceutical company with international footprint, currently undergoing an important Finance in supporting the business, with a strong focus on performance management, operational excellence and value creation. Corporate Industrial Controller to strengthen their Controlling organization and contribute to the evolution of its controlling model. Reporting to the Group Industrial Controlling Director , the Corporate Industrial Controller will operate within a broad and international scope, covering the whole industrial value chain across Manufacturing, Procurement and Supply Chain . Industrial Controlling : manage and further strengthen the core Industrial Controlling activities, ensuring a solid understanding of industrial performance, product costs and profitability, and the overall analytics promptness of a sophisticated, regulated business. Transformation&Projects : contribute to the implementation and continuous improvement of the new Industrial Controlling model , combining recurring responsibilities with a significant project and transformation component . Business Partnership : work closely with all relevant stakeholders within Finance and across Manufacturing, Procurement and Supply Chain, and develop arguments in front of Executives to sustain how financial and operational information are translated into compelling insights to support business decisions. The candidate will also play an active role in promoting a culture of efficiency across the organization, with the goal to maximize the value creation of the initiatives carried out in the industrial division. Gain trust within the organization at all levels and establish solid relationships within Corporate functions and stakeholders, becoming a credible Business Partner to the organization. Lead the implementation of the new Industrial Controlling Model , with particular focus on Product Costs, Capex and Inventory , supporting the related process redesign. S&OP process , strengthening the connection between Supply Chain and Finance SAP environment and controlling model , including: Material Ledger implementation on one side, aimed at developing a consistent financial and industrial data model and enhancing profitability analysis across the value chain; Plant efficiency project streams cost deployment, plant efficiency, capacity utilization and decomplexity current Controlling / Reporting Model to enable quicker and effective analysis of industrial performance. Budget, Forecast and Planning activities and cadence for the relevant perimeter, identifying trends and challenging figures, and assumptions when appropriate Develop financial evaluations and Business Cases, including Capex investments and Make vs Buy analyses Provide both Finance and Business stakeholders the information required to increase awareness, sustained by robust analytics, and identify actions to improve P&L and cash flow performance Support the deployment of Industrial Controlling automation of processes and reporting. Hard Skills Degree in Economics, Business Administration or Engineering of professional experience, with a solid track record in Industrial / Manufacturing Controlling , preferably gained within structured performance-driven organizations Good understanding of manufacturing processes and their main operational and financial value drivers, to sustain business judgement product costing, cost accounting, industrial performance management, inventory and Capex controlling. Solid trackrecord in Budget, Forecast, Planning and variance analysis Strong hands-on capability in managing complexity: a significant amount of data in parallel with developing financial models Experience in and/or in the implementation or redesign of brand new controlling models would represent a plus Good knowledge of ERP systems , with direct exposure to SAP BI / Performance management tools business partnering mindset Analytical and rigorous, while able to understand the business implications behind the numbers Hands-on and detail-oriented, while maintaining an overall business perspective within the Finance Function, as well as with other internal stakeholders across Operations, Procurement and Supply Chain Collaborative, pragmatic and oriented towards results, and continuous improvement Comfortable taking initiative and actively contributing to the design of new processes and solutions English Job : This is a permanent full-time job in a highly dynamic context. Initial Salary range will be in between EUR 70.000 – 80.000, plus Bonus and Benefits, in line with Client commitment to transparent and equitable compensation practices. Final compensation will anyhow depend on real experience and relevant skills.