MAC Specialist

Syensqo; Curitiba; Presencial; BRL 60 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Competitive salary & benefits

16+ weeks parental leave

Training platform

Well-being sessions

Resumo da oferta

Syensqo is seeking a MAC Specialist to strengthen the Management Accounting capability by combining SAP controlling know-how with hands-on automation. You will contribute to monthly close, P&L reporting, and cost analyses while driving data quality and process efficiency.

The role requires hands-on SAP experience, Power Query/VBA, and strong analytical and collaboration skills to partner with finance stakeholders and audits. Hybrid/onsite in Curitiba are available.

Qualificações

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or similar.
• Strong experience in Management Accounting / Controlling and month-end close environment.
• Hands-on experience with SAP in a controlling/accounting context (e.g., CO and related areas; Fixed Assets exposure is a plus).

Responsabilidades

• Manage MAC activities (close, analysis, reporting) with high quality and timeliness.
• Identify, design, and implement automation across MAC processes (closing, reconciliations, reporting).
• Troubleshoot data issues, explore SAP logic, and document automated routines and controls.
• Coach colleagues on new automated routines and promote standardization across MAC.

Conhecimentos

SAP Controlling

Automation

Analytical thinking

VBA

SAP scripting

English proficiency

Formação académica

Finance/Accounting degree

Ferramentas

SAP

Power Query

VBA

Power BI

SAP scripting

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job ID

34320

MAC Specialist

Regular

Curitiba, Brazil (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Curitiba,Brazil)

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

Syensqo operates a Global Business Services (GBS) Finance organization delivering standardized Finance services and continuous improvement across regions. The MAC Specialist strengthens the Management Accounting capability by combining strong controlling/MAC operational know-how with hands-on process automation to increase efficiency, reliability, and scalability of MAC processes.

Role purpose:

The MAC Specialist is a key member of the Management Accounting team who:

• ensures high-quality execution of MAC activities (close, analysis, reporting) as a Finance team member, and
• drives practical automation by deeply understanding MAC needs and leveraging tools such as SAP (including table-level/data logic understanding), Power Query, VBA, and SAP scripting.

This role delivers solutions from within the Finance/MAC team, with strong functional understanding.

Key responsibilities:

1. Management Accounting delivery & business partnership (finance core)
   • Support monthly close activities and ensure quality, accuracy, and timeliness of MAC deliverables.
   • Contribute to activities such as P&L-related reporting, inventory accounts reconciliation, and fixed asset-related MAC topics as applicable in scope.
   • Ensure activities comply with IFRS, statutory requirements, and internal control requirements.
   • Provide costing support (e.g., cost analysis, allocations/absorption checks, and variance explanations impacting inventory valuation and COGS).
   • Partner with Controllers / Finance stakeholders to resolve issues, explain variances, and improve outcomes.
   • Support internal/external audits by providing analysis, documentation, and evidence.
2. Process excellence, automation & continuous improvement (primary focus)
   • Identify, design, and implement automation opportunities to improve efficiency, reliability, and data quality across MAC processes (closing, reconciliations, reporting).
   • Perform hands‑on troubleshooting and “debugging” of process/data issues, including deep dives into SAP logic and underlying data/tables to locate root causes and automation opportunities.
   • Develop and maintain automation solutions using tools such as:
   • Power Query
   • VBA
   • SAP scripting
   • Document automated routines, controls, and work instructions to ensure continuity, auditability, and maintainability.
   • Monitor performance, propose standardization, and drive sustainable fixes with stakeholders.
3. Knowledge sharing & team enablement
   • Coach/enable analysts and peers on new automated routines, templates, and best practices.
   • Support onboarding/training and promote standardization across the MAC community.

Scope / Interfaces:

• Interfaces with: MAC team, Controllers, Accounting/Reporting stakeholders, Master Data and other Finance teams; coordinates with IT when needed, while keeping ownership of Finance process improvements within MAC.

Required qualifications & experience

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or similar.
• Strong experience in Management Accounting / Controlling and month‑end close environment.
• Hands‑on experience with SAP in a controlling/accounting context (e.g., CO and related areas; Fixed Assets exposure is a plus).

Technical skills:

• Advanced SAP know‑how, including ability to investigate issues using “behind‑the‑scenes” understanding (data structures/tables, dependencies, root cause).
• Proven track record automating Finance processes using:
  • Power Query / Power BI
  • VBA
  • SAP scripting
• Strong analytical/problem‑solving skills: ability to break down ambiguous problems, test hypotheses, and implement robust solutions.

Behavioral competencies:

• Process ownership mindset; improves before automating and automates with controls in mind.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management.
• Clear communication and documentation discipline.
• Proactive, hands‑on, continuous improvement orientation.

Languages:

• English: working proficiency.

You will get:

• Competitive salary and benefits package;
• 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:

• Curitiba, Brazil – Hybrid/Onsite as per site policy.

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.