Plant Controller Job

The Arkema Group; France; À distance; EUR 50 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading chemical company in France seeks a Finance Business Partner to guide financial aspects for its plants. The ideal candidate has a B.S. in finance or accounting and at least 3 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include budget coordination, financial reporting, and cost analysis, ensuring compliance with financial policies. This role requires strong analytical skills and experience with ERP systems like SAP. Join to innovate and contribute to sustainable material development.

Prestations

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Opportunities for career advancement

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in industrial or public accounting.
• Demonstrated competency in financial modeling and analysis.
• Strong relationship-building and organizational skills.

Responsabilités

• Provide financial guidance for plant conversion costs.
• Coordinate the plant budget process and prepare costing data.
• Communicate financial results and assist during audits.

Connaissances

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Cost control

Analytical skills

ERP systems

Communication

Formation

B.S. or B.A. in accounting or finance

Outils

SAP

Description du poste

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Site : Position to be located in the Wauwatosa, WI, Radnor, PA, or remote with responsibilities for the Dalton, GA, and Greenville, SC plants.

Organization Chart

Reports to C&C North America Finance Director. Member of the Plant Leadership Team at each plant.

Objectives

As the Finance Business Partner on the Plant Leadership Team, this role works collaboratively with the members of the Plant leadership team and actively influences plant level decision making, to enable continued success.

The controller provides financial guidance, direction, and analytical support for appropriate functional areas and all corresponding departments within the 2 plants. This position will coordinate the development of conversion cost, capital, and headcount budgets, and forecasts for assigned areas.

The controller provides comprehensive financial support for assigned departments, including, but not limited to monthly performance reports, financial analysis, expense variance review, recommendations for corrective actions when needed, and special projects as required.

This role ensures adherence to internal control & compliance to financial policies & procedures.

Position Scope

Dual reporting to the C&C North America Finance Director with a matrix line to the C&C USA Industrial Director.

Activity

Provide financial guidance, direction, and analytical support in the following areas:

Plant conversion costs – Understand site conversion costs including monitoring and controlling spend to ensure the site achieves its financial goals including headcount, total spend and cost per ton. This includes cost allocations, expenditure commitments, timely receipt of goods/services, supporting plant managers in monitoring plant performance. Ensure that plant level costs are recorded in accordance with Bostik policy. Communicate issues timely.

Material and production costs – Review and understand Actual and Standard Costing for their site. Complete cost estimate calculations, review Bill of Materials to ensure proper Material Usage Variance (MUV) analysis throughout the year. Analyze and communicate actual product cost variances including but not limited to Purchase Price Variance, Scrap and MUV. Inform manufacturing manager and BU finance director of any alteration on production process performance, track and communicate under/over absorption at production work centers and UG level.

Inventory valuation – Ensure accurate inventory valuation by reviewing and approving finished goods product Weighted Average Cost (WAC). Identify and communicate raw material costing issues for their site(s), monitors cycle counts/physical inventories to ensure adherence to policy. Monitor spare parts and inventory, manage (analyze, adjust, validate) inventory provisions (slow moving and quality based on identified issues).

Financial statements – control and detect any variances regarding budget, Group Reporting Manual, IFRS, US GAAP, request any corrective manual entries as needed.

Industrial investment –Work in close coordination with fixed asset accountant to review fixed-assets inventories. Perform fixed asset inventories in accordance with Bostik Policy. Ensure assets are appropriately identified and disposed of with the addition of any new/replacement capital.

Month end close - Provide timely communication to the BU leaders in accordance with reporting schedule.

Budget and forecast – Responsible for coordinating the plant budget process. Prepare costing data for the next year (calculate activity rates, validate BOMs and routings, analyze standard cost run for the plant). Compile the annual conversion cost budget (cost center hierarchy, headcount, payroll, maintenance costs, etc.), review and adjust allocation keys for shared expenses, analyze yearly conversion cost evolution versus year-end-forecast, provide the BU a detailed presentation.

Financial reporting – Communicate site financial results, providing a monthly financial report to Finance Managers - BU and Corporate.

Audit support – Support year end audit requirements regarding plant financials to external/internal auditors.

Mentoring – lead training and development of local manufacturing staff on accounting principles, internal controls, financial statement analysis, cost analysis and inventory control.

CONTEXT AND ENVIRONMENT

Context: Dalton 45%, Greenville 45%, and BU initiatives 10%. Approximately 121 employees at the two plants.

Constraints: ensure the proper application of Group Reporting Manual rules, Core Model processes, ARKEMA Internal Control policy, closing deadlines respect.

Travel: 25 – 50% of the time.

Education: B.S. or B.A. in accounting or finance with at least 3-years of experience in an industrial or public accounting

Practice safe work habits in accordance with OSHA and EPA guidelines and Bostik specific EHS expectations.

ERP experience (SAP preferred), knowledge of metrics / KPI

Demonstrated competency in the use of spreadsheets and accounting systems for the purpose of analysis and financial modeling is required.

Good relationship building skills, analytical insight, organizational skills, reactivity, ability to see the whole picture and neutrality, analytical capacities to proactively detect drifts.

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Who we are?

Arkema is a world leader in Innovative Materials for a Sustainable World with the ambition to become a pure Specialty Materials player.

We thrive as One Arkema, comprised of many businesses and brands including Bostik, ArrMaz, and more! and operating with a global reach in 55 countries with more than 21,100 employees. Each one contributes to positioning Arkema as a recognized leader of specialty chemicals and advanced materials, reporting annual sales of €9.5 billion, of which 2.9% allocated to R&D for 1,800 researchers in 17 R&D centers.

If you pursue excellence, love innovation and are inspired by challenges

we encourage you through www.arkema.com to learn more about our values – Solidarity, Performance, Simplicity, Empowerment, and Inclusion – and how we concentrate on advances in bio-based and recyclable materials, new energies, water management, electronic solutions, lightweight materials and design, home efficiency and insulation.

Changing the world requires the right formula.

The right formula consists of our innovative and sustainable materials, and you. Join us to develop the materials of tomorrow and make a difference together.

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The legal information below pertains specifically to positions posted in the United States, however we strive for diversity, equity and inclusion in all the countries that we hire.
Arkema Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Arkema Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting and hiring.