Industrial Site Controller

Syensqo; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Training platform

Well-being sessions

Job summary

Syensqo is seeking an experienced Industrial Site Controller to act as a financial partner within the production plant. You will translate production performance into reliable financial data, support budgets and forecasts, and drive cost control and efficiency while safeguarding reporting accuracy.

You will partner with production teams to identify risks and opportunities, deliver timely insights, and assist management in achieving operational excellence and financial targets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in industry context.
• Knowledge of SAP and Business Warehouse.
• Bachelor or Master in Business, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering.
• Previous controlling experience (preferably site manufacturing).
• Working knowledge of Accounting.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Good communicator across financial and non-financial collaborators.
• Ability to synthesize complex issues into actionable activities and anticipate trends.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate financial monitoring and reporting for the site with reliable P&L and cost data.
• Support budgeting, rolling forecasts, and CAPEX planning with quality inputs.
• Contribute to cost and performance control through analysis of variances and savings initiatives.
• Assist in month-end close for fixed and variable costs and inventory valuations.
• Validate CAPEX investments and ensure alignment with budgets and group policies.
• Provide proactive financial advice and consolidate site insights for decision making.

Skills

SAP knowledge

Business Warehouse

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Accounting basics

Education

Bachelor or Master in Business/Accounting/Economics/Math/Engineering

Tools

SAP

BW/BI

Job description

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.

We are looking for:

The Industrial Site Controller acts as a financial partner inside the production plant, ensuring that operational decisions are supported by accurate financial insights. Embedded in day-to-day site activities, the role translates production performance into reliable financial data, strengthens cost control and efficiency, and safeguards the accuracy of budgets, forecasts, and reporting. By working closely with production teams, the controller provides timely analysis, identifies risks and opportunities, and supports management in achieving both operational excellence and financial performance targets.

We count on you for:

Accurate Financial Monitoring & Reporting

• Reliable P&L and cost accounting figures for the site.
• Periodic management reports with clear analysis, commentary, and actionable recommendations.
• Timely validation of ERP and KPI data to ensure accuracy.

Planning & Forecasting Support

• High-quality input for budgets, rolling forecasts, and ABC rankings (fixed/variable costs, CAPEX, inventories, KPIs).
• Coordination of site cash forecasts and reviews.

Cost & Performance Control

• Robust product costing in collaboration with Production Managers.
• Analysis of costs, yield variances, consumptions, and savings initiatives.
• Month End Close activities covering fixed cost, variable costs and inventory
• Validation and reporting of CAPEX investments, ensuring alignment with approved budgets and Group policies.
• Monitoring of excellence savings, non-quality costs, and efficiency programs.

Asset & Risk Management

• Accurate inventory valuation, including provisions for slow-moving stock.
• Submission of accruals when material.
• Insurance values updated and reliable for the site perimeter.

Business Partnership & Decision Support

• Proactive financial advice to the GBU Controller and Finance team.
• Consolidated site-level insights to guide business decisions.
• Early identification of risks, opportunities, and market/strategic impacts.

You can count on us for:

• Long‑lasting excellent customer relations, self-dependent working, and a variety of tasks in one of the world’s leading chemical companies.
• Excellent training & development possibilities. (Value for the candidate, growth and learning opportunities)

You will bring:

• 10+ years in industry context
• Knowledge of SAP and Business Warehouse
• Bachelor or Master in Business, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering
• Previous controlling experience ( preferably site manufacturing )
• Working knowledge of Accounting
• Strong leadership skills
• Good communicator work with financial and non-financial collaborators
• Work with complex business/Good analytical skills
• Ability to synthesize complex issues into actionable activitiesCapacity to anticipate future trends and developments

You will get:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $98,600 to $120,000 per year. Since actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted base salary range. Total compensation for this role also includes 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)

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.
• Syensqo is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.