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Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Site Controller – Your future Position?

As a Site Controller, you will be the contact point for direct site controlling activities for all functions present on site. Actively support the business controlling network by supplying local information when required. Provide business support to the local operations Manager to ensure efficiency and compliance.

Core Responsibilities

Reporting

• Provide analyses and interpretations of financial information to various functional management and stakeholders.
  
  

Site Support

• Provide recommendations on inventory management
• Manage and coordinate the annual budget process for the site
• Attend and actively participate in site operations meetings to stay informed of site activities and provide finance support/ action where required
  
  

Cost Analysis

• Manage annual and periodic requirements of costing activities and analysis of COGS
• Provide detailed product costing analysis and support management in the evaluation of product costs
• Analyse process order and product level variances on a monthly basis and work with the operations team to resolve and correct costing issues
• Review COGS summary with management
• Coordinate changes in master templates with local operations
• Provide input into recipe templates from a costing perspective
• Analyse and explain local product margins
• Respond in a timely manner to pricing/commercial controlling requests
  
  

Financial Performance Analysis

• Analyze and coordinate activities associated with operations performance on site
• Contribute as an active member in site projects and initiatives that drive process/cost improvements
• Support site management in the development and analysis of business plans, budgets, forecasts, cost savings opportunities, etc.
• Perform adhoc and proactive analysis of the monthly KPI’s and provide site and operational management with interpretive and predictive information for decision making
• Participate in forecasting and mid-to long term planning for the factory
• Support management in the strategic decision making for the site
• Perform regular cost center and investment reviews and follow-ups. Drives resolutions of variance issues
• Review SOD within the ERP system as required and manage any change requirements at a local level
  
  

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Support requirements associated with the month-end financial close
• Review the analysis of the site P&L and identifies variances vs. budget, last year and outlook.
• Proactively drive and recommend corrective actions
• Financial reporting as required
  
  

Investment Process

• Work closely with site engineers, local management and regional controllers’ from the stage of evaluating capital proposals up until value realization
• Manage Fixed Assets
  
  

Other

• Oversee and evaluate internal controls for the site and devise procedures to ensure clarity around processes and ensure proper internal controls
• Provide financial support for the site on special projects
• Ensure compliance to Corporate guidelines as stated in the Corporate Finance Manual
  
  

You?

Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your own world? Who need a new challenge and bring excellent contribution to company? Then come and join us - and impact your world.

Your Professional Profile Includes

• Degree in Accounting/ Finance/ Economics with at least 5 years’ experience in cost accounting in industries like manufacturing, logistics, oil & gas or FMCG.
• Fluent in English, local language a plus
• Knowledgeable in SAP FI/CO
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Working knowledge of costing processes and procedures
• Project Management
• Strong analytical thinking combined with a strong business sense
  
  

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.

Remote working: On-site

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.