Business Unit Controller

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings using

for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections that have real specific content. Remove boilerplate, navigation, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Job title: Business Unit Controller Houston, TX (Hybrid 3 Days onsite, 2 Days WFH) Relocation assistance. - About the role: description: "As the world’s leading chemical company... In this role, you will serve as the primary finance business partner to the Chemical Intermediates leadership team, ensuring transparent financial performance management, delivering forward-looking insights, and supporting strategic and operational decision-making across the business unit. You will play a key role in driving profitability, cost discipline, and value creation in a dynamic, global environment." - Then bullet list of responsibilities: "As a Business Unit Controller, you create chemistry by..." then list items. - Requirements/Qualifications: "If you have..." then list: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics required; MBA preferred. 10+ years of experience in controlling, finance, or accounting, preferably in a chemical, manufacturing, or industrial environment. Experience managing culturally diverse teams (Strongly Preferred). Strong knowledge of management accounting, cost accounting, profitability analysis, and financial steering. Experience working in a matrixed, international organization. Strong analytical and conceptual skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights. High business acumen and strong stakeholder management capabilities. A proactive, independent working style with a continuous improvement mindset. High affinity for digital tools, BI systems, and standardized finance processes. - Benefits: "At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work... In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment. Just some of the many benefits we offer include: Flexible work arrangements whenever possibleHighly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment optionsWell-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family membersFamily forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stagesMentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thriveMatching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities. Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happensAccess to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!" - Pay: Not explicitly stated. There's "competitive compensation" but not specific numbers. According to rule: never create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It says "competitive compensation and benefits" but not specific pay. Likely we should not include Pay section because no specific numbers. The rule says: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. For Benefits, they do list specific benefits, so we can include Benefits section. For Schedule: they mention Hybrid 3 Days onsite, 2 Days WFH. That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section with that detail. Pay: not specific, so omit. - Also "Relocation assistance." That's a benefit maybe but we can include in Benefits or maybe as separate line. We'll include in Benefits. - Also "Create your own chemistry with you@BASF" maybe tagline but not needed. - "About Us" section: description of BASF. Could be considered "About the role"? Actually "About Us" is company description. Could be placed under a heading like "About the company" but not in allowed headings list. The allowed headings are About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We could put company description under "About the role"? Might be okay to include as a paragraph under About the role or maybe we can omit because not required? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep the "About Us" paragraph. Where to put? Could be under a heading like "About the role" but that's not exactly. Maybe we can create a section "About the company" but not allowed headings. However the instruction says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., meaning those are examples, not exclusive? It says "use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." Likely they expect those headings only. But we could also include other headings if needed? The instruction: "Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It suggests those are the typical headings; we could still use other headings if needed but better to stick to those. The "About Us" could be considered part of "About the role" or maybe we can omit because it's not strictly required? But they said preserve ALL substantive information. So we need to include it somewhere. Perhaps we can put it under a

About the role, as an introductory paragraph before responsibilities. That would preserve it. Thus structure:

About the role

... company description and role overview ...

Then

Responsibilities

• ... each bullet

Then maybe

Requirements

or

Qualifications

. The posting has "If you have..." which includes education, experience, skills. Could split into Requirements and Qualifications but we can combine. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have one section "Requirements" covering education, experience, skills. Or we could have "Qualifications". Let's choose "Requirements". We'll include all the bullet points. Then

Benefits

• ... each benefit

Then

Schedule

Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days work from home.

Also mention relocation assistance maybe in Benefits. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, privacy statement, etc. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers. We must not include application instructions. We must not include duplicated lines. Now craft the HTML. Let's extract specifics. About the role paragraph: combine the introductory sentences: "At BASF, we create chemistry through the power of connected minds. As the world’s leading chemical company, we help our customers in nearly every industry meet the current and future needs of society through science and innovation. In this role, you will serve as the primary finance business partner to the Chemical Intermediates leadership team, ensuring transparent financial performance management, delivering forward-looking insights, and supporting strategic and operational decision-making across the business unit. You will play a key role in driving profitability, cost discipline, and value creation in a dynamic, global environment." We could also include the "Come create chemistry with us!" but that's fluff; maybe omit as it's not substantive? It's a tagline but could be considered marketing. Probably safe to omit. Now responsibilities list items: - Acting as a trusted financial partner to Business Directors, Product Management, and regional leadership, providing clear visibility into financial performance. - Delivering insights on profitability, cost drivers, and financial risks/opportunities, including variance analysis versus plan, forecast, and prior year. - Leading the annual planning and forecasting processes and ensuring high-quality, timely financial reporting aligned with global standards. - Monitoring and analyzing cost structures, margins, and profitability across product lines, regions, and customer segments. - Leading, coaching, and developing a team of 4 direct reports, driving engagement, capability development, and strong performance outcomes. - Supporting pricing, portfolio, and volume decisions through robust financial analysis and recommendations. - Ensuring compliance with corporate controlling guidelines, accounting policies, and internal control requirements. - Supporting capital investments, business cases, and strategic initiatives, including restructuring and portfolio optimization efforts. - Driving continuous improvement in financial processes, reporting, and analytics, including the use of digital tools, BI solutions, and AI. Now requirements/qualifications list: - A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics required; MBA preferred. - 10+ years of experience in controlling, finance, or accounting, preferably in a chemical, manufacturing, or industrial environment. - Experience managing culturally diverse teams (Strongly Preferred). - Strong knowledge of management accounting, cost accounting, profitability analysis, and financial steering. - Experience working in a matrixed, international organization. - Strong analytical and conceptual skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights. - High business acumen and strong stakeholder management capabilities. - A proactive, independent working style with a continuous improvement mindset. - High affinity for digital tools, BI systems, and standardized finance processes. Now benefits list (extract from paragraph): - Flexible work arrangements whenever possible - Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options - Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members - Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more) - Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages - Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive - Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities - Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens - Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more! - Relocation assistance (mentioned earlier) We should keep "Relocation assistance" as a benefit. Now schedule: "Hybrid 3 Days onsite, 2 Days WFH". We'll phrase: Hybrid schedule: 3 days onsite, 2 days work from home. Now produce HTML. We need to ensure no extra text outside HTML fragment. Let's craft:

About the role

At BASF, we create chemistry through the power of connected minds. As the world’s leading chemical company, we help our customers in nearly every industry meet the current and future needs of society through science and innovation. In this role, you will serve as the primary finance business partner to the Chemical Intermediates leadership team, ensuring transparent financial performance management, delivering forward-looking insights, and supporting strategic and operational decision-making across the business unit. You will play a key role in driving profitability, cost discipline, and value creation in a dynamic, global environment.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a trusted financial partner to Business Directors, Product Management, and regional leadership, providing clear visibility into financial performance.
• Delivering insights on profitability, cost drivers, and financial risks/opportunities, including variance analysis versus plan, forecast, and prior year.
• Leading the annual planning and forecasting processes and ensuring high-quality, timely financial reporting aligned with global standards.
• Monitoring and analyzing cost structures, margins, and profitability across product lines, regions, and customer segments.
• Leading, coaching, and developing a team of 4 direct reports, driving engagement, capability development, and strong performance outcomes.
• Supporting pricing, portfolio, and volume decisions through robust financial analysis and recommendations.
• Ensuring compliance with corporate controlling guidelines, accounting policies, and internal control requirements.