Industrial Site Controller

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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).
• Cordination 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.

Requirements

• 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 activities
• Capacity to anticipate future trends and developments

Qualifications

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $98,600 to $120,000 per year.
• 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)

Benefits

• 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.

Pay

Competitive salary and benefits package

Schedule

Not specified