Job title – Financial Controller Village-Neuf (68387)
Location – Village-Neuf, France
Job model – Hybrid
Are you someone with a strong personality looking for opportunities, thinking out of the box and share your vison and own your point of view?
For the Finance function in the finance region EMEA, we are looking for a:
Financial Controller
As part of the Finance Region EMEA organization (fulltime)
Based in Village-Neuf (France)
The legal entity controller has overall responsibility for the coordination, monitoring, reporting and analysis of the legal entity’s financial statements. To ensure this, the legal entity controller is responsible for implementing and supervising structured interactions with all relevant stakeholders: BG account manager, other financial control teams (CCS, OCS, TP), Financial Shared Services, internal and external auditors and when applicable: Lead Management Accountant and Business Partner (e.g. for Service Units).
The new LEC will work closely with the French manufacturing site of Village-Neuf.
At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work, benefiting to our People, Customers & Communities and driving business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee and execute finance actuals, closing, and reporting activities for assigned reporting unit(s) to ensure timely delivery and accuracy.
- Perform thorough sanity checks of the Profit and Loss (P&L) statement and coordinate variances analysis against actuals, including comparisons to prior periods.
- Ensure compliance with dsm-firmenich Accounting Rules, international, and local statutory accounting standards to maintain integrity of financial statements and management reports.
- Monitor the Balance Sheet, conduct financial variance analysis, and address open items to ensure financial stability and accuracy.
- Review integrity and quality of all sub ledgers, including balance reconciliation, to identify and resolve discrepancies.
- Coordinate documentation pertaining to accruals, provisions, and special items to support accurate financial reporting.
- Actively oversee the financial closing process, lead pre-close meetings, define and implement mitigation actions to address issues, and drive improvements to meet defined deadlines and ensure correctness of actuals.
We bring
- A dynamic work environment with many challenges that give you the possibility to work autonomously and with a team in finding the right solutions. You are giving the freedom to be creative and proactive.
- An inclusive and multicultural team with respect for everyone.
- Flexibility at work – working in the office in combination with working remotely.
- We offer you the possibility to grow and develop yourself professionally and personally.
- A good Collective Labor Agreement and competitive salary.
You Bring
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Accounting/Financial Controlling, and/or licensed certified public accountant.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in Accounting/Controlling.
- Experience working in a Shared Service environment.
- Proficient understanding of Finance and Accounting processes.
- Extensive knowledge and proficiency in ERP systems, particularly SAP R3.
- Fluency in English. Proficiency in French language considered a strong asset.
The application process
Interested in this position? Please apply on-line by uploading your resume in English via our career portal. For further information, please contact Julita Straszak, Talent Acquisition Business Partner ([email protected]).
Equal Opportunities Commitment
dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate, there’s a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.
dsm-firmenich is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. dsm-firmenich people are as diverse as our customers. For us that includes a commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable to share this, please let us know.
As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life™ every day, everywhere, for billions of people.
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