South East Asia Carbonates Hub Controller
The Company
Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.8 billion in revenue and 13,700 employees in 54 countries in 2023. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts.
The Position
South East Asia Carbonates Hub ControllerJob Summary
Job Summary:
Provide insightful financial analysis and reporting to support our Carbonates operations in SEA (Malaysia, Vietnam) on serving business objectives, contributing to profit and improving cash flow management
Key tasks and Responsibilities:
In charge of analysis of monthly reporting & preparation and explanation of sales and profitability variances for the hub and of financial forecast & budget exercise at site and hub level
Analyze hub industrial costs & identify risk and opportunities to improve industrial performance
Monitor & Propose performance improvement on Capex & Inventory management
Support the Industrial Hub Director and his team on any business matter
Provide adequate KPI & insights to Industrial Hub Director & his team to drive the business (capex, savings, cost structure etc)
Provide information on cost structure & inflation to sales team to support customer discussions & profitability improvement and guide pricing strategy
Prepare regular analysis of profitability by customer / product (profit pool analysis) & propose actions to improve business profitability, in link with PARP controller
Review and validation of business plan for any investment project related to the hub
Coordinate with accounting team the standard cost set-up and follow-up
Support group internal audit on processes & procedure improvements related to industrial topics
Review & validate balance sheet cleaning topics managed by accounting team
Review & approval of customer orders, POs, contracts, Capex requests according to MARs levels
Communicate & explain financial results of the perimeter to finance and non finance communities
Job Requirement:
Key competencies
Strong attention to detail with ability to draw conclusions & make business recommendations
Mindset for continuous improvement
Highly organized with prioritization skills
Excellent communications skills with all levels in the organization
Very good Excel or Google suite skills
Ideal background/ experience
A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required
A minimum of 8 years of professional experience for one plant or a perimeter of plants, with experience on industrial controlling
Previous experience working within in a complex and dynamic organization with regional exposure is a plus
Fluent in English is a must
No direct report
Direct Business size: ~50 MEUR per year
Location: Ipoh, Malaysia
Position Type
Full timeand
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