Job Description
Job Title: Senior Plant Financial Controller Reporting to: Operation Director/Group CFO
Site: Gardner Mazères Date of issue: 01.03.2024
Purpose of role:
Plant financial controller is responsible for finance reporting, forecasts, planning and
coordinating plant budget, analysing business results and variances, managing internal
control and compliance, and partnering with insurance cos, auditors, banks, tax third parties
and Group CFO for specific projects (Holding liquidation, Finance team restructuration,
financial health of GAM, as part of cash group management). Will provide financial direction
to the plant and provide recommendations to improve site performance. Will manage a
finance team and partner with Shared services for accounting.
Key responsibilities and duties of role:
- Managing all finance and accounting operations with finance team/shared services
- Support month-end and year-end close process
- Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
- Preparing and publishing timely monthly financial statements and monthly site review
- Research technical accounting issues for compliance
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and
strengthen internal controls
- Manage and comply with local and state government reporting requirements and
tax filings
- Coordinating and directing preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and
report variances with action plan
- External partners: Insurance, banks, tax authorities, auditors
- Internal partners: Group CFO, ELT members according to projects, Shared services
- Additional controller duties as necessary: holding, cash management, equity
Core skills/attributes needed:
The Successful candidate:
- Proven working experience as a Financial Controller, preferably in plant
- 5+ years of overall combined accounting and finance experience internationally
- Advanced degree in Accounting, CPA preferred - France and UK Gaaps understanding
- Excellent accounting software user and administration skills
- Communication in English (fluent) with precision
- Able to solve problems, delegate, collaborate and work well under pressure.
- Management skills with strong leadership
- ERP skills
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