Manufacturing Accounting Controller

Within the European Finance department, we are hiring a Manufacturing Accounting Controller to report to the Manufacturing Accounting Processes Manager, based in Saint-Ouen, near Paris.

Responsibilities

• Support finance monthly closing and forecast
• Provide manufacturing accounting process expertise and support the plants and functions
• Introduce systems and procedures to improve the integrity of financial data across the sectors
• Support the roll out and go live of key centralization projects
• Centralise/standardise SOX control and finance processes (actual/forecast) through the EMEA division
• Identify, record and implement best practices across the plants
• Troubleshoot and resolve problem areas in plants
• Develop and maintain costing of the material for Europe in SAP

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance (Accounting and Finance Controlling specialization)
• Preferably 2–3 years’ experience, ideally in the packaging or manufacturing industry
• Strong knowledge of cost control and process optimisation, with an understanding of product and standard costing
• Experience with SAP is a plus
• Excellent communication, influential and organisational skills, analytical and structured approach
• Flexible to travel within Europe
• Fluent in English and proficient in Excel