Site Operations Controller

Givaudan is the global leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances. In close collaboration with food, beverage, consumer product and fragrance partners, Givaudan develops tastes and scents that delight consumers the world over. With a passion to understand consumers’ preferences and a relentless drive to innovate, Givaudan is at the forefront of creating flavours and fragrances that ‘engage your senses’. The Company achieved sales of CHF 5.1 billion in 2017. Headquartered in Switzerland with local presence in over 100 locations, the company has more than 11,100 employees worldwide. Givaudan invites you to discover more at www.givaudan.com.

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.  

Site Operations Controller - Your future role?

As the Site Operations Controller in Ashford, you will direct site controlling activities for all departments present on site. You will support the business controlling network by supplying local information and provide business support to the local operations Manager to and compliance.

Be the member of the Site Operations Management Team ensuring:

• Full finance integration into operations
• Support and achieve process improvement programmes at a site level
• Active involvement and challenge of decisions 

Your main responsibilities:

Reporting:

• Provide analyses and interpretations of financial information to various functional management and partners., including Group Controlling, Division, Controlling, Operations Controlling, Functional Controlling (e.g. IT, Purchasing, HR) 

Site Support:

• Provide recommendations on inventory management
• Coordinate the annual budget process for the site
• Participate in site operations meetings to stay informed of site activities and provide finance support/action where required 

Cost Analysis:

• Manage annual and periodic requirements of costing activities and analysis of COGS
• Provide detailed product costing analysis and support management in the evaluation of product costs.
• Analyse process order and product level variances on a monthly basis and work with the operations team to resolve and correct costing issues.
• Review COGS summary with management
• Coordinate changes in master templates with local operations
• Contribute to recipe templates from a costing perspective
• Analyse and explain local product margins
• Respond promptly to pricing/commercial controlling requests

Financial Performance Analysis:

• Analyze and coordinate activities associated with operations performance on site
• Contribute as an active member in site projects that move process/cost improvements (i.e., Supply Chain, CI, Utilities, Maintenance)
• Support site management in the development and analysis of business plans, budgets, forecasts, cost savings opportunities
• Perform ad-hoc and proactive analysis of the monthly Measurements and provide site and operational management with interpretive and predictive information for decision-making
• Participate in forecasting and mid-to long-term planning for the factory
• Support management in the strategic decision-making for the site
• Perform regular cost centre and investment reviews and follow-ups. Drive resolutions of variance issues

Financial Analysis & Reporting:

• Support requirements associated with the month-end financial close
• Review the analysis of the site P&L and identify variances vs. budget, last year and outlook. Drive and recommend corrective actions
• Financial reporting

Investment Process:

• Work with site engineers, local management and regional controllers from the stage of evaluating capital proposals up until value realization
• Asset under construction (AUC) follow-up

Other:

• Oversee and evaluate internal controls for the site and create procedures to ensure clarity around processes and ensure internal controls
• Provide financial support for the site on special projects
• Ensure compliance to Corporate guidelines as reported in the Corporate Finance Manual
• Support annual external financial audit - hard close and year-end close

You have:

• Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics or professional accountancy qualification
• 5-10 years’ experience in cost accounting/operations controlling in a manufacturing environment
• Fluent in English
• SAP FI/CO
• Working knowledge of costing processes and procedures
• Project Management

Our benefits:

• Bonus Payment
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• Career development

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.

Remote working: On-site

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Join us and Impact Your World

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.

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