Business Unit Controller

Pay Ranges :  $115,000 - $125,000

 

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
 

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.
 

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter

 

Sun Chemical is seeking a Business Unit (SBU) Controller to join our Americas Advanced Materials team. The Controller is responsible for directing and managing all financial and accounting functions within the framework of corporate policy and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This position is mainly remote,  but some on-site work will be required.

 

Sun Chemical Advanced Materials Division Americas imports, markets, and sells polymers, additives, functional inks, and devices throughout the region. Our Americas team is based in offices in the USA, Mexico and Brazil. The materials that we sell are produced at facilities in Europe and Asia. Our markets are diverse: electronics, automotive, lubricants, food, energy, and medical. Our mission is to provide solutions that deliver sustainable value to our customers, which enables us to share in their success.   

 

OBJECTIVE: 

 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, creating, maintaining and troubleshooting budgets, financial reports, cost accounting, cost center reporting, inventory reporting, valuation and working closely with the central finance functional teams (AP, AR, Treasury Etc.) and the Americas Advanced Materials commercial team to support the business and decision making. 

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

 

• Responsible for performing all accounting functions, including general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cost accounting.
• Gather, process, and disseminate all financial data and derived statistical analysis to provide information periodically to SBU, Group Controller and Corporate functions.
• Understand, communicate, and analyze variance drivers within the business; identify root cause and actions for each.
• Work with Finance and Business to understand and drive opportunities for managing costs.
• Lead and provide analytics on strategic and cost-saving initiatives.
• Prepare Annual Operating Plan; Compile data required to prepare budgets and updated forecasts relating future estimated expense levels to sales and production plans.
• Perform Monthly Close (ie, Journal Entries, month end analysis report etc.).
• Provide various financial reports (i