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Controller - Cost Accountant

Solvay
Greenville, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 31 Jan 2025
💰 $118,000/yr($95,000/yr$118,000/yr)

About the role

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

 

We are looking for: 

 

  • A Site Controller (Cost Accountant) who will partner with the plant management team located in Greenville, Texas by providing current forward-looking reliable, and timely economic information and analysis used to facilitate decision-making. 

  • This plays a pivotal role in providing plant management with suggested recommendations for improvement based on the financial results. These improvements should be in the form of cost reductions and improved service to customers. Taking into account the complexity of this role, you should be familiar with manufacturing processes as well as supply chain processes to ensure an accurate translation into costing and financial reporting. 

  • You will act in coordination with the GBU Finance team and will guarantee compliance with and adherence to the standards and procedures defined by Syensqo Corporate Finance.

  • This position is onsite in Greenville, TX (minimum 4 days a week).


We count on you for:

  • Follow closely internal developments within the GBU perimeter (financial structures, KPIs, etc.) 

  • Maintain updated knowledge of the concepts, content and tools of the financial databases

  • Assist in budget & other forecasts:

  • Support the GBU Industrial Controller with information from own perimeter relevant for the preparation of the budget, the rolling forecast, and the ABC ranking (mainly fixed cost, possibly variable cost, capex, inventories and other performance KPIs)

  • Assist with analysis, validation, and reporting of business information, including proposals and advice for decisions:

  • Financial and non-financial data, available in ERP, to control and analyze the performance against the scorecard

  • Excellence savings and non-quality costs

  • Reliability of cost accounting key figures and/or P&L reporting

  • Define, with the Production Manager(s), the product costing

  • Analyze costs and variances in yields and consumption

  • Inventory impacts (inventory slow turn reserves)

  • Collect local business information to submit accruals when material 

 

 

You can count on us for:

  • This role offers a unique opportunity for you to be part of a growing family and participate in the ambitious transformation journey. 

 
You will bring:

Experience & Education: