Your Role 

The Director Controlling will lead the Regional Controlling and Finance department; managing FP&A and budgeting for the business. This person will also be the liaison communicating results and trends of their regional business to the Executive Leadership Team.  

Responsibilities 

• Leadership of the department and/or team members  

• Ensure the ROC effectively abides by all IFRS and Brenntag Governance protocols  

• Manage the business performance reports to ensure the ROC Leadership is provided excellent business metrics, assessment of any relevant financial trends and insights in market conditions.  

• Complete M&A financial assessments to support investment decisions.  

• Monitor commercial performance & provide action-oriented reports.  

• Monitor operations performance of sites in ROCs and provide detailed reports as well as potential corrective action ideas.  

• Identify and analyze risks as well as plan deviations and facilitate counter measure generation and tracking of actions.  

• Partner across the business to bring visibility, accountability & support to the team, speeding communication throughout the organization and establishing a culture & operating cadence that accelerates growth.  

Your Profile 

Skills 

• Excellent team building, communication, and organizational skills  

• Superior written and verbal communication and presentation skills  

• Ability to convey very complex matters in a concise, easy to understand manner  

• Strong influencing skills  

• Very strong knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint  

• Ability to travel up to 20%  

Education & Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, or related field is required.  

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or MBA is strongly preferred.  

• Five or more years’ experience managing an FP&A team, preferably in a publicly traded company.  

• Preference will be given to candidates from a multinational, manufacturing, or distribution company.  

• At least 15 years’ experience working in a FP&A or Accounting Team.  

• Proven experience in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 

Our Offer 

We aim to create an environment where the best people want to work, where they can turn their passion into their job and realize their full potential.

• Individual development, on-the-job training, and development programs designed to help our employees grow in their careers.
• Paid parental leave
• Education assistance program
• Employee assistance program
• Various healthcare plan options as well as 401(k)

Brenntag and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to any category protected by federal, state or local law, including as applicable, applicant’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lact