Senior Financial Controller - Plainsboro, NJ - Hybrid

Senior Financial Controller

Plainsboro, NJ

Hybrid

 

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Financial Controller and play a pivotal role in shaping the financial landscape of our organization! In this key position, you will coordinate, monitor, and analyze our Legal Entity's financial statements, ensuring compliance with IFRS standards as well as local laws and regulations. This role goes beyond compliance; it’s a chance to make a significant impact on our financial integrity and strategic direction. Your expertise will drive informed decision-making and foster transparency across the organization. If you’re ready to lead with excellence and contribute to our mission of achieving great things, we want to hear from you!

 

At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work, benefiting to our People, Customers & Communities and driving business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.

 

Responsibilities:

• Lead timely and accurate delivery of financial actuals, collaborating with Business Unit (BU) Finance and business teams.
• Perform thorough analytical review of financial statements, including variance analysis and comparisons to prior periods.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards to maintain integrity of financial statements and management reports.
• Monitor the Balance Sheet, address open items, perform and review reconciliations, and identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Oversee financial closing process, lead pre-close meetings, define and implement mitigation actions to address issues, and drive improvements to meet deadlines and ensure correctness of actuals.​
• Coordinate documentation for accruals, provisions, and special items, support audits, budget preparation, and act as SAP FICO key user.

 

We bring:

• Opportunities for growth and advancement for those who embrace innovation and take initiative.
• Collaboration with experts in health, nutrition, and beauty to drive progress.
• Customer-first approach, working with world-renowned brands to turn ideas into impactful solutions.
• Opportunity to build a career making a significant impact on billions of lives, with the freedom to shape your own path.
• Dedication to creating better futures for customers, communities, people, and the planet.
• Supportive environment where individuals are empowered to progress and contribute to meaningful change.

 

You bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, CPA and/or MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in Accounting/Controlling, in a Manufacturing environment with costing experience.
• Proficient understanding of Finance and Accounting processes.