Business controller

Описание

ROLE PURPOSE:

• Provide reliable and timely budgets and latest outlooks for P&L area in scope
• Provide support and guidance to business managers and function co
• Participate in strategic business planning and business processes by preparing financial budgets and rolling forecast
• Analyse monthly sales and function costs, and provide relevant commentaries and insights to finance and business stakeholders
• Based on discussions with business stakeholders and in collaboration with Accounting-to-Reporting teams, ensure accruals for sales deductions and function cost are properly reflected in reported monthly results
• Participate in month-end closing processes and manage key system monthly submissions
• Continuous improvement of cash flow forecasting
• Provide timely and insightful financial analysis to support business decisions, understanding business performance on a monthly / quarterly / annual basis
• Ensure proper master data maintenance in SAP (cost centre structure, pricing structure)
• Contribute to development and use of business intelligence tools (SAP Analytic Cloud, Power BI), data visualisation and predictive analysis techniques
• Financial analysis and credit risk opinion reporting of current and potential clients for further credit limit provision;
• Recommendation to business units on risk mitigation measures;
• Overdue management: dunning and collection;
• Customer visits;
• Monthly reporting for management (gross A/R, risk mitigation and bad debt provisions. Ad hoc reporting of collection forecasts and actions being undertaken to collect overdue debts).

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

Critical Knowledge:

• Bachelor/Master/MBA/Business School in Economics or Finance

• Good understanding and experience of International Financial reporting standards.

• Good level understanding of Syngenta business and industry drivers.
• Proactively challenging local business teams on financial issues.
• Strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills (English is a must), including presentation skills.
• Naturally enthusiastic, displaying a can do attitude.
• Effective teamwork, resolving diverse controlling and analysis requirements.
• Ability to deputize for finance business partner when required.
• Best practices for the development of annual budgets, latest estimates and financial planning.

Critical Skills:

• • A finance professional with a minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience in reporting, planning and controlling, along with experience in different forms of business financial analysis.
• Proactive and pragmatic approach, demonstrate maturity to command respect, excellent interpersonal skills and cultural awareness, excellent communication skills.
• Creative and innovative, keen to improve, solution driven
• Highest ethical standards.
• Both strong team player and independent worker.