The Business Unit Controller coordinates controlling activities at the business unit level, acting as a liaison between Plant Controllers and the Division Controller, ensuring compliance with local laws, group culture, and policies, with a priority on health, safety, and environment (HSE). The role also involves providing accurate reporting and supporting decision-making for the Business Unit Vice President and management team.
Main Responsibilities:- Follow Ahlstrom's manufacturing and hygiene processes, procedures and policies, as applicable to the position's areas of responsibility, to meet and maintain the safety, quality, and regulatory compliance requirements for each grade of paper
- To challenge Business Unit Leadership Team members and guide them in decision making
- To support Business Unit Leadership Team in Annual and Strategy planning preparation as well as specific analysis on demand
- To lead, develop and mentor Plant Controllers in order to provide the best support to the business
- To prepare and grant accuracy of Reporting Package jointly with Plant Controllers, including
1) monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting
2) forecasting and planning (estimates, annual plans, business plans) - To support the Division Controller in the preparation for the monthly Business review
- To provide instructions and deadlines to Plant Controllers
- To provide a monthly Business Unit review package
- To support the Business Unit in working capital and Capex management
- Monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting
- To analyze customer and product profitability
- Monthly STI tracking.
- Partner with the BU VP, driving the result consistency and process improvement
- Handling the monthly/quarterly forecast process and execution.
- Annual Plan and Business Plan related templates preparation.
- Expense analysis and improvement proposals
- Ensures that the Business Unit has an efficient internal control framework in place
- Provides support to strategic sales management, product management and key account management as well as Supply Chain management
- To support group-level initiatives and policies
- Coordination with BU VP and BU MGT team to execute the process
- Ad hoc analysis (profitability, assets, WC, business cases, M&A, etc)
- Actively control working capital and Capex management
- Expense analysis and improvement proposals
- Share monthly profitability reports and Sales variances.
- Harmonizes, updates and streamlines current month-end reporting processes
- Project work as assigned in both the Business and Operations areas
- Manage and provide a production variance analysis summary regularly
Qualifications:- Masters degree in Business Administration or equivalent
- Proven solid experience in Finance and Controlling management within complex international environment
- Strong leadership skills both for reporting team management and cross function management
- Excellent analytical skills
- Target oriented
- Outstanding communication and change management skills
- Availability for travel
- Currently authorized to work in the US
