Clariant Corporation

Senior Site Controller, NORAM

Clariant Corporation$110K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Management Accounting required
  • At least 5 years of experience in management accounting
  • Strong experience with ACB
  • Familiarity with SAP is a plus
  • Ability to interact with all levels of management
  • Comprehensive knowledge of financial analysis techniques

Responsibilities

  • Provide financial insights and support to site management for strategic decisions
  • Lead month-end closing, cost analysis, variance analysis, and KPI reporting
  • Analyze costs and performance to recommend corrective actions
  • Manage budget planning processes and standard costing for North America
  • Ensure accuracy of standard costing with cross-functional collaboration
  • Offer guidance, training, and best practices as the North America Cost Controlling Center of Excellence
  • Implement global best practices in reporting and cost accounting
  • Validate cost savings calculations in partnership with the Excellence team

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid holidays and PTO with carry-over benefit
  • Tuition reimbursement opportunities
  • Access to wellness and EAP programs
  • Various spending and savings accounts
  • Life and AD&D insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Pet insurance options
  • Discounts on online shopping
  • Auto and home insurance benefits
  • Identity theft protection services
  • Legal services plan available
Full Job Description
Job ID: 41742 | Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | Work Model: Hybrid

Join Clariant and make an impact through your financial expertise. As a Senior Site Controller, you will partner with site management to provide financial insights, analysis, and recommendations that support business decisions, cost management, and profitability.

You will lead key controlling activities including month-end closing, budgeting, standard costing, variance analysis, capital investment reviews, and financial reporting. You will also serve as a Center of Excellence for the North American Cost Controlling team, sharing best practices, providing guidance and training, and supporting consistent financial processes across the region.

Join Clariant and use your expertise to strengthen financial performance, enable informed decisions, and drive sustainable business results.

Responsibilities

  • Provide financial insights, analysis, and recommendations to support site management and strategic decision-making.
  • Lead month-end closing, cost analysis, variance analysis, and KPI reporting for production sites.
  • Analyze labor, utilities, production costs, and cost center performance, recommending corrective actions when needed.
  • Lead the production cost center budgeting and planning process across North American legal entities, including standard costing, activity rates, allocations, and assessments.
  • Ensure accurate and up-to-date standard costing, collaborating with Production and Master Data teams on BOMs and recipes.
  • Serve as the Cost Controlling Center of Excellence for North America, providing guidance, training, and best practices to the team.
  • Implement global reporting and cost accounting best practices across NORAM.
  • Partner with the Excellence team to validate cost savings calculations.
  • Review and approve capital investment projects and financial justifications, while monitoring and closing local CARs.
  • Ensure strong internal controls, financial accuracy, asset protection, and audit compliance.
  • Collaborate with global teams on transfer pricing and provide support to regional and global controlling organizations.


Requirements

  • Bachelor's or equivalent in Accounting or Mgmt. accounting
  • Minimum of 5 yrs' experience in management accounting
  • Strong ACB experience
  • Exposure to SAP
  • Ability to deal with all management levels
  • Thorough understanding of financial analysis techniques


This role is considered hybrid, with some days based in Charlotte office and others requiring travel to our different sites. Due to the business needs and expected timeline to fill this position, candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States and available to start within a short timeframe.

What's in it for you?
  • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurances
  • Paid Holidays
  • PTO time with a carry-over benefit
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Wellness Program
  • EAP Program
  • Spending and Savings Accounts
  • Life/AD&D Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Online discount Mall
  • Auto/Home Insurance
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Legal Services Plan


Mar Del Solar

Talent Acquisition Partner



About Clariant Corporation

Clariant AG is a Swiss multinational speciality chemicals company, formed in 1995 as a spin-off from Sandoz. The company is focused on four business areas: care chemicals; catalysis; natural resources; and plastics & coatings. Headquartered in Muttenz, Switzerland, the public company encompasses 110 operating companies in 53 countries. Major manufacturing sites are located in Europe, North America, South America, China, and India. In 2015, sales from continuing operations were 5.8 billion CHF. European markets account for about one-third of sales, while Asia-Pacific, North America and Latin America account for about one-fifth each. Net income in 2015 was 227 million CHF, while EBITDA was 853 million CHF. The company has sales of around US$6 billion. Headquarters are officially in Muttenz, but most central functions are officed in a dedicated corporate centre in nearby Pratteln, both near Basel, Switzerland. Clariant's four business areas, are: Plastics & Coatings, Care Chemicals, Natural Resources and Catalysts.
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