Plant Controller Job Listing at Schreiber Foods in Porto Feliz, SP (Job ID R0031291)

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Job Category: Finance Job Family: International Finance Job Description: Job Description Summary The Controller is a key leader for the business unit and drives development of a culture that thrives on continuous improvement. To develop and maintain integrated financial systems that provide insight and guidance to facilitate the decision-making processes. To ensure the integrity of reporting through the implementation of strong internal controls and through the development of appropriate measurements. To ensure compliance with local statutory and reporting obligations.  To improve the professional competence of the Finance team through use of the assessment processes and through the ongoing development of their knowledge and skills. Role & Responsibilities

• Have full accountability for all accounting and financial operations, including order to cash, procure to pay, cash flow planning and cash management, internal/external reporting, payroll, capital investment forecasting, annual and monthly financial budgets and forecasts, and participation in acquisition analyses, as needed.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining accurate product costs in accordance with company costing policies.  This includes providing costs quotes for new products, cost analyses for new and existing products, auditing and maintaining accurate costs within the cost system, providing appropriate cost and variance forecasts, and ensuring that product cost changes are effectively communicated.
• Establish systems, processes and procedures to collect and record data required for internal and external financial reporting. This includes maintaining accurate inventory and other balance sheet accounts, charging costs to the general ledger in accordance with the corporate chart of accounts and determining appropriate accruals. In conjunction with local leadership team, develop period results explanations and action plans for Company communication. Be the contact person for the external auditors. Participative ownership along with IS/IT in development and support of the ERP system.
• Maintain a strong system of internal controls which will ensure the safeguarding of assets, compliance with regulatory agency requirements, and the integrity and objectivity of financial and operational reporting, in alignment with the policies of the internal control team.
• Communicate results to all business unit partners, as appropriate, making sure partners understand how their actions affect results. Provide appropriate financial and operational measurement and analyses needed to drive business decisions and positive results.
• Keep abreast of all relevant local financial and statutory regulations, particularly taxation, and effectively communicate to other leaders for understanding and compliance.
• Lead profitability analysis, understanding the trends, variations, and main drivers for the results we are having, to make sure the Leadership team has clear information of actual profitability. 
• Responsible for the business unit's capital spending measurement and communication process. This includes providing appropriate analysis for capital expenditures, as well as the accurate recording of fixed assets in the fixed asset system (i.e. recording of acquisitions, transfers, and disposals), and for the coordination of the fixed asset physical inventories.
• Be a key business unit leader, developing working relationships with other leaders and global peers.  To improve the professional competence of the local Finance team through use of the assessment processes and through the ongoing development of their knowledge and skills.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of Financial Leadership preferred. Cost accounting experience a plus.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese
• Experience with process improvement in ERP systems (with preference to TOTVS experience) 
• Strong analytical person who provides solutions.
• Clear, concise communicator who can influence business decisions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 & Microsoft Power Platform, specifically Power BI.