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LOCATION: Wiener Neustadt, Austria
DEPARTMENT
SABIC IP GmbH & Co KG is the Austrian subsidiary of one of the global leading chemical companies in plastics manufacturing. This subsidiary, based in Wiener Neustadt, is part of the Functional Forms business and focuses on the manufacturing of polycarbonate sheets. These products are amongst others applied in industrial glazing, greenhouses, conservatories, baffles and stadium roofs and form the basis of our performance. A Signing Protocol has been entered into to sell the Functional Forms business to Röhm Holding GmbH.
This role will initially be appointed within SABIC but will be transferred to Röhm on the completion of the sale.
JOB PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES
The Financial Controller’s main responsibilities are to supervise, track and evaluate the day-to-day activities of the Wiener Neustadt and Olgiate, Italy site from a financial and accounting perspective. To be successful in the job, it is key that you are able to evaluate the status of the company independently, through further development and implementation of systems and related procedures for the collection, reconciliation and reporting & analysis of financial information. You will be supervising a small team of three people and you will be working closely together with your peers of other sites in Europe. You will be reporting directly to the Sr. Manager Site Accounting & Reporting Europe.
You will participate in supporting the SAP system set up and take an important role in the supervision of the carve-out, monitoring and safeguarding the opening balances position of these newly established entities. This role will take a lead ensuring that all relevant systems are in place and potential synergies are identified. Your role will be to oversee the future sales agent offices within the European region.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage and oversee the daily operations of the accounting department including:
- month and year-end process
- inventory accounting
- cash receipts/payments
- general ledger and payroll accounting
- budgeting and expenditure variance analysis
- fixed asset activities
- support for the transfer pricing department
- Monitor and analyze accounting data and produce financial statements according to IFRS and Austrian GAAP
- Coordinate and complete annual audits
- Work together closely with our tax advisors on tax declarations and tax audits
- Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions
- Assign projects and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy
- Meet financial accounting objectives
General and strategic aspects:
- Build and develop an effective relationship with the relevant counterparts inside and outside the corporate finance organization
- On an ongoing basis, challenge the current reporting processes status quo to identify improvement opportunities; suggest and support design and implementation of operational improvements that will positively affect upon service and cost performance
MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- BS degree in Accounting or Finance
- 6- 9 years of expirience
- Education and background in Finance/Accounting
- Knowledge of IFRS and Austrian GAAP practice
- Accounting statutory requirements (IFRS/Austrian GAAP)
- Computer skills on MS Office and SAP
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to direct and supervise
- Fluency in English and German
FURTHER INFORMATION
For more information about this role you can contact Corporate Recruiter Miriam Ozdemir via Miriam.Ozdemir@SABIC.com.
Please upload your application, resume ánd motivation-letter, online, not via email.
Important notice: please be informed that a reference check, an employment verification and E-assessment are part of our recruitment process. A Certificate of Good Conduct can be requested depending the level of the role in our organization and/or function, allowing us to request dependent of local regulations.
Responses from employment agencies will not be considered.
ABOUT SABIC
SABIC is a global diversified chemicals company, headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We manufacture on a global scale in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific, making distinctly different kinds of products: chemicals, commodity and high performance plastics, agri-nutrients and metals. We support our customers by identifying and developing opportunities in key end-use applications such as construction, medical devices, packaging, agri-nutrients, electrical and electronics, transportation and clean energy. Our production in 2020 was 60.8 million metric tons.
We have more than 33,000 employees worldwide and operates in around 50 countries. Fostering innovation and a spirit of ingenuity, we have 9,000+ global patent filings, and significant research resources with innovation hubs in five key geographies – USA, Europe, Middle East, South Asia and North Asia.
In Europe, we have over 6,000 professionals running multiple world-scale production sites and 4 technology and innovation centers. We are present in almost every European country. Major locations within our broad network of innovation, production and marketing are: Teesside (UK), Cartagena (Spain), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Geleen (the Netherlands), Bergen op Zoom (the Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium).
SABIC is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and as such will not discriminate in its employment practices, including recruiting and hiring practices, based on a person’s race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
