Business Controller, US East

Overview

This role involves supporting the operational and financial goals for the Sales Cluster. You will work closely with the Sales Manager and the Sales Team to provide business analysis and help ensure execution of key activities across the US East.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the Sales Manager and management team in US East to drive performance using financial and operational data.
• Analyze performance including both sales and costs at total and customer level.
• Provide proactive suggestions for improvements based on ongoing analysis (with extra focus at month-end and during financial forecasts).
• Lead the monthly performance management process, evaluating progress and deviations to plan.
• Support follow-up of results and activities within the Local Business Plan, informing strategy and resource planning.
• Coordinate quarterly forecasts and ensure ambitions are supported by a sound macroeconomic assessment and concrete sales plans.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop business cases for investments, customer cases, and initiatives aimed at improving efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business Administration or equivalent.
• 2 to 3 years of Business Controlling or similar experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent understanding of financial processes, reporting, and accounting.
• Strong computer proficiency, especially in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Highly organized, strongly analytical, with keen attention to detail and ability to question facts.
• Comfortable searching for information, identifying both small and large improvements, and challenging the norm.
• Flexible and able to react well to change; remains calm in challenging situations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience connecting operational activities and targets to financial outcomes.
• Familiarity working across different perspectives and cultural differences, including regular cross-Americas collaboration.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package including health, dental, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Opportunities for professional competence development, training, and career advancement.

Location

• Location flexible within the US East Cluster.
• Reports to the SAA Business Control Manager.
• Cross-Americas collaboration may be regular, ranging from Brazil to Canada.