Finance Business Partner / Plant Controller (m/w/d)

About the role:

The Finance Business Partner / Plant Controller (m/w/d) acts as the “financial eyes” in the plant for both the local plant management team and the regional OSCO and Finance organization. In this respect, this function partners with various stakeholders in the organization and is the right hand of and business partner of the Plant Manager and the local OSCO management team. The Finance BP OSCO is accountable and fully responsible for analyzing and ensuring the accuracy of the local financial results versus targets for operational (in) efficiencies, material usage variances, direct and indirect factory costs, headcount, scrap, etc. Due to its materiality and its significant impact to the results, a major emphasis should be dedicated to Material Usage. The incumbent will also be responsible for the internal control of the facility.

Key responsibilities include: 

• Advise the OSCO management team in short and long-term decision making
• Analyze, interpret and manage financial and business performance with a special emphasis on material variance analysis (scrap, rework, raw material yield)
• Monitor and evaluate performance against budget or forecast, identify risks and opportunities, and review results with cost center budget holders in the site
• Create investment proposals for the site/liaising with various stakeholders
• Proactively provide financial insights on efficiency improvements, cost savings, expansion projects, footprint studies, inventory optimizations and other potential projects
• Prepare budgets and forecasts together with budget holders
• Ad hoc financial analyses to provide insights 
• Ensure integrity and financial control
• Ability to adhere to GMP practices and all other food safety requirements 

About you:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or equivalent
• Master in Business Administration Preferred 
• Extensive experience in Finance (controlling/accounting) or operational/process engineering (5+ years)
• Experience in multinational company, preferably B2B / food industries
• Knowledge of controlling and financial methodologies and reporting
• Analytical / hands-on / flexible / solutions oriented
• Leadership skills
• Change management and process improvement
• Knowledgeable in MS Office Suite
• Knowledgeable in SAP
• fluent in English and German

What you can expect from Barry Callebaut:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Environment that welcomes workplace flexibility 
• Homeoffice
• An atmosphere where diversity is embraced, and inclusivity is second nature. We call it #OneBC! Just ask our champions with the Americas Women’s Forum and the Racial Equality Forum!
• Ability to grow personally and professionally within an organization that values development and internal career growth
• Be part of our mission in making sustainability the norm through Forever Chocolate with priorities centered around prospering farmers, zero child labor, carbon and forest positive, and creating 100% sustainable ingredients in all of our products 
   

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.