Senior Business Controller Thailand

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

Are you passionate about working with financial data and is it your ambition to grow within an international Business Control department? Are you a dedicated team-player with very strong analytical and reporting skills and interested in understanding not only the numbers but even more their business context? Are you known for clearly bringing across your message to finance and non-finance colleagues and are you appreciated for your meaningful contributions to important business decisions? If the answer is yes, we may have the perfect role for you!

As the Senior Business Controller Thailand, you will be the finance business partner of the VP Operations Thailand. Your responsibilities include, providing insightful finance analysis and collaborating with management to steer the production facilities in reaching their financial objectives. The ideal candidate is a hands-on “go-getter” and a business partner who is highly proactive and accustomed to successfully partnering with leadership. Corbion Thailand is our biggest Corbion production facility in the world.

In this role, you are part of the Global Operations Finance Team and you report to the Senior Director Finance Global Operations in The Netherlands. You will have one direct report: the Operations Controller Thailand.

Responsibilities

• Finance Partner for site leadership, pro-actively taking responsibility for strategy, budgeting, forecasting processes and business decisions
• Support plant operations with timely and accurate financial reporting and analysis of results (a.o. cost control versus budget, efficiencies & variance reporting, and providing cost forecasts) 
• Support site in Sustainability Development Planning plus reporting and analyses of the sites Sustainability performance

• Maintain strong control and reporting of Capital Expenditures, in particular a large on-going expansion
• Analyze site financials with strong business acumen and guide leadership to make informed, financially sound decisions 
• Oversee financial internal and external controls regarding assets (including inventory) and spend
• Collaborate with site Operations Controller on cost price calculations, evaluating inventory and challenging supply chain to maintain proper stock levels, complying with internal control guidelines
• Collaborate with Finance Control Team which is also based in Rayong
• Member of Site Management Team at manufacturing facility

About you

• You hold a University Degree in Accounting. Master's degree in Accounting, MBA or CPA preferred.
• Eight plus years of progressive experience in Accounting/Finance environment and international manufacturing or food production required;
• Strong business, financial acumen with demonstrated ability to provide in-depth analysis
• Working knowledge of controlling large CAPEX projects is a plus
• Team player who is adaptable, flexible and comfortable presenting/communicating to various levels of the organization with a variety of goals and purposes 
• Experience with ERP, SAP preferred, and advanced Microsoft Excel and PPT skills.
• Experience with dealing with a Board of Investment (BOI) is considered beneficial
• Fluent in English , both in speech as well as in writing.

About Corbion 
 

Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins, and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production, health, and our planet. For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality, innovation and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge, we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Our solutions help differentiate products in markets such as food, home & personal care, animal nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2021, Corbion generated annual sales of € 1070.8 million and has a workforce of over 2400 employees. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information: www.corbion.com

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