ISC Controller Dammam & Muscat and Logistics MEA

Date: 1 Jul 2024

Location: Dammam, SA

Company: AkzoNobel

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com

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• Scope: Dammam (Saudi Arabia), Muscat (Oman) manufacturing sites and Middle East Africa Logistics
• The ISC Controller acts as a Finance Business Partner to the site and logistics managers in his/her scope and helps delivering on the site manufacturing & logistics strategy.
• Develops, delivers relevant financial analyses that enable and drive performance management of ISC operations in scope, by leveraging local and regional FP&A counterparts and central and regional ISC counterparts & resources.
• Manages an efficient and effective, accurate and timely financial reporting and planning cycle for the site / ISC organization in scope, including the full ISC P&L and balance sheet. Amongst others this includes accurate and up to date product costing, Fixed and Variable Manufacturing, VMC cost control, logistical cost control and planning, OWC (Inventories & Suppliers) management as well as Capex planning.
• Ensures accounting/reporting for ISC operations in scope are is in line with FEM and Internal Control and aligns with Finance Operations where needed
• Supports the Head of regional finance in local implementation of regional projects.
• Ensures that ISC decisions are made in line with long term value creation objectives, within the applicable financial and other frameworks (such as corporate policy, strategic, operational, legal, social responsibility etc.).
• Ensures that adequate controls are in place in line with AN’s in control framework

Leadership:

• Act as a recognized ISC Finance Business Partner towards the site management and other counterparts in scope, and acts as the financial “conscience” within the respective site management teams.
• Takes ownership for end to end Supply Chain finance control within the scope of the role.

Strategy Development and decision making:

• Expert at understanding the operations of the ISC operations and responsible for driving financial analysis and using its insights to contribute to the decision making by the ISC operations.
• Specialized in determining and implementing the manufacturing optimization opportunities.
• Contributes to the strategic and tactical decision making from the financial and economic perspective.
• Play a prominent role in Capex planning (AR) and investment decisions.

Integrated Business Planning

• Support the IBP planning process for the scope of the role, helping to drive continuous improvement of the process and related outcomes such as forecast accuracy, inventory management and optimised production planning.

Execution:

• Manages ISC Finance within the set scope, with a focus on manufacturing but also covering SC and where relevant local procurement.

Collaboration:

• Collaborates with other areas of the Finance function to ensure reliable, timely and correct supply of information and the proper set-up and functioning of the ISC planning & control-processes, administrative organization, internal controls and information systems

Compliance:

• Ensure financial processes are in line with corporate guidelines, laws and regulations, functional standards, best practices and business/company strategy.
• Familiar with all the applicable corporate as well as site policies/procedures with regard to personal conduct and HSE standards and acting in compliance with all applicable regulations.
• Work with Regional Internal Control representative to establish the appropriate internal control framework for the regional ISC Control organization
• Support ISC within the scope to ensure the adherence to all relevant non finance controls.
  

• Bachelor/Master’s degree in economics, accounting, business administration or equivalent.
• 6+ years of experience in multiple finance positions in an industrial/manufacturing environment (this very much depends on the site and the profile of the candidate)
• Independent, self-starting and interested in what is behind the numbers
• Hands-on and can-do mentality
• Highly analytical, with problem-solving and pragmatic skills
• Able to communicate effectively with site management and others on site
• Strong team player with good interpersonal skills
• Fluent in English, both verbal as well as in writing
• High proficiency in SAP and other business applications
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills
• High level of customer orientation, strategic orientation, results orientation, change management, ownership and collaboration.
Able to build (informal) networks within the organization and manage changes

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.