Global Business Controller

Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. Our purpose—we bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress—is a call to go beyond, to reinvent future forms of progress and create sustainable shared value for all through the power of science. In a world facing an ever-growing population and quest for resources, we aim to be the driving force triggering the next breakthroughs to enable humanity to advance while protecting the planet we all share.

We bond with customers and partners to address today and tomorrow’s megatrends. As a global leader in Materials, Chemicals and Solutions, Solvay brings advancements in planes, cars, batteries, smart and medical devices, water and air treatment, to solve critical industrial, social and environmental challenges. You can count on our innovative solutions to contribute to safer, cleaner and more sustainable future.

Role Overview

**Position overview**:
As a result of internal move, Aroma Performance and Silica GBUs (~600m€ sales each) are looking for a Global Business Controller, reporting to the Finance Director, being responsible for ensuring support and challenges to financial performance of both GBUs.
We count on you for:

- Driving and leading both the performance cycle and the management cycle for both Aroma and Silica GBUs and leading relations and communications with Corporate controlling and other Group teams.
- Consolidating both GBUs results, implementing Group policy, rules, and finance assumptions and ensuring overall GBU financial compliance.
- Partnering with Business, Operations and Strategy to deliver performances and to elaborate strategic options

In close collaboration with the Business & Operations Controllers and the Global Operations Controller, you’ll have the following responsibilities for the GBUs:

- Steer the financial part of the management cycle of the entire GBU (monthly results, forecasting, roadmap)
- Provide financial guidance & insight, clearly communicate within and outside the GBUs about the overall performance of our business and operations.
- Ensure efficient processes and reliability of figures. It means that you’ll have accountability on EBITDA, Cash, CFROI (value creation) for both Aroma Performance and Silica GBUs, on other consolidated figures (Actual and Forecast) for Balance Sheet and P&L as well as on the other financial indicators.
- For Finance, coordinate the GBUs mobilization plans with the global operations controller and support other GBUs initiatives such as M&A, investment, restructuring
- Ensure compliance with the steering of internal controls for the both GBUs and more generally speaking work in support of the Finance Director and in collaboration with the Corporate Finance teams to ensure compliance with IFRS norms as needed
- Guide the organization through the GBUs transformation, as key actor supporting on all financial topics to succeed the GBUs cultural change, providing key insight and rallying people around efforts.
- This role offers a unique opportunity for joining Solvay group as a key finance partner in growth and transformation projects with global responsibilities.

**Qualifications and requirements**:

- University degree, preference in Business Administration / Finance
- Minimum 10 years experience in Business Controlling in an international environment.
- Desired skills: (list the main technical skills, for the role today but for the future as well. Maximum 5. Tip: ask yourself what the future employee needs to achieve with each of the skills)
- Fluency in English. French is a plus.
- Strong controlling skills and Business partnering
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Mastery of Excel, Powerpoint & Google equivalents
- Cost accounting and General Accounting

**Desired behaviors**:

- Impact and influence + result oriented
- Strong leadership capabilities, driving multiple transversal stakeholders in volatile and challenging environment
- Focused on performance and safety (incl. well-being)
- A team player with strong collaboration / partnering skills
- The guardian of the temple with rigor and compliance

**Additional information**:

- Remote working authorized, several days a week
- Locations: Lyon (France)
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