Plant Controller - Lessines, België - BAXTER

BAXTER

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Lessines, België

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Sophie Dubois

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Beschrijving

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Role

The Plant Controller for the Lessines plant assumes the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for their plant's end-to-end supply chain.

Reporting directly to the EMEA/APAC Group Controller and indirectly to the Plant Leader.

This role oversees an annual budget of $255M in value of production, and $35M of inventory. The plant has a workforce of 390 employees.

Responsibilities
As a member of the plant Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the Plant Controller's primary responsibilities are:

Compliance:

Provides oversight of all plant related GAAP, SOX and Baxter policy requirements
The Plant Controller has ultimate responsibility for their plant's financial records (P&L and BS)

Reporting:

Provides relevant, accurate and timely communication of financial performance (past, present, and future)
Includes oversight of month end closing, the submission of weekly pulses, the preparation of quarterly forecasts and the preparation of the budgets (annual and longrange plans)

Influence:

Maximizes financial performance through analysis, guidance, and accountability
Achieves financial results as committed
Manufacturing Variances
Operating Income
Cash Flow
Capital investments (on time and on budget)
Value Improvement Project (VIP) generation and execution

Development:

Actively develops the financial acumen of finance and nonfinance team members

Key Characteristics and Competencies:

High energy and acts with urgency
Business insight and decision support
Committed to excellence
Communicates to influence
Exceptional leadership
Focused on responsibility and accountability
Intellectual curiosity
Confidence and maturity to challenge peers
Strategic thinker
Copes with ambiguity and champions change
Handson
Stretches beyond the comfort zone
Driven by continuous improvement
Agile decision maker and calculated risk taker

Critical areas of focus:

Identify trends and opportunities for continuous improvement (both financial and operational)
Develop and execute action plans to drive profitable growth
Support and participate in the standardization and modernization of ISC financial processes
Actively liaise with process business partners (FP&A COE, FPO, BBS, Global ISC) in the pursuit of more efficient and effective ways to fulfill the Plant Controller's responsibilities

Qualifications/Education/Experiences:

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting. MBA or equivalent preferred
810 years' experience in manufacturing or supply chain finance
Background in standard costing, budget management and capital analysis and control
Proven track record of identifying and implementing change
Has effectively communicated at all levels of the organization in both formal and informal environments
Experience in a global, diverse matrixed organization
Capable of executing a business case for change by analyzing and leveraging best practices
Maintains a strong presence, with the ability to manage indirect reporting relationships
Experience working with Lean concepts and tools is preferred

Reasonable Accommodations

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