Country Accounting Controller
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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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Purpose
Responsibilities
- Deliver with business the top- and bottom-line results of the MSU and countries and be accountable for delivery in controlled and profitable manner.
- Provide guidance on commercial finance matters in the areas of strategies and tactics using rebates and allowances, commercial contracting, commercial sales support and illuminate areas of potential value and risks.
- Professional advice to both Brand Managers, Regional Sales Managers, on margin profitability, discount and rebates applications, price promotions (including finance approvals);
- Support deals in professional channel and explore opportunities in export business;
- Tracking the performance of tinting machines and provide support for efficiency and AR submissions;
- Management of full rebates operation including provisioning, reviewing, actual calculations and reconciliations.
- Acts as Finance business partner for Popesti plant in Romania.
- 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
- Monitoring Margin & OPEX/CAPEX changes in the plants and Romania Sales and Marketing business and take actions necessary to be in line with budget;
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of FP&A, for both manufacturing and Commercial, and Credit Management processes (Both in operational and Technical-ERP way), based on own critical judgment and assessment and instructions from MSU Controller;
- Improve forecasting accuracy;
Resposibilities -
- Timely delivery of reliable, meaningful insights on business performance through FP&A related to financial reporting and management accounting information to Country lead, BU Controller, BU ISC HoF, related MT members and regional FP&A Manager, as a part of the planning & control cycle (management reviews, budgeting and reporting (M,Q,HY,Y) for above GM lines; including
- Inputs to monthly, quarterly and year-end closing process;
- Analysis of actual versus budget/forecasted performances;
- Preparation of Financials for Board Meetings of legal entities within the countries;
- Preparation of Service Legal Agreements (SLA) across the entities;
- Actively contributing to the preparation of budgets and long-term plans through continuous communication with all functions within the company;
- Ensuring effective Credit Control Process with I2C;
- Overdue controls and investigating root causes of an overdue and setting up limitations to the customers with I2C;
- Regularly check for Credit Blockages and approval of order releases;
- Monitoring an approving bad debts provision changes
Responsibilities- -
- Responsible for conducting the bank relationships to contribute on customer financing & tooling to increase company sales volume and customer credibility quality;
- 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 optimized production planning.
- Work in a matrix organization to ensure world class finance support through finance pillars.
- Responsible for assurance of new Financial instructions, procedures and guidelines on FP&A and Credit Control Management cycles to relevant parties including business department heads.
- Lead the entire Finance community in and working with Romania and act as head of Finance for Romania.
- The incumbent will have a strong dotted line to the Romania country lead, and fixed and/or strong dotted lines to the country Accounting Controller and I2C credit controller
Job Purpose
Act as the primary finance business partner for Romania and the Popesti plant, supporting business decisions and driving profitable growth for AkzoNobel Decorative Paints. The role represents Finance within the Country and MSU Leadership Teams, providing financial leadership across Commercial and Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) activities.
Operating in Romania's leading paints business, with manufacturing, B2B and B2C channels, the role is responsible for delivering the finance agenda, ensuring compliance with finance standards, and enabling business performance through strong commercial and operational finance support.
Success requires broad finance expertise, strong commercial and ISC finance capabilities, leadership experience, and the ability to operate effectively in a matrix organization. Key priorities include completing the integration of finance processes and systems, leveraging centralized finance services, delivering synergies, and supporting the achievement of Strategic Plan growth targets.
Key Challenges
- Represent all Finance pillars locally and ensure compliance with standard ways of working.
- Fully embed finance processes and systems.
- Support portfolio harmonization following acquisitions.
- Deliver planned synergies and performance targets.
- Serve as Board Member of the AkzoNobel Coatings Romania legal entity.
Experience, Qualifications & Skills
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.