Director of Economics & Controlling, the leading global agrochemical company

Director of Economics & Controlling, the leading global agrochemical company Location:  Sao Paulo, Brazil Responsibilities: Controlling • Weekly and monthly reporting: PL and cash flow, margin analysis, cost structure analysis, working capital; • Business planning, budgeting, rolling forecasts and management reporting, budget limit control; • Group reporting and interaction with headquarters — reporting, ad-hoc analysis and alignment; reconciliation of local statutory results to Group (IFRS) management reporting; • Leading the controlling team as a working player-coach: setting the technical standard and doing the work alongside them. Economics & Performance • Analytical decision-support (economic modelling, scenario analysis, alternatives comparison, etc.); • Developing methodologies and calculators to evaluate the effectiveness of management decisions of supply, pricing, logistics and operations; • Identifying efficiency improvement opportunities; developing and evaluating corresponding initiatives and calculating business cases — from concept through to realised impact; • Deep dive into business, commercial and operational matters; generating and driving cross-functional initiatives at the intersection of Economics and the functional areas (Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, Treasury); • Optimisation and automation of financial and business processes. Requirements: • 5+ years of leadership experience in Economics / Finance functions — in a hands-on, personally-doing-the-analysis capacity rather than a purely supervisory one; • Background in large industrial, agribusiness, commodities or distribution companies is a plus; • Deep knowledge of management accounting and economic analysis methods; ability to see the story behind the numbers; • Strong financial modelling skills; • Strong communication skills and proven ability to build effective cross-functional relationships; • Portuguese or Spanish — a strong plus. Contact: d.ustimenko@peers.career Telegram: @dariaust #jobopportunity #economic #operations #chemical