Junior Controller

Overview:
**Insud Pharma is a recognised and respected company in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector with more than 40 years of history and more than 7,000 employees in 50 countries specialising in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of active pharmaceutical ingredients and medicines for human and veterinary use.**

**Chemo, industrial area of the Insud Pharma group, is a world leader in R&D and manufacturing of more than 100 value-added active pharmaceutical ingredients and more than 122 medicines with more than 200 different product presentations. Chemo produces its own active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) as well as finished pharmaceutical products (FDF) covering the main therapeutic groups (Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Central Nervous System, Anti-infectives, Respiratory, Women's Health, Endocrinology, Dermatology and Urology).**

**COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES**

**Responsibilities**:
Main Responsibilities:

- To provide true and proper information as well as actionable business advice to support Management, KPI's and insuring correct account and financial procedures.
- Work as a strategic business partner with the Plant Manager making decisions when needed from finance or controlling perspective.
- Developing and monitoring the annual plant budget.
- Leading the Monthly Closing process, P&L, Plant reporting and analyzing Monthly results and inventory evolution.
- Expense Monitoring and review with each Plant’s Department, understanding, explaining, and reconciling financial variances.
- Review plant production costs and related Manufacturing Variances
- Ensure accuracy of inventories and fixed assets records.
- Support in the KPIs and Plant Scorecard definition, implementation, and monthly update.
- Production Analysis and cost impact (Manufacturing Result Forecast), Take-Charge Meeting.
- Provide support and participate actively in continuous improvement projects.

Qualifications:
Experience & Technical Knowledge:

- 10 years of experience as Plant Controller, preferably in Pharma environment.
- Degree in Business Administration, Economics or Finance. MBA in a top Business School is desirable.
- Strong knowledge in Product Costing methodology
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing plant processes
- Finance / Accounting background (Audit, Accounting, Cash, Finance planning)
- Demonstrated experience analyzing and developing costs of manufacturing and delivering of products.
- Demonstrated experience managing ERP in a manufacturing environment. Good knowledge in IT
- SAP R/3 - S4 Expert User is a plus

Skills & competencies
- Be a "Business Partner" with the Plant Director
- Ability to manage relations with multiple stakeholders also outside of Finance
- Ability to interact and influence in a diverse team
- Ability to take full ownership of a given area of responsibility with a hands-on approach
- Ability to see the bigger picture and anticipate impact of changes and events
- Analytical skills
- Teamwork
- Initiative
- Results-oriented
- Fluent in English and Spanish