Business Unit Controller

Pay Ranges:

$105,000 - $110,000

• Eligibility to receive Short-Term Incentive Compensation
• Vacation, paid company holidays, paid personal/sick days
• Eligibility to participate in our 401(k) retirement plan, including employer contributions
• Eligibility to receive medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental care benefits, basic and optional term life insurance coverage, basic and voluntary accidental death and dismemberment coverage, dependent term life insurance coverage, and disability coverage
• All benefits are subject to the terms of the applicable plans.

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Cooperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at  or connect with us on Linked In or Twitter.

Sun Chemical is seeking a Business Unit (SBU) Controller to join our Americas Advanced Materials team. The Controller is responsible for directing and managing all financial and accounting functions within the framework of corporate policy and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This position is mainly remote, but some onsite work will be required.

Sun Chemical Advanced Materials Division Americas, imports, markets and sells polymers, additives, functional inks and devices throughout the region. Our Americas team is based in offices in the USA, Mexico and Brazil. The materials that we sell are produced at facilities in Europe and Asia. Our markets are diverse; electronics, automotive, lubricants, food, energy, medical. Our ethos is to provide solutions that deliver sustainable value to our customers, which enables us to share in their success.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, creating, maintaining and troubleshooting budgets, financial reports, cost accounting, cost center reporting, inventory reporting, valuation and working closely with the central finance functional teams (AP, AR, Treasury Etc.) and the Americas Advanced Materials commercial team to support the business and decision making.

• Responsible for performing all accounting functions including general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cost accounting.
• Gather, process, and dissemination of all financial data and derived statistical analysis to provide information on a periodic basis to SBU, Group Controller and Corporate functions.
• Understand, communicate, and analyze variance drivers within business; identify root cause and actions for each.
• Work with Finance and Business to understand and drive opportunities for managing cost.
• Lead and provide analytics on strategic and cost saving initiatives.
• Prepare Annual Operating Plan;
  Compile data required to prepare budgets and updated forecasts relating future estimated expense levels to sales and production plans.
• Perform Monthly Close (ie: Journal Entries, month end analysis report etc.).
• Provide various financial reports (ie cost, savings, variance reporting).
• Prepare financial data for profitability studies, capital projects, and other special exercises and conduct post completion audits to verify the validity and profitability of project expenditures.
• Support validate and qualify financial aspects of sales opportunities in Sales Force.
• Active role and engagement with finance and commercial colleagues (including internationally) as required to support and drive business success.
• Other duties as assigned.

• B.S. in Accounting/Finance
• 4 - 7 years Accounting/Finance in import / export or manufacturing environment
• Proficient user of MS Office products
• Strong experience working in SAP.
• Knowledge of management accounting and inventory systems (variance analysis etc.).
• Strong analytical/math/critical thinking skills with the ability to comprehend and apply GAAP.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate complex business issues in a clear and concise manner to department heads and corporate leadership.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and time management skills to meet multiple deadlines with minimal supervision are critical.

• Experience working with procurement, supply chain operations (importation, duty payment etc.) and other corporate departments is preferred.
• Experience in Sales Force and opportunity validation.
• Experience working in international environment,…