the leading global agrochemical company

Director of Economics & Controlling

• Onsite • Location: Brazil (Sao Paulo)

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.
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.

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Daria Ustimenko

Recruitment consultant

Candidate Referral — 5% of the invoice amount after the candidate has completed the warranty period.