Country Controller

**Job title** - Country Controller

**Location** - Wagga Wagga, Australia

**Job model** - Hybrid

Business Partnering with Key business stakeholders. Overseeing day-to-day accounting functions, integrating finance operations, forecasting, and budgeting, handling tax matters, preparing financial reports, and ensuring organizational financial stability.

At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work, benefiting to our People, Customers & Communities and driving business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.

**Your key responsibilities**
- Business Partnering and cost controls - prepare management reports and analysis. Review the monthly results and provide relevant advise to help drive cost optimistaion with the key business stakeholders.
- Financial Reporting - Sanity checks financial data and analyze financial statements, including balance sheets. Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data and compliance with accounting standards and resources are effectively allocated, and costs are controlled.
- Budgeting and Forecasting - Develop annual budgets in coordination with department heads and management. Monitor budget performance and variance analysis.
- Compliance and Risk Management - Compliance with relevant financial regulations and standards. Oversee internal controls and procedures to mitigate financial risks.
- Timely, accurate and complete filing of Statutory, GST and tax to local authorities.

**We bring**
- Empowerment to make meaningful contributions while upholding ethical standards.
- Opportunities for growth and advancement for those who embrace innovation and take initiative.
- Customer-first approach, working with world-renowned brands to turn ideas into impactful solutions.
- Responsibility and accountability in living company values and driving sustainable solutions.
- Supportive environment where individuals are empowered to progress and contribute to meaningful change.

**You bring**
- Degree/Diploma qualification in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA will be preferred. Minimum 10 years of relevant finance and accounting experience in multi-national companies environment. Manufacturing and SAP experience, preferred.
- Strong knowledge and experience with local statutory requirements, tax regulations, and compliance standards in the relevant geographic regions where the company operates. This includes familiarity with local IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards).
- Collaboration: Collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams, including finance, accounting, operations, and other departments, to achieve common financial goals and objectives.
- Adaptability and Flexibility: Adapting to changing priorities, market conditions, and business environments while maintaining focus on key financial goals and objectives.
- Problem-solving: Proactively identifying financial challenges, analyzing root causes, and implementing innovative solutions to address them, driving continuous improvement and efficiency in financial operations.

**Equal opportunities commitment**

dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: there’s a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.

dsm-firmenich is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. dsm-firmenich people are as diverse as our customers. For us that includes a commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable to share this, please let us know.

**About dsm-firmenich**

As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life every day, everywhere, for billions of people.