Controller Saint-Ouen Fr 93400 H/F - 93

About Crown

Crown Holdings, Inc., is a world leader in the metal packaging production process. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative and sustainable metal packaging solutions and products. Our clients are some of the largest and most respected companies in the world.

It's an exciting time to join our business because Crown offers you the opportunity to grow and develop your skills in an expanding industry.

Crown was founded with the goal of valuing and promoting sustainability and this vision continues to be essential to our long-term future.

About this opportunity

We are looking for a Financial Controller, based in our offices in Saint-Ouen, close to Paris.

As part of the European Division Finance Reporting team, you will be responsible for the preparation of European business entities; collecting and validating monthly reporting, rolling forecasts and budgets.

You will participate in ongoing projects to meet the aims of improving quality and reducing the cycle time within the department, assisting in the improvement of the reporting processes and reporting systems updates.

Contacts within the Group

You will develop close relationships with the Finance consolidation team, shared service centers, Finance management team (finance managers of European countries), plant Finance Controllers and plant HR Managers.

Main Responsibilities

Monthly reporting, rolling forecasts and budgets

- Ensure that entities in European affiliates report data On Time in Full according to group requirements using our reporting application (OneStream) for the actual monthly reportings as well as budgets and forecasts

- Coordinate reporting with Finance Directors, European affiliates, Shared Service Centers and consolidation teams

- Review and validate P&L Operating Income accounts, including sales analysis, cost control analysis and other non-financial KPI's

- Review Balance Sheet accounts and Cash flow statements, mainly focusing on Working Capital and Free Cash flow

- Review Capex reconciliation (expense validation system vs reporting application) and review and approve expense validations including leases

- Participate in the completion of various analysis and reporting activities for the division senior leadership team including Flash Sales, overdues, Capex, HR indicators, industrial indicators

- Maintain internal controls and procedures around the reporting process, in the group SOX environment

- Supervise one reporting intern

Projects

- Improve quality and reduce cycle time within the department, taking the most out of reporting application and automating manual tasks

- Improve the analytical review process with automated retrieves or reports

Systems

- Participate in updating the reporting application structure for the European Division

- Participate in the Sales administration database and related internal applications for sales performance, customer and margin analysis

Required Education and Experience

- Degree in relavant Finance/Accounting subject

- Ideally with 3 to 5 years early career experience in practice in a similar position or in one of the Big 4 auditing firms

Required Skills and Competncies

- Good knowledge of Finance reporting in an industrial environment

- Good accounting skills

- Good communication skills with operational written and spoken English

- Curious and able to take initiative

- IT / software skills that include Excel and macros

What Crown Offers You

- The opportunity to build a career in a multi-cultural environment

- To be rewarded fairly and promoted based on merit and performance

- Professional and personal development through training and work experiences

- Strong engagement and commitment to the safety of our employees

Join us and become part of an international team of professionals who are passionate about sustainable packaging!

Working Together

Accessibility, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are key features of Crown's culture of Working Together. We aim to value and respect each individual and foster an environment where everyone is represented.

We strive to promote psychological safety, allowing colleagues to bring their authentic selves to work and ultimately generate a sense of belonging at Crown.

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