text: BASF Jobs - Strategic Platform Controller - Florham Park, NJ in Florham Park, New Jersey, United States
  Strategic Platform Controller - Florham Park, NJ in
  BASF North America is the North American subsidiary of BASF the world's largest chemical company. BASF North American operations include all types of industrial, personal care and agricultural chemicals as well as plastics and coatings. Total North American sales are in excess of $18B and the company employs over 17,000 associates across the continent.
  We are seeking a Manager, Strategic Platform Controlling to serve as a key business partner to Senior Executives leading North American Functions.
  Manager, Strategic Platform Controlling - Florham Park, NJ (1700146)
  You will work directly for the VP, Regional Controlling and provide ongoing management of strategic and operating financial plans, forecasts and actual results analysis and interpretation of $1.3B G&A spend. while ensuring adherence to group financial policies and enhancing transparency of cost drivers.
  You will manage a small team and be an integral member of the Regional Controlling Team with key interfaces with the Director of Regional Controlling, Business Unit Controlling Directors and the Regional Functional Controlling Community. You will be afforded high visibility while working with high level Executive Management to help develop a strong understanding of regional and global initiatives and require proactive leadership initiative in a variety of cross-functional and strategic projects.
  Lead North American Functional planning, forecasting and monthly analysis processes:
  Ensure effective and efficient execution and integration with global processes
  Constructively challenge Regionally Steered Functions to stimulate productive dialogue and secure accurate forecast/plan results
  Drive continuous enhancements and improvements in current processes
  Manage associated global and regional value added reporting and analysis
  Serve as North America point of contact for other regional and global colleagues, including but not limited to Corporate Controlling (ZOC), Regional Controllers and Global Functional Controllers
  Lead the North American Fixed Cost analysis:
  Manage discretionary cost reporting and analysis. Understand trends in cost savings and understand impact of one-time items and changes in cost definitions to estimate impact to regional profitability
  Create transparency between Regional Functions and Business Units, linking functional planning scope to allocations and cost drivers
  Build process to link demand driven services and volume drivers to current Functional and Fixed cost analysis
  Lead the North American Functional Controlling Community:
  oEnsure active communication on all relevant regional/global initiatives
  oDrive North American representation in work streams and process development within the global community
  oAct as conduit for questions and problem solving for functional topics across the region. Share best practices as identified
  Serve as a Financial Business Partner to Senior Executives without dedicated controlling support, providing advice, counsel and financial analysis;
  oSupport Wayne Smith (NA Regional CEO and BASF Group Board Member) with his corporate functional costs
  oServe as Functional Controller for Regional Controlling (NT/C)
  oSupport other functions on an as needed basis
  Coordinate and provide change management leadership for key global profitability projects (FFPG) Project;
  oDevelop, together with global counterparts, standard processes for planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis of demand driven services
  oEnhance current Service Catalog with updated information and demand driven services. Utilize to develop strong lines of communication across BASF's North American organization to enhance cost transparency
  oDrive creation of new organizational hierarchy for functional accountability and communication, based on any realignments arising from FFPG
  Support VP, Regional Controlling in development and implementation of regional Controlling Job Family initiatives, including but not limited to training, recruiting and regional Sounding Board discussions, Controlling Conferences and roll out of 2025 Target Picture. Share best practices within the Controlling Community.
  B.S. degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related subject. MBA strongly preferred
  Minimum of seven years broad based financial management experience, ideally in a global process driven manufacturing company
  Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills with the ability to build strong, mutually beneficial relationships with multiple stakeholders
  Ability to hire for potential and lead, coach and develop direct reports
  Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, the ability to think and act on both strategic and tactical levels
  Superior interpersonal and communication skills, must be capable of effectively presenting ideas to senior management and influencing key decision makers.
  Experience and outstanding capability with IT systems: expert knowledge of excel required, experience with BASF financial systems such as COINs preferred.
  Ability to effectively interact with employees at all levels, exhibits excellent coaching and leadership capabilities and the potential for significant future career growth.
  Strong business orientation evidencing the ability to approach business issues from multiple functional/operational perspectives.
  Strong organizational and project management skills. Prior experience with significant operational and or functional change management activity would be preferred.