International Industrial Controller (F / M)

We are looking for a ‘hands-on’ expert to lead our manufacturing controlling department.

You will report to the Group Financial Controller and will be fully engaged into driving COGS performance on our cross-category manufacturing footprint and acting as a business partner to Procurement, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Leadership team.

As part of the group controlling team, your main missions will be:

Strengthen the FPA process (reporting and analysis)

You will lead the monthly performance animation: providing insights & recommendations and sharing conclusions in a synthetic & pragmatic way to support the decision-making.

Consolidate Actuals financial data for all industrial affiliates (COGS & CAPEX).

Lead monthly closing ensuring KPI’s consistency.

Analyze variances and highlight key drivers in the results

Benchmark factories / technologies to improve performance and decision-making, investments, and resource allocation initiatives.

You will also be in charge of the Forecast & Budget process providing guidance, running consolidation and sharing the analytical overview on the resource allocation.

Ensure Standard Costing consistency in all affiliates.

Drive standard cost review with key stakeholders, ensure compliance with Tax.

Support resource allocation (CAPEX) to support the growth and sweat the assets.

Prepare specific COGS outlook updates.

You will have to integrate operation controlling of new acquisitions.

Build financial recommendations on sourcing, innovations and transformational projects.

Provide innovation standard cost and P&L simulations

• Marginal P&L impact
• Payback / NPV

Run sourcing simulations for value creation

• Improving our competitive advantage through new sourcing projects
• While maintaining a relentless focus on quality & safety

Drive financial analysis on strategic business cases and transformation projects

• Strengthening and delivering the fundamental (growth & profitability) while leveraging capabilities.

Making Operations Virbac’s competitive advantage by leading our productivity program.

Co-Pilot the productivity roadmap

• Optimizing costs to ensure our products are competitive through best-in-class productivity with lean inventories and advanced COGS forecasting.
• Unlocking growth by leveraging our assets to support business gains. Leveraging efficiencies in all plants & functions.

Consolidate all initiatives

Providing your support to valorize efficiency projects & sharing results to stakeholders.

Work on digital solution.

Your profile:

5 years degree in Finance / Accounting.

8+ years’ of progressive Finance experience in production environment.

Very strong analytical and communications skills. Pragmatism, ability to synthesize with high level of reliability.

Desire to work in a dynamic and empowering environment with multiple priorities.

Strong capability in managing stakeholders and teams in matrix organization and multi-scope.

Fluent English (must have). High capacity of adaptability to different cultures.

Job location:

Virbac headquarters in Carros (06), France

For candidates from outside the region, we support your geographic mobility with a mobility package that includes:

• Assistance in finding your new home,
• Coverage of your moving expenses.

Add Your Talent to Ours!

Animal health is key to the health of the planet. Working at Virbac means taking part in a unique human adventure in which the engagement of each individual contributes to its evolution.

Are you ready for a new adventure in a multidisciplinary company where you will work with passionate colleagues from across the globe? Do you want to contribute actively to shape the future of animal health?