Management Controller (Fixed-Term Contract)

Company Description

A leading global player in the field of yeast and fermentation, LESAFFRE designs, produces, and provides innovative solutions for baking, food taste & pleasure, wellness & health, and biotechnology. A family group, born in Northern France in 1853, now multi-local and multicultural, Lesaffre is committed to entrepreneurship with confidence to better feed and protect the planet. Lesaffre employs 11,000 employees across 80 subsidiaries located in more than 50 countries. Lesaffre generates a turnover of 2 billion euros.

A subsidiary of the Lesaffre group and an innovative company, LESAFFRE PANIFICATION France (220 employees) has supported its success for over 100 years through its expertise, high level of technological mastery, and its approach to continuous improvement and environmental protection. Our yeasts are used by industrial and artisanal bakers in the production of bread, sliced bread, brioches…

Job Description

Reporting to the Financial Director, you will contribute to the management control activity. In this capacity, within the framework of the group's and the company's financial policy, you will participate in the steering of financial performance and budgets.

In this context, your main missions will consist of:

• supporting management and managers in performance steering and structuring processes,
• coordinating the budgeting process, ensuring its analysis, synthesis, and monitoring,
• guaranteeing high-quality communication both internally and externally,
• participating in the monthly closings of the subsidiary under local standards and IFRS, while ensuring compliance with Group procedures and deadlines,
• developing and validating KPIs and monthly reports for internal clients, at both the subsidiary and regional levels,
• leading financial or cross-functional improvement projects, particularly to develop industrial management control.

Qualifications

Holding a Master's degree (Bac +5) from a Business or Finance school, you have a minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience. You possess solid foundations in Excel, SAP, and have knowledge of Business Intelligence tools (Business Object/PowerBI/SAC for example).

You are recognized for your rigor, organization, autonomy, and analytical and synthesis skills. You have the listening skills necessary to work effectively with employees from the subsidiary, the region, and the group. Your natural leadership allows you to convince your interlocutors and support them in performance steering at all levels of responsibility.

Proficiency in English is necessary.

Additional Information

Position based in Strasbourg.