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
A new opportunity has arisen for a Regional Commercial Controller to join Crown in Saint-Ouen, close to Paris.
The position forms part of the Finance Department, within a central commercial control team covering 6 regions in Europe.
The role will include Commercial Controller responsibility together with support for respective commercial teams and the reporting of these distribution entities under the Swiss Principal Business model.
Main Responsibilities
- Guarantee the accuracy of sales and Cost of Good Sold (COGS) data for Commercial Reporting
- Liaise with the respective Commercial Teams on sales prices, contracts, rebate accruals and LME/MP reconciliations
- Monitor customer pricing on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis and ensure invoicing prices are correct as per agreed customer contract
- Support Price Model preparations for Budget/ RF scenario and play an active participation through the process including in reconciliation of price model and sales reports in coordination with Commercial, Finance and Supply-Chain departments
- Ensure Packaging held at customer sites is reconciled monthly and any identified losses are recovered
- Liaise with the Shared Service Centre department to ensure credit limits are respected and payments and overdues are properly followed up
- Perform SAS SOC, sundry documents and ensure SOX compliance of Commercial Control processes
- Perform Month end closing, budgets and Rolling Forecasts for the Commercial entities
Required Education and Experience
- Business Degree with a specialisation in Accounting/Finance Control
- 3 to 5 years accounting experience preferably in a manufacturing environment
- Being data driven, with a full appreciation of variable, fixed costs and margin analysis
- Experience in preparing budgets and forecasts, analysing variances against forecasts and report writing for management
Required Skills and Competencies
- IT literate, with advanced Microsoft Excel skills (including macros)
- Good experience and knowledge of SAP
- Able to communicate at all levels
- Good presentation skills
- Commercial awareness
- Attention to detail
- A logical approach
- Effective decision-making and problem-solving skills
- An effective team player
- Able to work under pressure to tight deadlines
- A continuous improvement mind-set
- Fluency in English and French is essential, additional European languages will be beneficial
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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