Senior Consolidation & Financial Control Lead - M H/F Mars

Description de poste:

Location : Aimargues

Segment : Royal Canin

Type of contract : Permanent

As a Senior Financial Controller, you'll be at the heart of Royal Canin's financial backbone, ensuring robust consolidation and control processes across 102 units worldwide. This is a high-impact role within our Global Financial Controllership team, designed for a finance expert who thrives on accuracy, risk management, and continuous improvement.

What are we looking for?

- You have 10+ years' experience in finance and accounting, with a strong background in financial controllership and reporting (HFM, OneStream, SAP/Navision).
- You hold a Master's in Finance (or equivalent)
- Experience in audit or change management is a plus.
- You speak fluent english, french is a plus
- You understand complex financial data and know how to make it simple.
- You drive performance, ensure accountability, and thrive in a complex, global, and transforming environment.
- You know how to align stakeholders, create engagement, and move the roadmap forward with clarity and conviction.
- You're humble and hands-on, comfortable challenging senior leaders, but also getting into journal entries when needed.

What will be your key responsibilities?

Financial Control & Reporting

- Lead the monthly and annual closing and consolidation processes for the Royal Canin Group (102 units).
- Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting across all markets.
- Drive insightful analysis, structured balance sheet reviews, and reinforce financial integrity
- Act as the key link between RC units and Mars Inc for financial guidelines and US GAAP updates.
- Partner with FP&A and other stakeholders to align reporting with business priorities.

Risk Management & Compliance

- Identify and mitigate financial risks in collaboration with business and finance partners.
- Ensure compliance with the Mars Financial Manual and external regulations. Govern internal control processes in partnership with the G&C team.
- Lead audit preparation and implement process improvements following audit recommendations.

Process Optimization & Digital Transformation

- Continuously improve controlling processes and promote best practices. Support key transformation projects (new markets, ERP upgrades, digital finance).
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and financial excellence.

What can you expect from Mars?

- You will work in a multicultural environment (more than 40 nationalities) and where your dog will be welcomed by more than 100 other Associates' dogs at the office!
- You will work in a unique campus, which gathers more than 800 Associates working for: the international HQ, the French subsidiary, two laboratories, a kennel and a cattery with more than 200 cats & dogs, and finally the most important factory of the Royal Canin group
- Since 2015, no waste to landfill is made by the 16 Royal Canin factories in the world
- All Royal Canin products manufactured in Europe are ISO 14001 certified from design to factory gate
- Since 2017, Royal Canin has supported the K-DOG program of the Curie Institute, which trains dogs to detect breast cancer via olfaction
- A unique and ideal work environment to become the leader in health through nutrition for cats and dogs!
- You will evolve in the heart of an innovative production plant that will challenge you, on a daily basis

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