We’re excited to announce an opportunity to step into a pivotal leadership role that supports the success of our business in Romania!

We’re looking for a Finance Plant Controller to be based at our Ecolab plant in the city of Victoria, Brasov county, to lead a team of experienced professionals. If you’re passionate about business, driving performance and excellence, building strong cross-functional relationships, and fostering a collaborative culture—this could be your next move.

The Finance Plant Controller is responsible for managing the financial administration of the plant and for providing plant leadership team with key financial data and analyses to enable decision making in a wide variety of operational and accounting decisions. Reporting to the Global Supply Chain Finance Director – Life Sciences, the role will take a lead position in controlling cost and forecasts for the plant.

Main Responsibilities:

• Be the finance business partner to the Plant Manager.

• Lead and manage the site financial team including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, and overall site ensuring accurate accounting records in accordance with US GAAP and statutory GAAP

• Actively support financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting

• Reconcile the general ledger accounts monthly and ensure record-to-report capability

• Actively engages in the month-end and quarter-end close processes in line with very narrow timelines

• Acting as the primary liaison with internal and external auditors, tax authorities and other authorities

• Prepare and analyze the key monthly financial reports for the plants

• Be actively involved in plant management to identify operational efficiencies and financial savings

• Maintain required systems and procedures that monitor the financial effectiveness of plant operations

• Lead the plant budgeting and forecasting processes including plant & logistics expense, material loss, and purchase price variance.

• Develop key performance measurements and establish tracking systems

• Provide standard product costs during budgeting and as requested

• Perform internal audits to assure policy adherence

• Comply with all site Health and Safety requirements and improvement programs

Skills / Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics

• Minimum of 5 years working experience in Finance in a multinational company, including plant finance experience

• Strong analytical and communication skills

• Fluent English language skills – both verbal and written (additional language knowledge beneficial)

• Strong knowledge of MS Excel and ERP systems (e.g. SAP experience)

• Strong personal agility: Ability to fit in and work with the management team and other stakeholders

• Ability to lead others, work individually, and collaborate with others

• Willingness to travel (5-10%)

Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.