Worldwide GBU controller

☞ Solvay

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Update day: 16-11-2025

Location: Brussels Brussels Capital

Category: Finance / Bank / Stock IT - Software IT - Hardware / Networking Information Technology Sales

Industry: Industrie

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General Information

Location:
  • City: Brussels
  • Country: Belgium
  • Region: Europe

Job Category:Finance
Job Type:Regular
Type of Contract:Permanent
Working time:Full-time
Work schedule:Day shift
Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. With more than 24,100 employees in 64 countries, Solvay bonds people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. The Group seeks to create sustainable shared value for all, notably through its Solvay One Planet plan crafted around three pillars: protecting the climate, preserving resources and fostering better life. The Group’s innovative solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices, health care applications, water and air purification systems. Founded in 1863, Solvay today ranks among the world’s top three companies for the vast majority of its activities and delivered net sales of €10.2 billion in 2019. Solvay is listed on Euronext Brussels (SOLB) and Paris and in the United States, where its shares (SOLVY) are traded through a Level I ADR program.

Solvay is a market leader in hydrogen peroxide, both in market share and technology. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is used mainly by the paper industry to bleach pulp. Its properties are also of interest to many markets, such as chemicals, food, textiles, and the environment.

Job Overview and Responsibilities

The Peroxides GBU is looking for a WW Controller reporting to the GBU Finance Director.

In this position you’ll be responsible for:
1. Driving the GBU management cycle
  • Responsible of GBU management cycle (monthly closing/analysis, outlook, BFR and Budget)
  • Support and challenge GBU performance, interacting with Business & Operations
  • Prepare GBU worldwide consolidated figures (Actual and Forecast), on the main financials indicators
  • Lead relation and communications with Corporate controlling in management Cycle

2. Supporting Group and GBU initiatives and projects
  • Implement Zero Based Budget Group process (monthly results analysis, anaplan tool support)
  • Key member of the "WeShape" finance project and relations with the Controlling platform
  • Support and challenge project owners identified in the GBU value creation plan (strategy / roadmap)
  • This may also consists in specific investment, disposal, restructuring projects

3. Implementing in the GBU the Group policy and IFRS rules
  • Key GBU contact for Group Accounting and Reporting corporate team
  • GBU compliance, including Transfer price /GBU management fees (with tax)

4. Supporting and Challenging GBU R&I activities and SG&A (global functions)
  • Finance supervision and partnering with the Global GBU R&I activities
  • As well as the SG&A (GBU worldwide functions) and group allocation

5. Supervising headcount in charge of data management

Education and Experience

University degree, preference in Business Administration / Finance
Minimum 5 years experience in Controlling
French / English
Controlling and Business partnering skills
Presentation and communication skills
Finance specific software and IT tools / Excel & Google tools
IFRS understanding

Skills

Be focused on performance
Be able to simplify (messages, way of working, …) and see the big picture
Be able to prioritize
Be a team player with strong collaboration / partnering skills
Be eager to learn continuously
Act as the guardian of the temple with rigor and compliance

Additional Information

Job under the supervision of the GBU finance director
1 direct report to this Job (data management)
Transversal role across the different GBU departments
Exposure to corporate and top management
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Deadline: 31-12-2025

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