Site Financial Controller Hardenberg NL

Who we are
On July 1 2025 IPL Plastics merged with Schoeller Allibert to form IPL Schoeller (the company). The Companys operations are split across North America (11 manufacturing plants) and Europe (16 manufacturing plants). The company is headquartered in Dublin Ireland.

IPL Schoeller is a leading manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging solutions across a range of end market segments including returnable transit packaging consumer and industrial packaging environmental containers and agricultural packaging. The company employs c.4100 employees across North America (1600 employees) and Europe (2500 employees).

Sustainability is essential to the long-term success of our business. As a packaging company that develops plastic-based solutions for our customers it is imperative that we meet the customer needs while being mindful of our operational impacts and the need to preserve our planet. We are committed to running our business responsibly and in ways that drive environmental social and economic value for our stakeholders including shareholders customers employees and local communities.

Job Overview and key duties (agile)

Role purpose

The Financial Controller owns the financial accounting and reporting process for the site providing strategic information and insights to the management team to support effective decision making & overseeing and monitoring an effective compliance and control environment.

Key accountabilities

Site Finance Leadership

• Be a visible leader across the site & the business who promotes and lives the Groups values and culture.

• Partner with the Plant Director providing good information insights and challenge enabling better decision making & the ability to run the site in the most efficient and cost-effective way.

• Strategic projects play a leading role in the transformation of the site including potential for new business wins & new operational setup.

Financial Control

• Ensure the integrity of financial reporting by demonstrating diligence & independence & maintaining a strong control environment.

• Management of product costings on site in conjunction with the commercial team investigating any deviations from standard and promoting corrective action.

• Monitor and manage inventory levels to ensure accurate valuation and reporting. Implement controls to reduce excess and obsolete stock improving turnover. Collaborate with operations to align inventory with business needs and drive working capital efficiency.

• Take ownership of site overheads with spend category owners managing to budget and adjusting expectations in line with volumes investigating any deviations from target and promoting corrective action.

• Manage the timely and high-quality delivery of the period-end financial close process.

• Be able to effectively communicate actual financial results with management and variations to same (budget forecast and prior year) based clear analytical analysis.

• Drive the implementation of global accounting policies and procedures leveraging enabling technologies.

• Drive compliant and effective operation of taxation activities.

• Oversee treasury activities for the site notably cash management in conjunction with Working Capital team.

• Support the accounts payable and accounts receivable functions ensuring appropriate and efficient processes and procedures and positively impacting working capital balances.

• Periodic forecasting and planning activities including leading the annual budget process.

• Manage relationship with the auditors and ensure GAAP/ IFRS compliance.

• Coordinate internal and external financial reporting requirements to the Group statutory authorities and other key stakeholders.

Finance Function

• Implement consistent standards and efficient ways of working across the Finance team.

• Motivate coach and develop the team; build capability and succession plans.

• Support the Groups ambition to deliver a best-in-class Finance function globally.

• Work with the IPL Schoeller Continental Europe Finance team across all sites to deliver a high performing consistent & insightful finance solution for the total European business which demonstrates the right behaviours.

• Play a leading role in the maximising the use & effectiveness of the current ERP system and implementing new systems into the future.

• Work with Central teams to streamline reporting solutions using ERP Power BI & Excel solutions.

• Ability to work with and build a constructive relationship with the IPL Schoeller Shared Service Centre

Qualifications & Experience

• A Qualified Accountant with an excellent record of financial and operational achievement in driving accuracy efficiency and controls

• Experience in a manufacturing environment

• Change management experience with ability to lead key projects. System implementations and integration experience advantageous

• Excellent leadership interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to quickly command the confidence and respect of the management team

• Passion and commitment with high personal integrity and a practical pragmatic and hardworking ethic

• Highly analytical with the ability to delve into the detail to drive improvements in the business while at the same time being able to present clear and concise summaries which lead to action orientated results.

• Practical with a positive can do self starter attitude

• Superior excel skills required

If you have the above experience and are looking for a role where you can make a real difference apply today to find out more!