As a chemicals supplier to almost all industries, BASF will establish a standalone subsidiary dedicated to its Mobile Emissions Catalysts, Precious Metals Trading, Recycling, and related Products and Services business. The new group is referred to as BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions and is wholly owned by BASF. BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions will operate globally in over 15 countries and comprise of approximately 20 production sites and over 4,000 employees.
At BASF, the chemistry is right. Because we are counting on innovative solutions, on sustainable actions, and on connected thinking. And on you. Become a part of our formula for success and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief.
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- Controlling partner for ECMS R&D leadership team and SVP, leading the annual budgeting process for ECMS global RD&A organization
- Lead the Project ONE ECMS R&D workstream
- Manage ECMS RD&A Capitalization process
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Main Tasks
- Monthly presentation on R&D cost and key KPI development, participation in bi-annual in person meeting, and providing guidance to support strategic R&D decisions
- Lead the Project ONE R&D workstream, including identification of optimization opportunities, development of business cases to evaluate cost savings opportunities, analysis of performance vs plan, and presentation of workstream status to SteerCo and ECMS management
- Develop monthly forecast and analysis/explanations of performance compared to forecast and budget, including monitoring of capital expenditures, FTE, and patent/IP costs
- Provide reporting to R&D management on cost performance, analysis of cost deviations, and guidance on cost improvement opportunities; support creation of new reporting tools to improve transparency and data analytics for R&D cost reporting
- Lead the annual budgeting process for the global R&D organization for costs, FTE, and capital expenditures
- Interface with Hydrogen team on cost development, and with BASF SE on various R&D related topics (Lu cost management, public funding, cost recharging)
- Manage overall R&D capitalization process, steering capitalization criteria, monitoring of potential asset impairment requirements, and supporting capitalization basis for year-end audit
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Minimum Education and Qualification Required for the Position
- Education: Master’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or similar academic background is a MUST (through full-time education)
- Working Experience: minimum 8 years in finance/controlling role of MNC.
- Technical & Professional Knowledge: Advanced Excel skills; proficiency in both spoken and written English; Familiar with SAP system, experience in visualizing data in Power BI or relevant data visualization software is a plus
Finance, Accounting, and Economics professional qualification was preferred, etc. ACCA, CPA etc.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to effectively communicate complex business problems, processes, and technical material to diverse audiences.
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BENEFITS
- Development discussions and programs so that you can reach your full potential.
- An attractive competitive salary that is based on the company's success and your individual performance.
- Health and wellbeing programs helping you to achieve better work-life balance.
- We facilitate flexible and hybrid working.