Controller Sika Brazil

The Controller Sika Brazil role involves overseeing financial planning, organization, and management to ensure accurate financial statements and proper administration of company resources. This includes monitoring economic transactions, ensuring compliance with legislation, Sika Group policies, and best practices. The position requires applying advanced techniques and operational procedures to enhance efficiency across all financial processes. Key responsibilities range from defining financial policy and budgeting cash flow to supervising report generation, internal audits, cost calculations, and tax compliance, while also advising management and developing staff.

Must Have

• Oversee financial planning, organization, and management
• Ensure accurate financial statements and records
• Monitor and control economic transactions
• Administer company resources properly
• Ensure compliance with legislation, Sika policies, and best practices
• Apply advanced financial techniques and tools
• Define financial policy with superiors
• Budget cash flow and identify critical moments
• Supervise report generation for management
• Arrange internal audits and inventory counts
• Supervise standard cost calculation
• Control tax and labor obligations compliance
• Advise General Management on financial matters
• Train, promote, and motivate finance staff
• Develop area training plans
• Comply with Integrated Management System policies
• Degree in Administration, Economics, or Public Accounting
• MBA in finance or relevant postgraduate degree
• Proficiency in PC and operating systems
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, 14001, and GAAP
• Advanced English proficiency
• Minimum 5 years experience in similar roles
• Strong critical, reflective, and analytical capacity
• High concentration, speed, and accuracy in calculations
• Quick and confident decision-making
• Good interpersonal skills, firm and responsible
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally

Our goals - Your path

The role is responsible for overseeing financial planning, organization, and management, ensuring the accurate recording and preparation of financial statements. It includes monitoring and controlling all economic transactions to guarantee proper administration of the company’s resources, while ensuring full compliance with applicable legislation, Sika Group policies, and best practices in financial management. Additionally, the position applies advanced techniques, tools, and operational procedures to drive efficiency and effectiveness across all financial processes.

Specific Tasks

• Define the financial policy to be followed by the Company, in consultation and agreement with superiors.
• Budget cash flow and determine critical moments.
• Ensure and supervise the generation of reports to General Management and the corporate channel (Regional and Headquarters).
• Arrange for internal audits, periodic inventory counts, etc.
• Supervise the calculation process of standard costs for the Company's various products.
• Control compliance with tax and labor obligations.
• Advise General Management on matters within their professional scope.
• Train, promote, and motivate their staff.
• Identify needs and develop the training plan for their area, submitting it to the HR Department.
• Know, comply with, and help disseminate the policies of the Integrated Management System, regarding Quality Management, Occupational Health and Safety, and Responsible Environmental Care of the Company.

Your expertise - Our strength

Educational and Attitudinal Competencies

• Formal education: Degree in Administration, Economics, or Public Accounting. Preferably with postgraduate training in Administration or equivalent.
• MBA, specialized in finance, or other postgraduate studies relevant to the role.
• Special courses: Proficiency in PC and operating systems. Financial updates. Knowledge of ISO 9001 and 14001 standards. Knowledge of accounting standards (GAAP).
• Advanced English
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years in similar positions in medium or large companies.
• Strong critical, reflective, and analytical capacity.
• High level of concentration, speed, and accuracy in mathematical calculations.
• Quick and confident decision-making.
• Good interpersonal skills. Firm and responsible character.
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally on a regular basis.