Financial Controller New

Financial Controller

Glencore Battery Recycling

Magdeburg, Germany

We are seeking a Plant Finance Controller to lead our on-site finance for our battery recycling facility. The selected candidate will be the primary finance partner to the Plant Manager, translating operational performance (throughput, recovery yields, purity rates) into clear, actionable financial results. You will own financial reporting, cost accounting, budgeting, billing, AP and internal controls to ensure accurate valuation of materials and recovered metals while supporting responsible, profitable recycling operations.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Produce monthly plant financials and lead month-end close (accruals, reconciliations, intercompany reviews) with clear variance analysis and management commentary.
• Monitor and report operational finance KPIs (recovery yield %, cost/ton, reagent and energy efficiency).
• Maintain standard costing and mass balance accounting for raw materials, WIP and recovered metals; manage inventory valuation and cycle counts.
• Lead annual budgeting and rolling forecasts; build scenarios for feedstock mix, recovery efficiency, pricing and capacity impacts.
• Oversee AP processing and vendor management; manage customer billing, revenue recognition and AP/billing reconciliations.
• Provide commercial analysis for feedstock sourcing (tolling vs purchase), capital project (ROI/payback) and process change impacts.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Supply Chain and Commercial teams to improve efficiency and cost control.
• Supervise and develop on-site accounting staff; act as the plant’s finance liaison to corporate finance, internal and external stakeholders.
• KPIs: cost per ton, recovery yield by element, conversion cost per recovered unit, energy/reagent efficiency, budget vs. actual variance, inventory/mass balance accuracy, AP/billing accuracy and month-end timeliness.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field; CPA/CMA preferred.
• 7+ years’ experience in plant finance, cost accounting or operations finance in metals, chemicals or recycling.
• Strong process manufacturing and mass balance accounting knowledge.
• Proven AP, billing, inventory valuation and cost control experience.
• Advanced Excel and ERP experience (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite or equivalent).
• Excellent analytical, communication and leadership skills; able to work in a fast-paced production environment.

Our Ideal candidate:

• Demonstrated ability to build budgets, rolling forecasts and scenario models (feedstock mix, recovery efficiency, pricing).
• Effective leader and people developer; experience in leading and mentoring.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• High attention to detail, integrity and control orientation; audit and compliance experience.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving plant environment with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Safety, environmental and sustainability awareness relevant to battery materials recycling.