Winery Sr Controlling

Position: The Sr Controlling & Treasury Manager plays a key role being the financial reference for Moet Hennessy's three wineries in Mendoza (Chandon, MHWE, CDA), acting as a Business Partner and Treasury Manager. This includes ensuring the company's cash flow and supporting financial decision-making (through info analysis). Reporting and forecasting are crucial for providing the group with clear visibility into business performance. As a strategic business partner, this position collaborates closely with cross-functional teams, providing critical insights, financial analysis, and ongoing performance monitoring to support data-driven decisions and operational excellence. Job responsibilities: Business & Financial Control (50%) Supply Finance:
- Manage costing, inventory forecasts, project analysis, and actuals follow-up.
- Conduct monthly follow-up of costs, inventories, and capital expenditures, identifying deviations and providing business visibility. Collaborate with the Supply Team, Production, Oenology, Sales, and Purchases to ensure working capital health and monitor inventory rotation.
- Challenge Capex budgets, anticipate investment impacts on profitability, and align with Maison’s strategy. Calculate Capex NPV, prioritize investments, and perform payback analysis. Business Control:
- Drive analysis to ensure high-quality decision-making as a business partner.
- Manage and monitor Cash-Flow and financing (interest and debt position). Perform P&L analysis by business, country, and SKU to ensure profitability.
- Supervise the registration and control of miscellaneous product invoicing and activities between Bodegas Chandon SA and Cheval des Andes, ensuring timely recording and price/cost control.
- Participate in identifying and implementing process improvements, digitalization, and automation opportunities. Forecast & Planning
- Supply, Operations, Capex, Inventories, and Cash-flow:
- Develop and lead all forecast processes (Budgets, LEs, PMT, R&O, Landing) ensuring high accuracy, analyzing relevant winery variables, and managing financial information submission, consolidation, and communication.
- Drive and organize forecasting and variance analysis. Reporting (15%) Act as a critical point of contact and facilitator for communication with global teams.
- Coordinate and ensure monthly P&L closing reports and financial information for the three wineries. Provide bridge analysis between actuals and forecasts on P&L, recommending action plans.
- Coordinate P&L forecast and reporting. Treasury (25%)
- Serve as the focal point within the finance team for all business and operations matters.
- Oversee and coordinate treasury activities, including cash flow management, bank account administration, and financial projections, to minimize risk and maximize profitability.
- Provide monthly cash forecasts to optimize cash use and generation. Management and Leadership (10%)
- Be the focal point within the finance team for all business and operations matters.
- Partner actively with accounting, working in tandem with the Accounting Manager and Internal Controller for smooth finance department operations.
- Recruit, train, and develop team members, ensuring proper delegation, setting yearly goals, and assessing performance. LI-DNI Profile: Education: Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Finance / Business Administration / Economics /Engineering Languages:Spanish and English fluent. French is a plus Professional experience & know-how:
- 5 years of experience in FP&A / BP&A / Controlling
- Strong analytical skills and financial rigor, detail-oriented and capable of managing the “big picture”
- Proven track record in operational controlling, financial planning & analysis (FP&A), and budget management. Hands-on experience in managing CAPEX projects, investment analysis (ROI, NPV, IRR), and cost optimization initiatives
- Understanding of internal control: standard process, segregation of duties, assets management
- Experience in the wine & spirits industry, FMCG, manufacturing, or agri-food sectors is a plus Technical & management skills:
- 3 years of experience in managing a team
- Ability to adapt to and manage change & complex situations
- Ability to communicate in a synthetic and clear way
- Strong knowledge of accounting, costing, and databases / management tools (Essbase, SAP, and SyRUS)
- Management of Office Suite
- Ability to animate meetings and drive results Personal & interpersonal skills:Business acumen, Drive for results, integrity. Core competencies: Action-oriented, Proactivity, Adaptability, Priority Setting, Problem Solving, Attention to Detail, and Leadership skills. _CHANDON BRAZIL _ MAISON:
- Bom día. _Come with us to Chandon Brazil, the first wine estate in the country dedicated solely to sparkling wines. To Chandon's pioneers, back in the late 1970’s, Brazil’s enormous size and variety of latitude and topography looked promis