Commercial Manager/Gerente Comercial

Overview

ERCO Worldwide has operated for over 100 years, focused on inorganic products and chlorine dioxide technology. Major business areas include sodium chlorate, chlor-alkali products, sodium chlorite, and chlorine dioxide technology. The company serves industries such as pulp and paper, food, energy, agriculture, water treatment, airport de-icing, fertilizers and specialty chemicals. This is a full-time permanent position for a Commercial Manager in Mininco, Chile. The role is responsible for all financial aspects of accounting, reporting, budgeting and projections for the Mininco plant, ensuring compliance with legal, accounting and tax regulations, maintaining robust internal controls, and supporting safe plant operations.

The Role

Main Responsibilities:

• Works closely with the corporate finance group in Toronto, Canada to prepare month- and year-end financial statements and reports in accordance with local legal accounting and tax practices.
• Prepares and maintains production statistics, variance analysis reports, and monthly-end journal and general ledger entries.
• Prepares reconciliations to Chilean GAAP for local and tax reporting purposes.
• Prepares and coordinates with external consultants the review of all tax returns and related analyses, including income tax/VAT, etc.
• Maintains accounts payable records.
• Works with key plant employees to develop and maintain operating and capital budgets, including formal Capital Authorization Requests (CARs).
• Performs detailed reviews of banking transactions, including all necessary accounting analyses and reconciliations.
• Assumes specific initiatives/analyses to support the plant and corporate offices, including cost management, variance and accounting analysis, and reporting on key metrics.
• Responsible for managing and understanding contract provisions and detailed supporting annexes to support all billing to CMPC.
• Responsible for performance management evaluations, training, and development plans for staff under supervision.
• Partners with the Plant Leadership team in the realization of company-wide and site-specific objectives.
• Models ERCO’s values in interactions with colleagues, stakeholders and the community.

Safety Responsibilities:

• Ensures employees comply with safety regulations and procedures and perform their duties based on good safe work practices and ERCO’s procedures.
• Provides adequate information to employees about the risks related to their work and provides appropriate training and supervision to ensure competence.
• Ensures regular inspections are carried out to maintain cleanliness and identify dangerous situations.
• Ensures unsafe conditions or acts are remedied without delay and corrective actions are implemented.
• Escalates situations beyond authority to senior plant management for resolution.

Process Safety Management Responsibilities:

• Mantain s and update procedures within the management area to uphold plant operational integrity.
• Investigate incidents and determine root causes; ensure actions to prevent recurrence are implemented.

The Person:

• University Degree in Accounting, Finance or a Commercial Engineer.
• CPA designation (Contador Auditor Universitario) required.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish (written and spoken).
• 6+ years of experience in business accounting, budgeting/cost management, community outreach, vendor management and audits.
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment with team leadership experience.
• Multi-stakeholder management experience.
• Knowledge of ERP systems and JD Edwards.
• Knowledge of Hyperion Enterprise or other reporting platforms.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and analytics.
• Strong technical accounting skills.

The Value You Bring:

• Strong health and safety mindset.
• Strong relationship builder – collaborative and team-focused.
• Focused and results-driven, transparent and articulate.
• Drives continuous improvement.
• Resilient and adaptable to changing environments/technology.
• Proactive, initiative-taker, creative, enthusiastic and inspirational.

Benefits and Inclusion

• Competitive compensation package including life, health and dental insurance, company vehicle, quarterly and annual bonuses, personal development reimbursement, and oncological insurance.

ERCO Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting, developing and maintaining a diverse workforce in compliance with applicable human rights legislation. We will make reasonable accommodations for disabilities and invite applicants to indicate needs during the recruitment process.

How to Apply

For more information, please contact Cecilia Beven at Cecilia.beven@ercoworldwide.com and apply via our company website: Open Positions (ERCO Careers).

Note: This job description is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive listing of duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.