Location: USA - Rockport
Hours: Full-Time
Type of Contract: Permanent
Borealis is now Borouge International. Essential Materials, advancing the world.
Make Accounting Real!
The role holder supports the delivery of timely, accurate, and consistent financial information to support business decision-making. This includes assisting with financial data preparation, month-end close activities, and maintaining compliance with standard processes and procedures. The position focuses on learning and applying core accounting principles while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
• Assist in preparing and maintaining accurate financial data to support reporting and analysis (e.g., product costs, distribution costs, fixed costs, and project costs)
• Support month-end close activities by completing assigned tasks accurately and on time (e.g., reconciliations, journal entries, settlements, and assessments within the Controlling area)
• Perform basic reconciliations and analysis to ensure data consistency and reliability, escalating discrepancies as needed:
o Review product cost data (quantities and unit costs) for accuracy
o Assist in variance analysis (differences between standard and actual costs)
o Support costing runs and updates for reporting purposes
• Follow established financial processes and standard operating procedures to ensure consistency and compliance across locations
• Provide support to internal stakeholders by responding to routine inquiries and supplying requested financial information
• Support internal and external audit activities, including gathering documentation, responding to audit requests, and ensuring adherence to financial controls and policies
• Assist in documenting and updating process instructions and best practices
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., production, procurement, planning, accounting) to gather information and support financial processes
• Participate in improvement initiatives and projects aimed at enhancing efficiency and accuracy of financial processes
• Support reporting and tracking of Capital Expenditure projects and Fixed Assets under guidance from senior team members
• Ensure adherence to internal controls, policies, and compliance requirements
Additional Expectations
• Develop understanding of business operations and financial processes
• Build foundational skills in financial analysis, reporting, and systems
• Work collaboratively within the finance team and across functions
• Serve as a trained backup for designated team roles, performing essential tasks with accuracy and consistency.
• Seek opportunities for learning and continuous improvement
Key Interfaces
• Internal customers: Finance team, Business Support Group, and operational functions
• Close collaboration with accounting, controlling, and supply chain teams
• No direct external customer interaction required
Requirements:
• Bachelor degree in finance, controlling, accounting
• Good and up-to-date knowledge of accounting rules:
o Mastering booking and postings, debit and credit to the monthly/ annual close
o Knowledge of IFRS and local GAAP
• SAP FI/CO knowledge: good understanding of the system build-up, data entry, info capturing up to the translation into financial reports and application of that knowledge to retrieve appropriate information in desired structures. Knowledge of SAP is required. Business Warehouse is an asset.
• Microsoft Office: Skilled in use of
o Microsoft Office Excel
o Microsoft Office Outlook
o Microsoft Office PowerPoint
o Microsoft Office Word
• Good data interpretation and validation skills: Execute sanity checks on data accuracy and initiate corrective actions when applicable
Borealis has competitive compensation and benefits which you can read more about on our Career Page
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If you're excited about the prospect of joining our team and being a part of Making It Real, please submit your application via the “apply now” button in the job posting to apply directly.
If you have any questions, please contact Marc Kochan, (Marc.Kochan@BorougeInternational.com)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy for further applications when we have received sufficient applications that meet the advertised requirements and will contact you as soon as screening is closed.
At Borealis, we are committed to an equal recruitment process. We value diversity, and all applicants & employees are treated fairly and equally. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination based on factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, gender identity or expression.
Borealis only accepts candidate resumes from recruiters or recruiting agencies if they have been explicitly commissioned by Borealis for a specific recruitment and if the data is provided to us in line with the General Data Protection Regulation. Borealis will not accept or pay fees for candidate resumes of any form or kind that were sent unsolicited to either HR or directly to our hiring managers.
Borouge Group International AG (Borouge International) is a global leader in polyolefins formed in 2026 through the combination of Borouge Plc, Borealis and NOVA Chemicals. Backed by long-term shareholders XRG, the international investment arm of ADNOC, and OMV, Borouge International brings together world-class assets, advantaged feedstock access and proprietary technology to deliver reliable high-performance polyolefin solutions across consumer products, infrastructure, energy, mobility and advanced products.
Borouge International combines a differentiated asset base, global reach and deep technical expertise to serve customers across key growth markets. The company is headquartered in Austria, with a regional headquarters in Abu Dhabi and corporate hubs in North America and Asia Pacific. Learn more about the company: https://www.borougeinternational.com/
Borealis is one of the world’s leading providers of advanced and sustainable polyolefin solutions. In Europe, Borealis is also an innovative leader in polyolefins recycling and a major producer of base chemicals. We leverage our polymer expertise and decades of experience to offer value adding, innovative and circular material solutions for key industries such as consumer products, energy, healthcare, infrastructure and mobility.
With customers in over 120 countries and head office in Vienna, Austria, Borealis employs around 6,200 people. OMV, the sustainable chemicals, fuels and energy company with a focus on circular economy solutions, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, owns 75% of our shares. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), owns the remaining 25%. We supply services and products to customers around the globe through Borealis and two important joint ventures: Borouge (with ADNOC, headquartered in the UAE); and Baystar™ (with TotalEnergies, based in the US).
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