Finance Controller (M/W/D)

Must have skills

• 5+ years of experience as Finance Controller / Finance Manager
• Experience in Finance Management, FP&A, Business Controlling along with IFRS and local tax regulations
• Educational background in Finance
• Know how in ERP System, ideally in SAP & QAD
• Fluent in German


Head of Finance Controller

Responsibilities

Financial Reporting
• Drive the financial reporting by consolidating the information and communicating the recommendation to the local management team
• Define and drive the implementation of the actions to improve speed and accuracy of the financial reporting process
• Controlling and analysis of Accounting closings
• Monitor the book-keeping, statutory accounts and related declarations
• Validate the information in the balance sheet and income statement to ensure the conformity and reliability of IFRS and statutory statements.

Budgeting
• Drive the budget process, ensuring the best allocation of financial resources to the operational functions
• Ensure the constancy between the actions and targets of the functions
• Monitor the conformity of results with budget targets and challenge management team to propose corrective actions

Compliance
• Ensure the deployment of the group financial strategy
• Deploy and control the application of group financial policies regarding financial reporting as well as for Internal Control
• Ensure the conformity with local regulations and requisites for statutory reports and other tax declarations, and pilot the communication with local tax administrations

Cost Improvement
• Support the operational function for cost optimization and track their deployment
• Analyse and challenge investment requests in regard of their cost and return
• Product calculation and variance analysis

Cash Management
• Monitor and control the cash management of his entity
• Ensure proper collection of receivables



Qualifications

• 5+ years of working experience as Finance or Site Controlling Manager, ideally in industrial field
• Masters / Bachelors in Finance or similar area
• Managerial experience of leading by ensuring team collaboration and performance appraisals
• Experience in financial management along with proficiency in accounting principles (IFRS & Local)
• Data driven and possess attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills and able to work in matrix organization
• Fluency in German and English