The Head of Group Controlling ensures strong accounting and reporting throughout the Group, including overseeing and monitoring an effective control environment and providing strategic information and advice to the management team, primarily to the Group CFO. The position includes tasks in accounting such as preparing financial statements (HGB and potentially IFRS), budget reports, forecasts, cost analysis reports, P&L statements, as well as recommendations for improvements, spending and cost cuts.Evolution and fine-tuning of the annual budgeting process with a stronger focus on alignment with corporate strategyMonthly and quarterly forecasting as well as monitoring and commenting the monthly results and potential deviations from plan to management, investor and banksSupporting but also challenging the two operational units on their monthly and quarterly forecastsAnalysis of deviations and root causes as well as development of action plans to revert undesired trends in close collaboration with the two operational unitsDefinition of the group reporting guidelines, accounting policies and procedures as well as a roll-out across the GroupProviding oversight, training and guidance on all accounting procedures, presentation and audit preparationManage investors relations together with the CFO and CEOProviding the data needed to make informed business decisions and simultaneously guarantee the data qualityConsolidation of the group level accounting (P&L, balance sheet)Identifying optimization potentials as well as implementations proposalsIndependent planning, instigation and managing of strategic projectsAd-hoc analysis and management presentationsContinuous development of controlling tools in collaboration with IT, Corporate Development and other Finance colleaguesLeading and developing the group finance team(Potentially) Involvement in business transactions and/or acquisitionsPMI with regard to the relevant financial aspectsKey data for the positionReporting line: CFOProfessional requirementsUniversity degree in Business, Finance (MBA) or equivalent (minimum bachelor’s degree)Very good corporate finance and accounting skills, ideally with an additionalqualification such as ACCA, CPA, CFA or similar10+ years‘ post qualification experience in senior accounting and controllingrolesExcellent command in German and EnglishGood IT knowledge and skills: MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, BI-Systems (Jedox,Tableau), ERP (Navision) and consolidation (LucaNet)Previous experience in a production company is a big advantage (no must)Personal requirementsExceptional project management skills, including the ability to organize, prioritize and control job responsibilities in order to meet deadlines in a constantly changing environmentHigh degree of flexibility and engagement as well as an independent andstructured way of workingTarget oriented mind set – enjoys deliveringStrong ability to implement and monitor internal controlsStrong analytical and numeric skills and able to combine it with entrepreneurial insightTeam playerExcellent communications skillsSolid planner and organizerTelefon: (0228) 36 94 09 – 0 Email: info[at]mbmanagement.deGet directions to this location on Google Maps.MB Management GmbH - Executive Search Stuttgart #J-18808-Ljbffr