Job Description
Elevate your career as a Financial Strategist for Industrial Operations, playing a pivotal role in shaping the company's financial direction. As a key member of the Finance team, you will collaborate closely with regional and BU finance teams to deliver transparency and actionable insights that inform strategic and operational decisions.
Responsibilities
* Support Group-wide financial planning and forecasting process, including budgeting, long-term financial planning, target setting, and rolling forecast cycles.
* C coordiante and improve monthly and quarterly management reporting, ensuring accuracy, insight, and alignment with KPIs (e.g., growth, EBITDA, cash, and working capital, Capex, operational KPIs).
* Analyze company performance at Group, plant, and BU level.
* Collaborate with regional and BU finance teams to consolidate, analyze, and challenge forecasts, deliver variance analyses, and produce insightful business commentaries.
* Prepare and present complex financial analyses, including scenario modeling, business cases, and ad-hoc decision support to Group management.
* Simplify FP&A processes through automation and digital solutions.
* Partner with senior stakeholders across Group and BU levels on selected initiatives, promoting transparency and cross-functional collaboration.
* Support head of Group FP&A to ensure delivery of relevant, accurate, and complete financial analysis aligned with Group strategy.
* Promote a culture of continuous improvement, financial ownership, and accountability throughout the FP&A network.
Required Skills and Qualifications
* Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or equivalent.
* > 5 years' experience in FP&A, controlling, or business finance, ideally within industrial business environment.
* Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint. Advanced data analytics and visualization skills preferred.
* Experience in reporting tools (e.g., TM1/Cognos or LucaNet) and SAP would be helpful.
* Strong understanding of financial processes, performance metrics, and financial modeling.
* Analytical skills and structural thinking.
* Team player and ability to work with minimal supervision.
* Effective verbal and written communication skills, confidence in engaging with senior stakeholders and presenting complex financial topics clearly.
* Proactive, open mindset, and positive attitude.
* Business-fluent German and English.