Job Title: Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced FP&A manager to join our team. As a key member of the finance function, you will play a critical role in executing the Group's planning, forecasting, and reporting activities.
You will collaborate closely with regional and BU finance teams to deliver transparency and actionable insights that inform strategic and operational decisions. Through this role, you will support shaping the company's financial direction, enhance performance management, and facilitate implementation of best-in-class tools, systems, and processes across the FP&A function.
Key Responsibilities:
* Support the Group-wide financial planning and forecasting process, including budgeting, long-term financial planning, target setting, and rolling forecast cycles.
* Coordinate 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); analyses of 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.
* Support strategic initiatives and develop key financial frameworks, including working capital and profitability models, and financial KPIs relevant for our industry.
* Continuously improve FP&A tools, processes, and systems, including automation, TM1/Power BI analytics, and other digital solutions to enhance speed, accuracy, and visualization of financial data.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or equivalent.
* 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.
Benefits:
* Attractive compensation package.
* Excellent further training opportunities.
* Respectful and collegial corporate culture.
* Sports & health promotion.
* Work-life balance.
* Canteen.
* Company pension plan and pension plan according to collective agreement.
* Company day care center (U3).
* Corporate Benefits portal with many discounts.
* Subsidized Jobticket.
* Access to the Handelshof in Düsseldorf and HH-Harburg.
* Job Bike.