Job Description Position: Finance Business Partner Start Date : Q4 2025 Location : FFM area, Germany — hybrid with partial home office flexibility Our client, an international industrial group with private equity backing and production sites in Germany, South America and the far east, is seeking a Finance Business Partner to lead its global cost management and production controlling activities. This role will provide financial and operational leadership to ensure efficiency, transparency, and cross-site comparability across the company’s manufacturing footprint. The Head of Production Controlling will: Lead a team of six production business partners (3 in Germany, 3 with matrix reporting lines internationally) Track and analyse production costs (raw materials, labour, overheads), ensuring adherence to budget. Establish and standardise production controlling processes across all global sites. Deliver detailed cost breakdowns to identify inefficiencies and cost-reduction opportunities. Analyse variances between actual and budgeted production costs, with corrective action planning. Partner with production teams to create accurate and realistic budgets and forecasts. Candidate Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field (MBA or advanced degree a plus). Minimum 7 years’ experience in production management, supply chain, or a related field, ideally with controlling / accounting exposure. Proven leadership or cross-functional team management experience in a global environment. Certifications such as Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or PMP preferred. Strong numeracy, IT literacy, and analytical decision-making skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to influence across all levels. Proactive, ownership-driven, with a critical and structured mindset. Willingness to travel internationally. Fluent in English and German.