Finance and Administration Manager
Location:
Ransbach HQ Office
At Sibelco, we advance life through materials.
For over 150 years, we’ve been a trusted leader in sourcing, transforming, and distributing specialty industrial minerals. Our work powers progress across industries as diverse as glass, ceramics, construction, coatings, polymers, and water purification. Beyond our materials, we’re proud of our commitment to sustainability, innovation, and empowering people from all walks of life to thrive and make a meaningful impact.
Are We the Perfect Match?
At Sibelco, we believe building a successful career is a two-way journey. We’re looking for individuals who share our values and vision, just as much as you’re seeking a company that aligns with your aspirations. Together, we can shape the future.
Are you a strategic finance professional ready to make a significant impact? Are you a real people manager looking to implement operational efficiencies? Are you a business partner driving the business forward based on your financial insights? Are you inspired and ready to take up the leadership of finance, HR and transactional procurement for our operations in Germany?
Sibelco serves its business via different clusters (group of factories), with each cluster having its own leadership. For our Ransbach cluster in Germany (active in Clay extraction and trading), we are looking for a seasoned finance leader to take up the role of what is internally called "Business Service Manager", being part of the local leadership team.
In this key position you act as a strategic business partner towards the commercial and operational directors and are a real enabler towards the business. As financial expert, you lead the full finance organization as well as manage the human resource & transactional procurement team for Germany.
Your Impact in This Role
As a Manager Business Services, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Be a strategic business partner: provide insights and support and act as a trusted advisor and partner with cluster directors to drive business decisions.
People management and team leadership: Lead and develop a team responsible for finance, HR and procurement, fostering a collaborative environment
Lead Month-End and Year-end Closings: Ensure precise and timely reporting of group figures for all entities maintaining alignment between local GAAP and IFRS. Ensure statutory and group reporting following applicable standards.
Finance knowledge and support: oversee accounting, and controlling supported by a dedicated finance team.
Ensure Compliance: Ensure compliance with internal and external guidelines and principles on all End-to-End processes. Handle tax and treasury obligations and statutory requirements, and ensure adherence with local and group standards.
Coordinate audits: Serve as the primary point of contact for group and statutory audits, working seamlessly with internal and external stakeholders.
M&A and scope changes: Proactively support the M&A (integration) process. Provide necessary support during the pos-acquisition phase, including the migration of entities on the group ERP system
Oversee budgets and forecast processes and steer Financial accuracy and performance. Review and oversee the local budget, forecast and monthly performance process. Steer the controller in this respect.
Operational excellence: Support the cluster Directors in developing & executing improvement initiatives with the aim of improving cluster performance and internal processes
Manage the Human Resources team: Oversee the human resource activities from payroll to hire to retire, managed by a dedicated team.
Manage the transactional Procurement of the cluster.
Business Acumen and Transitioning Tasks: Manage transactional tasks of all disciplines (finance, HR, procurement) effectively and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance cluster performance.
What You Bring to the Table
1. 10+ years’ experience in a finance leadership role in a multi-site organization (ideally in a manufacturing or production environment)
2. Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, or Finance
3. Experience of working in an international context
4. Demonstrated excellence in finance, accounting, budgeting, control and reporting.
5. Experience in the Big 4 in combination with a finance leader position in a multinational company is a plus
6. Experience in the HR field is an advantage
7. Proficient in ERP systems (SAP S4 Hana), advanced Excel and Power BI
8. Knowledgeable in IFRS and German GAAP is imperative
9. A strong generalist financial profile with extensive and in-depth knowledge across the full scope of financial-related fields (controlling, reporting, statutory reporting, audit, tax, treasury, cash flow and working capital management)
10. Ability to communicate (financial) information effectively & clearly
11. Proven ability to lead, inspire and motivate teams
12. Experience providing critical input to the leadership level and other members of regional/country-level management regarding the financial performance of the company, including actions related to plan.
13. Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
14. Pragmatic, adaptable with the ability to work to numerous pressurized deadlines
15. Experience with setting up & improving processes, change management and professionalizing organizations
16. Full professional proficiency in both English as well as German is required (any additional language is a plus)
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