Financial Controller

About the employer:

Our client is an international manufacturing company in the renewable energy sector. We are looking for a Financial Controller who acts as a business partner to group management, develops specific key performance indicator systems and analyses relevant key performance indicators to support group and divisional management.

Responsibilities:

• analyzing financial information for the group — historical, prospective, or hypothetical — to provide insights for the business regarding its performance, support business decisions, and plans for the future,
• acting as a partner and communicating with stakeholders to gain understanding of their needs and to convey and interpret the results of financial analysis,
• preparing formal financial presentation material that is to be delivered by finance and other leaders of the business,
• identifying continuous improvement opportunities and actively participating in lean improvement projects,
• representing the broader interests of the finance team by maintaining a general understanding of financial accounting, income taxes, treasury, and internal audit and driving appropriate consultation within and beyond finance,
• developing and maintaining financial models used for decision support for the group, such as those used in the product life cycle process, capital expenditure justifications, and make vs. buy decisions,
• managing organizational metrics, leading special projects, and performing financial accounting benchmarking functions,
• developing and managing key performance indicators (KPIs) and related IT tools,
• taking part in group budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis, including detailed analysis of individual items such as the balance sheet and profit and loss statement (sales, fixed costs, variable costs, etc.),
• calculating FCF and OWCR, ensuring accuracy and business relevance,
• performing comprehensive cost analysis (variable and fixed), including comparisons of budget, forecast, and actuals to identify key drivers and variances,
• conducting financial ratio analysis and aging reports for inventory, receivables, and payables to support working capital optimization,
• collaborating closely with manufacturing plants to validate financial data and support local analysis.

Requirements:

• university degree in finance & accounting, business administration or economics,
• experience as a Financial Controller/Controlling Specialist in a production company,
• very good knowledge of MS Excel,
• knowledge of systems such as Cognos and Power BI,
• knowledge of the Lucanet system would be an additional plus,
• ability to work in a team, commitment and high assertiveness,
• strong analytical-conceptual, proactivity, organizational and communication skills,
• very good written and spoken English.

Our client offers:

• an agile and dynamic corporate culture in which personal contribution is most important
• a position in an international company and in global team and English as main communication language,
• collaboration in a dynamic and highly motivated international team,
• an attractive compensation package and additional benefits.