Our client is a Swiss stock-exchange listed global multinational manufacturing company with a rich heritage. We have been retained to identify a Head of Financial Controlling for one of their key global divisions.
Reporting the global division CFO, the individual will be tasked with heading the financial consolidation, into Group, and leading the Business Partnering and Decision support function in the form of planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, insights and recommendations, plus ensuring all activities are compliant both internally and externally.
The responsibilities with include but not be limited to:
* Delivery of division consolidation of monthly results, forecast, and budget; ensuring compliant reporting under Swiss GAP FER.
* Financial Planning & Analysis: delivery and development of performance reporting and business analysis.
* Budget Process: Lead the preparation and monitoring of annual budgets, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and efficient resource allocation.
* Strategic Decision Support: Provide financial analysis and insights supporting strategic initiatives, investments in close collaboration with the Strategy team
* Team Leadership: Lead and develop an international team (5-6 people) with a people development mindset.
* Continuous Process Improvement: Ongoing Finance Process Excellence by developing controlling guidelines, trainings, reporting tools and sharing best practices.
Your Profile:
* Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
* 8 to 10 years of relevant experience in both management and financial accounting within an international manufacturing setting.
* Proven people leader across broad geographic locations
* Evidence of strategic thinking and strong commercial orientation.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, high proficiency in financial modeling and IT systems and excellent communication and leadership abilities.
* Ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation including to senior Executives
* Eagerness to promote and deliver results in system and process excellence – a change mindset.
* Fluency in English. Other European languages of advantage.
* Willingness to travel 15-20% mostly in Europe
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