KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
You will:
- Support monthly reporting cycles covering P&L, Balance Sheet, Key Figures, Cashflow, Price Pull, and all relevant financial KPIs, ensuring high data quality and full compliance with IFRS and Group standards.
- Consolidate financial and operational data from multiple internal sources to deliver accurate reporting packages, forecasts, and decision-making support.
- Contribute to month-end closing and forecast processes, performing cross-checks to ensure completeness, accuracy, and reliability of submissions.
- Analyse BA financial key figures and provide meaningful, data-driven explanations of performance, trends, and deviations for both actuals and year-end outlook.
- Prepare structured reporting and presentations for management, including regular updates and ad-hoc requests.
Business Intelligence & Insights
- Review and analyse all BA-relevant KPIs which includes P&L and Balance Sheet items covering external, intercompany, and cross-BA transactions to meet stakeholder information needs.
- Support cross-functional target-setting processes, track performance against objectives, and create transparency on deviations and their underlying drivers.
- Deliver standardized KPIs and analytics for cross-BA benchmarking initiatives.
- Run ad-hoc analyses on critical financial or operational topics to support strategic decision-making.
Functional Controlling
- Support actual, forecast, and budget reporting processes for BA IAM cost centers in the U.S. and Canada.
- Maintain dashboards that monitor key BA cost center trends and provide variance analysis and commentary to BA management.
- Track BA travel expenses and other cost-control initiatives, ensuring transparency and alignment with spending targets.
Governance
- Ensure accurate set-up and maintenance of master data across all relevant BA functions to support reliable reporting and analytics.
- Maintain and manage authorization rights for dashboards and data access, ensuring proper governance and data integrity.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in Controlling, Cost Accounting, or Accounting within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong proficiency in Data Analytics, including state-of-the-art tools such as Power BI, SAP, and FIRE.
- Solid understanding of financial principles, reporting standards, and performance management.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across functions, cultures, and regions.
- Strong analytical mindset with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in an international environment.
Work Schedule: Nightshift
Work Setup: Hybrid
