Finance Manager

Our client is a leading international manufacturer delivering high-quality products and innovative solutions to customers across multiple industries. The company combines advanced manufacturing capabilities with a strong commitment to quality sustainability and operational excellence.

The position combines financial excellence with Business Impact. It is both a financial integrity controller and a strategic partner of local management.

Goal of the role:

• Identify potential for success

• actively advise management

• Helping to shape business decisions

• create transparency

• while ensuring financialgovernance.

Main responsibilities

1. Business Support & Management Consulting

• Business Partnering Sparring for GM Operations Sales

• Strategic analyses profitability pricing product mix scenarios

• Potential for success identification of growth efficiency and margin levers

• Management Consulting Recommendations Basis for Decision-making Business Cases

• Performance control KPIs dashboards target systems

• Part of the management team active role in meetings decisions and priorities

2. Classic Finance Responsibility

• Financial controlling monthly financial statements forecasts variance analyses

• Accounting Control Compliance Audit Readiness

• Cash Management Liquidity Payment Approvals

• Reporting to HQ complete undistorted data

• Process discipline SOPs Policies Delegation of Authority

• Risk Management Identify risks escalate them at an early stage

• Team leadership further development of the local finance team

Reporting Lines & Governance

• The role reports directly to the MD with a functional reporting line to the CFO

• Functional independence from local operational managers

• Active member of the local management team

• Obligation to escalate data deviations or political interventions

Professional requirements

• Controlling Excellence strong analytical skills

• Business Analyze Profitability Pricing Scenarios

• Experience in international companies ideally in matrix organizations or multinational production environments

• Tax audit experience dealing with local authorities documentation preparation risk management

• IFRS/Local GAAP

• Audit Experience External and Internal Audits

• SAP experience confident handling of FI/CO ideally also MM/PP

• English and or German

Personal requirements

• Integrity clear stance not manipulable

• Business orientation understands the business thinks entrepreneurially

• Cooperation & diplomatic abilities emotional maturity

• Analytical strength recognizes patterns potentials risks

• Communication clarity clear recommendations instead of numerical reports

• Conflict robustness can say no

• Leadership sovereign stable reliable

• Management Sparring brings perspective challenges

Seniority & Experience

• Senior Finance Manager

• At least 10 years of experience in senior finance roles

• Experience in international companies