VP BU Controlling (m/w/d) – Styria (AT) or Shanghai (CN)
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Our client is a globally leading technology group in the field of high end printed circuit boards and IC substrates with an international production and sales footprint. The company is one of the key innovation drivers within the electronics industry and serves top tier global customers across automotive, industrial and high tech sectors.
With a strong focus on growth, technological excellence and global expansion, our client offers a highly dynamic and international environment. This role is closely linked to top management and provides direct impact on performance, profitability and investment decisions on a global scale.
Your responsibilities:
- Full responsibility for controlling of a global business unit with focus on performance, profitability and transparency
- Steering of all planning processes including budget, forecast, MTP and cash flow planning
- Acting as financial co pilot and key business partner to the Business Unit Head
- Supporting and challenging management in strategic and operational decision making
- Responsibility for business cases, investment decisions and financial evaluation of projects
- Ensuring cost control, productivity improvements and margin optimization across the entire value chain
- Development and enhancement of transparent cost and performance models
- Steering of working capital, liquidity and optimization of the cash conversion cycle
- Monitoring risks and opportunities in close collaboration with Group Risk Management
- Tracking customer, product and technology profitability to support strategic decisions
- Leading, developing and building a high performing international controlling team
- Close collaboration with Group Finance, Business Unit leadership and key stakeholders
Your profile:
- University degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field
- Several years of experience in controlling, ideally within an industrial or manufacturing environment
- Proven leadership experience in a senior controlling role
- Strong expertise in FP&A, cost accounting and performance management
- Experience in capital intensive industries is a strong advantage, ideally semiconductor, electronics or high tech manufacturing
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with a high affinity for numbers
- Confident appearance and ability to act as a business partner at top management level
- Experience working in international and intercultural environments
- Fluent English, German is a plus
- Willingness to work in an international setup and flexibility regarding location
- For this position, a minimum salary according to the collective agreement applies.
Depending on qualifications and experience, a market competitive salary with significant overpayment is offered.