Head Controlling EMEA (m/w/d)

Georg Fischer Rohrleitungssysteme AG; Schaffhausen; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Georg Fischer Rohrleitungssysteme AG in Schaffhausen seeks a Head of Controlling EMEA to drive financial performance, transparency, and decision support across the region with multi-entity operations and hundreds of millions in turnover. The role partners with regional leadership, ensuring robust planning, forecasting and performance management.

The candidate should have strong FP&A capabilities, transfer pricing knowledge, and hands-on experience with SAP, OneStream and Power BI, as well as

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration.
• Experience in international controlling, FP&A or commercial finance in industrial/manufacturing sectors.
• Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow drivers; advanced modelling capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Leading financial performance management across EMEA, providing clear insight into sales, profitability, margins, costs, working capital and overall business performance.
• Leading and coordinate the EMEA budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning processes.
• Acting as a senior finance business partner to EMEA leadership and key functional stakeholders.
• Driving transparency regarding profitability by market, customer, product and operating entity.
• Supporting transfer-pricing and intercompany models across EMEA.
• Driving simplification, standardisation and automation of controlling and reporting processes.
• Promoting strong financial governance, disciplined planning and consistent application of group finance principles.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Education

University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration

Tools

SAP

OneStream

Power BI

Excel

Job description

We are looking for a new Head Controlling EMEA for our industrial and infrastructure business. In this role, you will be responsible for driving financial performance, transparency and decision support across the EMEA region with several 100MM turnover and more than a dozen entities. The role acts as a key finance partner to regional and business leadership, ensuring robust planning, forecasting and performance management while supporting strategic and operational decision-making across sales companies, production locations and regional functions. This role is a great opportunity for an experienced Financial Controlling Professional, who enjoys the diversity of this type of role and is eager to join a growing business. The role reports directly to the CFO of the division and is to be based at our HQ in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. It entails business travels of approximately 30%. #LI-DNI

Responsibilities

• Leading financial performance management across EMEA, providing clear insight into sales, profitability, margins, costs, working capital and overall business performance
• Leading and coordinate the EMEA budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning processes
• Acting as a senior finance business partner to EMEA leadership and key functional stakeholders
• Driving transparency regarding profitability by market, customer, product and operating entity
• Supporting the development and operation of appropriate transfer-pricing and intercompany models across EMEA.
• Driving simplification, standardisation and automation of controlling and reporting processes
• Driving simplification, standardisation and automation of controlling and reporting processes
• Promoting strong financial governance, disciplined planning and consistent application of group finance principles

Profile

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration
• At least 7 years of international controlling, FP&A or commercial finance experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Excellent understanding of P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow drivers, strong financial modelling and analytical skills
• Working knowledge of transfer pricing and intercompany financial flows
• Strong systems orientation, ideally including SAP, OneStream and Power BI, advanced Excel capability
• Good balance of operational strength and strategic vision, combining strong problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, with a bias for speed and simplification
• Excellent communication skills, ability to influence remotely and across functions and hierarchies, fluent English is required, German is a plus

Contact person: Moritz Nauer Talent Acquisition Manager [e-mail]

About Us

We're GF, the global leader in Flow Solutions, solving some of the world's most urgent challenges from ensuring access to clean water, supporting safe industrial processes and building critical infrastructure to enabling efficient buildings. We provide solutions that make an impact for millions of people. That's what we call the Plus Effect, and it starts with you. We need people who bring exceptional performance, curiosity and a readiness to challenge the status quo. In return, you'll thrive in collaborative teams that push each other to grow through the impact you create for customers, communities and society. Shape the future of Flow Solutions and your own.