Controller

SIGI Europe; Aerzen; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Pension

30 days annual leave

EUR 50 monthly fuel voucher

Flexible working hours

Zusammenfassung

Gruse Maschinenbau GmbH, part of SIGI Europe, seeks a hands-on Controller to drive financial performance and operational excellence. You will partner with local management and international stakeholders, leading reporting, planning, and costing while supporting growth across Europe.

The role reports to the EMEA Finance Director and involves close collaboration with production to optimize margins and processes in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience, ideally in manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of production flows, inventory, and costing.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups.
• German and English language proficiency at Level C (written and spoken).
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Aufgaben

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
• Provide timely insights to local management and the global group.
• Support group reporting and KPI tracking.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning.
• Own inventory accounting and product costing models.
• Collaborate with production to improve efficiency and cost structure.
• Strengthen internal controls and support ERP implementation (Syteline).

Kenntnisse

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Costing & inventory

Excel skills (pivot, XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP)

Stakeholder communication

Travel up to 10%

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

Tools

Syteline ERP

Jobbeschreibung

Shape the financial future of a global industrial business

About the Opportunity

Gruse Maschinenbau GmbH, a well-established manufacturer of specialized lift tables for German industry, is seeking a hands-on, business-driven Controller to play a key role in driving financial performance and operational excellence.

Based in Aerzen (near Hameln), this position offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of finance and operations within a company of over 100 employees — now part of the global Southworth International Group Incorporated (SIGI).

As Controller, you will be a trusted partner to local management and international stakeholders, helping to guide strategic decisions, improve profitability, and support continued growth across the European business. You will partner with existing accounting staff and report to the EMEA Finance Director based in Sweden.

What you’ll do

As Controller, you’ll act as a true business partner to operations and leadership, with responsibility for:

Financial leadership & reporting

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting
• Deliver timely, high-quality insights to both local management and the global group
• Support group reporting and KPI tracking

Planning & performance management

• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning
• Analyze variances and proactively recommend actions to improve results

Operational finance & costing

• Own inventory accounting and processes (valuation, obsolescence, turnover metrics)
• Develop product costing models that support pricing and margin optimization
• Partner with production and operations to improve efficiency and cost structure
• Provide actionable financial insights to commercial and operational teams
• Strengthen internal controls and streamline processes (including faster close cycle)
• Play a key role in the upcoming Syteline ERP system implementation

What makes this role exciting

• High visibility & impact – Be a trusted advisor to management and influence key decisions
• International exposure – Collaborate closely with colleagues in Germany, Sweden, and the US
• Transformation opportunity – Contribute to system upgrades and process improvements
• Business proximity – Work hands-on with production in a tangible, industrial environment
• Growth potential – Develop within a global group following recent acquisition and expansion

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
• 5 – 7 years of relevant experience, ideally in manufacturing
• Strong understanding of production flows, inventory, and costing
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis
• Expert Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup functions (e.g., XLOOKUP / VLOOKUP), and data analysis
• Language proficiency Level C in both German and English (written and spoken)
• Willingness to travel up to 10%

Who you are

• A hands-on, business-oriented thinker who turns analysis into action
• Structured, analytical, and detail-driven
• A clear communicator who can explain financial insights to non-finance stakeholders
• Proactive, self-driven, and solutions-focused
• Energized by working close to operations in a dynamic environment

What we offer

• A central, business-critical role in a stable and growing manufacturing company
• Real opportunity to influence both strategy and day-to-day performance
• Employee-sponsored pension scheme
• Monthly fuel voucher of EUR 50 as a non-cash benefit
• Flexible working hours and 30 days of annual leave
• A collaborative, positive, and down-to-earth culture with short decision paths and genuinely great place to work where people enjoy being part of the company
• Strong support from experienced finance colleagues across Europe and the US
• A company committed to continuous improvement, quality, and innovation