Execution Controlling Lead

Dematic; Dortmund; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation And Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic is seeking an experienced Finance Execution Controlling Lead to partner with operational leaders, forecast workloads, manage headcount and deliver insightful financial analysis that informs strategic decisions.

In a highly visible leadership role you will shape planning processes, drive performance, and develop a two-person finance team while advancing continuous improvement across reporting, budgeting and cost control.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in finance and business partnering in project-driven organisations.
• Proven leadership with coaching and development of others.
• Strong forecasting, planning and analytical skills.
• Ability to challenge stakeholders with data-driven insights.

Responsibilities

• Partner with operational leaders to develop monthly workload, forecast planning and resource demand.
• Analyse performance, identify trends, risks and opportunities to inform decisions.
• Support budgeting, forecast and cost centre management.
• Lead workload and headcount analysis for informed resource decisions.
• Deliver monthly performance reporting, scorecards and executive presentations.
• Coordinate annual operating plan and budgeting processes.
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting and finance processes.
• Explore AI-driven solutions to improve efficiency and decision making.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of two finance professionals.

Skills

Financial forecasting

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Budgeting

Process improvement

Team coaching

Tools

ERP systems

BI tools

Job description

At Dematic, we're transforming the future of intelligent automation and supply chain solutions. We're looking for an experienced finance leader who can do more than report numbers. We need a trusted business partner who can challenge thinking, influence decisions and help drive performance across a complex, project-driven organisation.

As our Execution Controlling Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting operational leaders with forecasting, resource planning and commercial insight. You'll partner closely with stakeholders across the business to understand future demand, optimise resource utilisation and provide the financial analysis that enables informed decision making.

This is an opportunity to step into a highly visible leadership position where you'll have the autonomy to shape processes, develop people and contribute to the continued evolution of our finance function.

We offer

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation And Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities

Learn More Here: http://www.dematic.com/en-gb/about/careers/

The base range of this role, at the time of posting, is estimated to be the following should this role be filled in the respective country:

Italy

€50,250 - €73,700 (Compensation will be aligned with the applicable National Collective Labour Agreement, namely the CBA , Metalmeccanico Industria)

Lithuania

€53,250 - €78,100

Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications

What You'll Be Doing

• Partner with operational leaders to develop and manage monthly workload and forecast planning, ensuring resource demand and utilisation are accurately reflected.
• Provide meaningful financial insight by analysing business performance, identifying trends, and highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Support budget, forecast and cost centre management, helping stakeholders understand financial performance and key variances.
• Lead workload and headcount analysis, ensuring operational teams have the information they need to make effective resource decisions.
• Deliver monthly performance reporting, scorecards and management presentations for senior leadership reviews.
• Coordinate the annual operating plan and budgeting process.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across reporting, forecasting and finance processes.
• Explore opportunities to leverage technology and AI-driven solutions to improve efficiency, automation and decision making within the finance function.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of two finance professionals, helping them build technical capability and progress their careers.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who combines strong financial expertise with genuine curiosity about how a business operates. You'll be comfortable working in a fast-paced and evolving environment, building credibility with senior stakeholders and providing constructive challenge when required.

You'll likely bring

• Significant experience in finance, financial planning, commercial finance or finance business partnering roles.
• Previous leadership experience with a passion for coaching and developing others.
• Experience within a project-based business environment, with a strong understanding of project accounting principles and the financial dynamics of project delivery organisations.
• Strong forecasting, planning and analytical skills.
• The confidence to challenge stakeholders and influence decisions through data-driven insights.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A naturally curious mindset with a desire to understand the wider business.
• Experience identifying process improvements and driving operational efficiencies.
• An interest in emerging technologies, automation and AI within finance would be highly advantageous.

Dematic is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Dematic prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, religion or belief, age, sex, national or ethnic origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.