Finance Manager

H&MV Engineering; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

H&MV Engineering in Frankfurt is seeking a Finance Manager to lead the German business unit finance function. You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial outlooks and robust controls across projects.

The role requires experience in management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting, with strong analytical and stakeholder management skills. Fluency in Englisch is expected, German preferred, and SAP experience is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience as Finance Manager or Financial Controller or similar role.
• Strong expertise in management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Commercial acumen with ability to challenge and support business performance.
• Experience with project-based financial management, cost control and forecasting.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, compliance and local tax requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience in an international or multinational environment is desirable.
• Strong Excel and SAP experience; German language skills are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Act as Trusted Business Partner to the German Business Unit.
• Own monthly management accounts review and variance analysis with trend insights.
• Own rolling monthly full-year outlook by project.
• Prepare and present budgeting and forecasting corporate packs.
• Ensure financial controls and compliance with company policies.
• Engage with group functions for tax and statutory obligations.
• Challenge management in performance reviews to maximise results.
• Build relationships with European leadership and drive productivity improvements.
• Escalate Accounts Receivable and Payable queries within the German unit.
• Lead ad hoc projects and analyses as required.

Skills

Finance management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel

SAP

Multinational experience

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

H&MV Engineering is a global leader in high-voltage electrical engineering, powering the transition to a sustainable future. We’re at the cutting-edge of renewable energy, data centres, and complex utility projects - powered by a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.

Our foundation is built on safety, collaboration, and respect. These values shape how we work, how we lead, and how we grow. And at H&MV Engineering, growth isn’t just a goal—it’s a mindset.

We invest in our people, offering opportunities to develop, lead, and shape the future of energy. We value passion, motivation, and problem-solving skills, and we believe that diverse perspectives fuel better outcomes.

We’re not here to keep up—we’re here to lead.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a driven Finance Managerto join our Finance team. In this role, you’ll will be the lead Finance business partner to the German business unit. Germany is a key region for H&MV within Europe, and the Finance Manager Germany is a newly created role to support our ongoing growth.

The role involves close cross functional collaboration (including sub-disciplines of the wider finance team) to ensure alignment and accuracy on the financial outlook for the business unit. If you are a motivated individual looking to grow your career in tandem with an ambitious multinational company this position will be of interest to you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Trusted Business Partner to the German Business Unit.
• Ownership of review/sign-off of monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and identification of trends, issues, and mitigation plans.
• Ownership of rolling monthly full-year outlook by project.
• Responsible for the preparation and presentation of budgeting and forecasting corporate packs.
• Ensure appropriate financial controls are implemented.
• Ensure compliance with H&MV policies and procedures.
• Proactively ensure compliance with local tax and other company obligations by leveraging group functions for support.
• Bring appropriate challenge to management meetings/business performance reviews to maximise performance and protect the overall business.
• Build strong relationships with the wider European leadership team.
• Active participant in department productivity, ensuring processes are streamlined and improving speed and accuracy with KPIs, etc.
• Provide support to relevant departments/stakeholders to monitor performance.
• Act as a point of escalation for Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable queries within the German Business Unit, focusing on resolution.
• Ad hoc projects and analysis as required.

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience in a Finance Manager, Financial Controller or similar role, ideally within a construction or engineering environment.
• Strong experience in management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills, with the ability to challenge and support business performance.
• Experience with project-based financial management, cost control and financial forecasting.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, compliance and local tax requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills with a proactive approach to process improvement.
• Experience working within an international or multinational business environment is desirable.
• Strong Excel and financial systems experience; SAP experience is advantageous.
• Fluent English; German language skills advantageous.

H&MV Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.