Financial Controller (m/f/d)

AMETEK Inc.; Korntal-Münchingen; À distance; EUR 85 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

FARO INSIGHT seeks a senior Financial Controller based in Korntal-Münchingen, Germany. The role leads Germany and broader EMEA financial reporting, ensuring statutory compliance and a disciplined bridge from local GAAP to the US GAAP leading ledger.

You will manage statutory accounting, close, reconciliation discipline, and collaborate with Corporate Tax, shared services and external advisors. Strong experience in US GAAP, German GAAP and SOX is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
• Professional accounting qualification preferred.
• 8–10 years of progressive finance and accounting experience in a multinational environment.
• Experience bridging local GAAP to US GAAP and supporting audits.

Responsabilités

• Lead statutory accounting, close, reporting and audit readiness.
• Ensure local GAAP compliance and audit evidence across EMEA.
• Advance SOX documentation, narratives, reconciliations and remediation.
• Drive process improvements and balance sheet controls across Germany/EMEA.
• Collaborate with Tax, Shared Service and external advisors.

Connaissances

US GAAP

German GAAP

EMEA reporting

SOX controls

Excel & ERP

Formation

Finance degree

Accounting degree

Professional qualification

Outils

DATEV

Lucanet

SAP

ERP tools

Description du poste

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FARO INSIGHT Exists to Turn Reality into Understanding.

We believe the world is shaped by decisions and those decisions only hold up when they’re grounded in objective truth. Our solutions capture buildings, sites and scenes exactly as they are and transform that data into insight teams can use to plan, verify, investigate and act with confidence.

Across Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AECO), Geospatial and Public Safety, we support professionals who establish truth, verify progress, investigate events and protect people & places. From surveyors defining the foundations of a project, to architects and builders coordinating complex infrastructure, to public safety professionals documenting critical incidents to deliver justice to communities. Our solutions underpin accountability and inspire trust in every decision.

At FARO INSIGHT, we admire individuals who wish to shape the future with us. Who believe leadership starts with responsibility. Who believe great innovation serves real-world outcomes. And who believe in long-term impact, over short-term noise. Here, you will be part of a team that puts those beliefs into action, creating work that makes a meaningful difference.

Insight You Can Build On.

We are seeking a Financial Controller (m/f/d),located in Germany, Korntal-Münchingen.

The Financial Controller is a senior FARO BU finance role based in Korntal-Münchingen, supporting Germany and wider EMEA. The role drives financial reporting quality, statutory accounting, stewardship of company assets, local GAAP compliance and disciplined bridge to the US GAAP leading ledger. The role works across Germany, EMEA, Corporate Tax, shared service teams, external advisors, Operational Finance and Finance process owners to resolve accounting and control issues that affect the integrity of reporting.

The role supports accounting, reporting, statutory compliance and process improvement across stewardship areas, including issues that arise across OTC, P2P and R2R process flows. Forecast and budget support as required through accounting insight, cost centre ownership support and actual performance understanding.

Primary Responsibilities:

Serve as a senior FARO BU finance leader for Germany and wider EMEA, driving financial reporting quality, stewardship, statutory compliance and disciplined bridge from local GAAP to the US GAAP leading ledger.

• Own and co-ordinate statutory accounting support across EMEA countries, including Germany, ensuring local GAAP compliance, audit readiness, reliable supporting schedules and effective collaboration with external advisors and Corporate Tax.
• Strengthen the integrity of reporting by helping resolve accounting issues that sit across OTC, P2P and R2R process flows, working with Finance process owners to fix root causes and improve control outcomes.
• Drive close, reporting and reconciliation discipline, with particular focus on Germany balance sheet controls and EMEA balance sheet control support where defined by the BU Controller and Business Segment Controller.
• Support budget and forecast work as required, including partnering with Operational Finance to improve cost centre ownership across EMEA and connect forecast assumptions, actual performance and accounting understanding.
• Lead process improvement across stewardship areas, including SOX documentation, process narratives, reconciliation quality, local GAAP to US GAAP bridges, statutory audit evidence and issue remediation.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Strong technical accounting capability across US GAAP, German HGB/local GAAP and broader EMEA statutory reporting requirements.
• Practical understanding of how local GAAP results bridge to a US GAAP leading ledger, including audit trail, reconciliations, adjustments and reporting package requirements.
• Experience in financial reporting, record-to-report, statutory accounting, balance sheet control, SOX, internal controls and external audit support.
• Working knowledge of OTC, P2P and R2R process flows and how process quality underpins stewardship of company assets and reporting integrity.
• Experience collaborating with Finance process owners, Operational Finance, BU Controllers, Assistant Controllers, Corporate Tax, shared service teams and external advisors.
• Advanced Excel, SAP and ERP/reporting tool capability; experience with DATEV, Lucanet or equivalent statutory/consolidation reporting tools is advantageous.
• Strong analytical judgement, attention to detail and ability to convert complex accounting and process issues into clear actions.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
• Professional accounting qualification, German statutory accounting experience or equivalent technical finance background preferred.
• At least 8-10 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, ideally in a multinational manufacturing, technology or service environment.
• Proven ability to lead statutory accounting, close, reporting, balance sheet control, audit readiness and control remediation activities.

Ability to operate hands-on while also providing senior finance leadership across Germany, EMEA and the FARO BU matrix organisation.

Demonstrated ability and willingness to useAItools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs

Key Performance Indicators:

• On-time and high-quality monthly close, statutory reporting and audit support milestones.
• Clear, controlled and well-supported local GAAP to US GAAP bridge documentation.
• Improved reconciliation quality, balance sheet support and evidence of review for Germany and defined EMEA areas.
• Timely identification and resolution of accounting issues arising across OTC, P2P and R2R process flows.
• SOX, process narrative, reconciliation template and management review evidence improvements with fewer repeat issues.
• Improved cost centre ownership support across EMEA through better connection of operational finance, actual performance and accounting insight.
• Travel: Periodic travel within Germany and across EMEA may be required for statutory audit, process improvement, accounting issue resolution and business review activities.
• Work hours: Standard business hours with flexibility for close deadlines, statutory reporting, audit requirements and international time-zone co-ordination.

Compensation

Currency: EUR

Salary Minimum: 85,000

Salary Maximum: 95,000

Incentive: No

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions servinga diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual,Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEKisa component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.