Head of Group Controlling

Arsenault; Köln; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Arsenault is recruiting for a Head of Group Controlling to lead a multinational finance team and report to the Global CFO. The role oversees global revenue (hundreds of millions of euros) and shapes short- and long-term financial objectives, budgets, forecasts, and trends.

The candidate will manage the global controlling team across three business units, participate in strategic business development, and drive policies and controls to ensure accurate service to customers worldwide.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of experience across finance, reporting, and business partnering with a focus on controlling.
• Multiple years of leadership experience.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance; MBA preferred.
• Experience in a pharmaceutical company is a plus.
• Fluency in English required, German preferred.

Aufgaben

• Directly responsible for the global company revenue.
• Provide executive leadership in developing budgets, forecasts and financial trends.
• Lead the global controlling team across 3 business units.
• Participate in critical business development activities.
• Drive growth and direction of the business from a finance perspective.
• Communicate and implement policies and controls for global customers.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

English fluency

German preferred

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in accounting or Finance

MBA (preferred)

Jobbeschreibung

Arsenault are proud to be working with a rapidly growing multinational Pharmaceutical CDMO, providing manufacturing solutions across a wide range of compounds, including APIs, Intermediates and biomolecules.

We are currently recruiting for a Head of Group Controlling within the Pharmaceutical/CDMO industry. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a multinational financial team consisting of multiple business unit controllers and reporting themselves directly to the Global CFO.

Responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Directly responsible for the global company revenue: In the hundreds of millions (euros) and growing rapidly. (33% growth over 2-3 years expected)
• Provide executive leadership in developing short and long-term strategic financial objectives and the accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends and forecasts.
• Responsible for the leadership, growth & direction of the global controlling team. (3 separate business units)
• Participate in critical business development activities.
• Play a lead finance role in the further growth and development of the business
• Ability to lead relevant projects within current day to day role.
• Responsible for communicating and implementing policies, operational controls and procedures to ensure an efficient and accurate service to customers globally.

To be considered for the role you must meet the following requirements:

• 8+ years of experience across finance, reporting, and business partnering with a focus on controlling, preferably within a medium/large company.
• Multiple years experience in a leadership capacity.
• Bachelors Degree in accounting or Finance; strong preference for MBA.
• Experience in working for Big 4 preferred.
• Experience of working for a pharmaceutical company preferred.
• Fluency in English required, with a fluency in German preferred and other languages a benefit.
• Outstanding verbal communication skills and presentation skills.