Execution Controlling Lead

Kion Group AG; Cherwell District; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Dematic seeks an Execution Controlling Lead to partner with operational leaders, overseeing forecasting, resource planning and financial insight to enable informed decision making. You will shape processes, develop people and lead a small team of two finance professionals in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.

You'll drive performance, coach others and influence senior stakeholders with data-driven insights, while exploring AI-driven improvements and technology-enabled finance solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance business partnering or FP&A roles.
• Strong forecasting, planning and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Lead workload and headcount analysis to support informed 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 in reporting, forecasting and finance processes.

Skills

Leadership

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Team coaching

Job description

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.,

• 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. 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., 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. 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.
• 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.