Strategic Finance Execution Lead (Forecasting & Planning)

Kion Group AG; Banbury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation And Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic is seeking an experienced Execution Controlling Lead to partner with operations, shape forecasts, and drive resource planning. You will provide commercial insight and lead a small team to improve performance across a project-driven organisation.

This senior role offers visibility at the leadership level, autonomy to evolve finance processes, and opportunities to apply AI-driven solutions for efficiency.

Qualifications

• 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.
• An interest in emerging technologies, automation and AI within finance would be highly advantageous.

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.
• 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.

Skills

Finance leadership

Forecasting

Business partnering

Leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Job description

Dematic is seeking an experienced Execution Controlling Lead to partner with operations, shape forecasts, and drive resource planning. You will provide commercial insight and lead a small team to improve performance across a project-driven organisation.

This senior role offers visibility at the leadership level, autonomy to evolve finance processes, and opportunities to apply AI-driven solutions for efficiency.