COUNTRY FINANCES CONTROLLING LEADER - TURKEY
COUNTRY FINANCE MANAGER / COUNTRY CONTROLLER
Position Summary
The Country Finance Manager is the lead finance business partner for the country organization and is responsible for managing the end-to-end controlling and financial planning activities of the business.
Working in a lean finance organization, the role combines hands‑on execution with business partnering responsibilities, providing financial leadership to support profitable growth, operational performance, and effective decision‑making. The position partners closely with the Country Leadership Team, Operations, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Commercial, HR, Shared Service Center, and Regional Finance teams.
This role is ideal for a finance professional who enjoys both strategic discussions and operational execution, and who can turn financial analysis into actionable business recommendations.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Business Partnering
- Act as a trusted finance business partner to the Country General Management and functional leaders.
- Support decision‑making through timely financial analysis, insights, and recommendations.
- Challenge business assumptions and identify opportunities to improve profitability, cash flow, and operational performance.
- Promote a strong performance management culture across the organization.
Financial Planning & Performance Management
- Lead the annual budget, forecast, strategic planning, and monthly outlook processes.
- Monitor business performance against targets and identify risks and opportunities.
- Prepare variance analyses and develop recommendations for corrective actions.
- Support business case evaluations and scenario modelling for key decisions.
Controlling & Reporting
- Own the monthly closing and management reporting processes in cooperation with the Shared Service Center.
- Ensure timely, accurate, and insightful reporting in line with corporate requirements and IFRS standards.
- Prepare monthly performance reviews covering sales, profitability, operating expenses, working capital, and cash flow.
- Perform industrial capex monitoring and reporting
- Provide clear financial insights to local and regional management teams.
Manufacturing & Operations Finance
- Lead manufacturing and operational controlling activities.
- Monitor key cost drivers including materials, labor, overheads, logistics, and inventory.
- Analyze manufacturing variances, productivity, efficiency, utilization, and cost performance.
- Partner with Operations and Supply Chain teams to improve financial and operational results.
- Support continuous improvement and cost optimization initiatives through robust financial analysis.
Working Capital & Cash Management
- Monitor inventory, receivables, and payables performance.
- Drive actions supporting working capital improvement and cash generation.
- Support cash flow planning and forecasting activities.
- Identify operational improvement opportunities impacting cash conversion.
Governance & Internal Controls
- Ensure compliance with company policies, financial controls, and governance requirements.
- Support internal and external audit activities.
- Maintain a strong control environment across finance processes.
- Coordinate effectively with Shared Service Center teams to ensure high‑quality financial processes and data integrity.
- Lead and develop the local controlling team.
- Foster accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
- Drive simplification, automation, and reporting efficiency initiatives.
- Act as the main finance point of contact for regional finance stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- 8-12 years of experience in Controlling, FP&A, Plant Controlling, Finance Business Partnering, or Finance Management roles within an international manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and performance management processes.
- Solid knowledge of manufacturing finance, cost accounting, inventory management, and operational KPIs.
- Experience partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Commercial teams.
- Working knowledge of IFRS reporting principles.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience using SAP, HFM or similar ERP systems.
- Experience with Power BI or other data analytics tools is considered an advantage.
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Fluent English, both written and spoken (French is a plus)
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Hands‑on and comfortable working in a lean organization.
- Strong business acumen combined with analytical rigor.
- Able to balance operational detail with a broader business perspective.
- Proactive, solutions‑oriented, and capable of working independently.
- Confident in interacting with senior stakeholders while maintaining a collaborative approach.
- Motivated by ownership and accountability rather than large team management responsibilities.