Head of Controlling ENA Finance & Supply Chain Enfield, CT (US)

Eppendorf; Enfield (CT); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Health benefits

Education benefits

Job summary

Eppendorf seeks a strategic Head of Controlling, ENA, to steer financial performance across the Americas. You will lead planning, forecasting, and reporting for sales, marketing, service and administration, partnering with leadership to optimize profitability and drive value.

You will manage monthly closes, variance analyses, and business cases for growth initiatives while collaborating with global teams. A strong background in IFRS/US GAAP and SAP is required, with travel across regions as

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Controlling, FP&A or Finance Management.
• 5+ years leading a regional/large-scale finance team.
• International B2B exposure with product and service revenue streams.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional planning and forecasting across sales, marketing, service and admin.
• Oversee month-end close, accruals/deferrals, and management reporting.
• Provide performance insights with KPI review and corrective actions.
• Partner with corporate to align regional targets with group plans.
• Drive profitability analyses by segment, product line, and channel.

Skills

FP&A

Leadership

SAP FI/CO

IFRS/US GAAP

Excel modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or business administration

MBA / CPA / CMA preferred

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

How you can make an impact

As Head of Controlling, ENA, you are the key financial sparring partner for our Market Region Americas. You will steer and control financial performance across all commercial segments.

• You act as a partner to the regional management and leadership team, bringing a strong financial perspective into commercial, pricing, and investment decisions.
• With robust profitability analytics, you create transparent views on performance by segment, product line, channel, customer group and territory, and identify the levers with the greatest impact on regional profitability.
• For growth initiatives, new products, dealer set-ups, service offerings and footprint decisions, you develop solid business cases and profitability models, including sensitivity and scenario analyses.
• You take end-to-end ownership of regional planning and forecasting processes: coordinating bottom-up planning across sales, marketing, service and administration, aligning it with top-down targets and ensuring a consistent integration into group planning.
• Conduct monthly variance analyses (actuals vs. budget, forecast and prior year), define and follow up on corrective actions, analyze price/volume/mix and currency effects and maintain a clear KPI set (including growth, gross margin, EBITA, operating expense ratio, DSO, DIO and forecast accuracy).
• Together with Accounting / Finance, you manage the month-end closing process, determine accruals and deferrals, and are responsible for management reporting and present results and analyses for board and shareholder meetings.
• As a leader, you head the regional controlling team, structure roles and responsibilities, develop capabilities, establish a strong business partnering culture, and represent the region in the global controlling community.

What sets you apart

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a comparable field. Master’s/MBA, CPA, CMA or an equivalent additional qualification preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Controlling, FP&A or Finance Management
• 5+ years with responsibility for a leadership team which enables you to steer a business of comparable size and complexity with confidence.
• Proven track record in an international B2B environment with combined product and service revenue streams
• Preferred experience in life science, medical technology, industrial instruments or a comparable industry, and you understand the specific dynamics of such business models.
• Knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP, cost accounting, standard costing and transfer pricing, as well as strong SAP skills (FI/CO, ideally S/4HANA) and a high level of proficiency in modern reporting and analytics tools, including advanced Excel/financial modeling.
• As a well-connected leader, you operate confidently in an international matrix organization, collaborate effectively with a European parent company, and combine a strategic mindset with an operational, hands-on mentality and strong change management capabilities.
• Your way of working combines analytical rigor with the ability to distill complex topics into clear recommendations; you consistently take ownership and follow-through, make independent judgments even when local and group interests diverge, and engage senior stakeholders with a constructive, data-driven approach.
• You communicate with business fluency in English and ideally have German language skills, work with high intercultural competence across time zones and functions, are willing to travel regularly within the Market Region Americas and periodically to Hamburg, and bring a positive mindset, high energy and innovative thinking to your role.

What we offer

• Compensation: Annual Base Salary: $170k - $210k and eligibility for Bonus Structure.
• Comprehensive benefits: A competitive total rewards package, including health, financial, and education benefits, supports you in different stages of life.
• Hybrid working model