Senior Financial Controller (m/f/d)

Knorr Bremse Group; Delaware; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Sabbaticals

Remote work options

Continuing education programmes

Sports and healthcare programmes

Job summary

Knorr Bremse Group is looking for a candidate for a global role within the Global CVS Division based in the United States, Delaware. This position focuses on normalisation processes, intercompany reconciliation, and cash flow analyses, requiring a strong background in finance and SAP tools.

The ideal candidate will have several years of experience in international finance, fluent in German and English, and a university degree in a relevant field. The role offers flexible working hours and numerous benefits including remote work options.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in an international finance, controlling or accounting environment.
• Experience with M&A, PMI, or restructuring preferred.
• Willingness to travel for business (~10%).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for normalisation processes in actual & planning.
• Lead and optimise intercompany reconciliation processes.
• Analyse and validate cash flow statements.

Skills

IFRS accounting & consolidation

SAP ERP financial tools

Stakeholder management

Fluent in German & English

MS Office skills (Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)

Education

University degree in Business Administration, Finance & Accounting

Tools

SAP Analysis for Office

SAC dashboards

Job description

The position will be located in Munich within KB SfN GmbH and will be a global role within the Global CVS Division and part of the department Global Finance & Reporting / M&A.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for normalisation processes in actual & planning in alignment with KB Group and auditors
• Lead and optimise the intercompany reconciliation process (actuals and planning) together with Group Accounting, Reporting, and GBS centres
• Responsible for quarterly closing & planning sales & EBIT bridges
• Lead & optimise IC inventory and fixed asset elimination processes, calculations and validations
• Analyse and validate cash flow statements and provision development in alignment with KB Group Reporting/Consolidation and Group Controlling
• Take care of special consolidation topics like quota consolidation & equity consolidation and support the regular consolidation & reporting process
• Support financial PMI activities for new entities, joint ventures and acquisitions as well as for divestments, liquidations and mergers
• Support SAP rollouts, M&A integrations and reporting interfaces to continuously enhance reporting quality
• Maintain and develop SAP Analysis for Office Excel reporting, SAP SAC dashboards and CVS review slide decks
• Plan and conduct user training for SAP AfO Excel reporting
• Takeover of other ad‑hoc requests and special projects

Profile

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance & Accounting, Controlling, or a comparable qualification
• Several years of experience in an international finance, controlling or accounting environment, ideally with exposure to M&A, PMI or restructuring
• Good knowledge (and experience) in IFRS accounting & consolidation
• Profound experience in analysis of profit & loss, balance sheet and cash flow statements
• Knowledge in financial due diligence and financial PMI projects
• Strong knowledge of SAP ERP financial tools, preferably with focus on SEM‑BCS, BPC, Analysis for Office, SAC, FI/CO; S/4 knowledge is a benefit
• Good general MS Office skills required (Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook) – Macro & VBA knowledge is a benefit
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills (verbal, written, visual), fluent in German & English
• Willingness to business trips (~10%)

Come and join our team!

Who are we? Some 32,000 team players around the world, hard at work in over 100 locations across more than 30 countries. As a force for progress on road and rail, we prioritise technical excellence, sustainable business practices and social responsibility. At the last count, our global revenues totaled EUR 7.9 billion. Join us, and you can expect exciting, varied work in an international environment with attractive working conditions – including flexible working hours, sabbaticals and remote work. In addition, you can work up to twenty days a year from abroad in the EU. A broad selection of continuing education programmes offers you plenty of opportunities to develop both professionally and personally. And you can look forward to many other benefits, such as sports and healthcare programmes, corporate volunteering, JobRad bicycle leasing, subsidised public transit options, and a state‑of‑the‑art workplace with a rich choice of in‑house catering options.