Managing The Controlling On Corporate Group Level Of An International High Tech Group

Daily rate

By arrangement

Expenses

plus expenses

Project duration

as of now

Deployment country

Germany

Deployment city

Baden Württemberg

Required availability

100 %

Industry

Semiconductors & Electronic Components

Function

Accounting & Controlling

Service

Operative vacancy

Our client, a global technology leader, is looking for an Interim Head of Controlling (m/f/d) to take over responsibility for group controlling of business support functions and group transformation initiatives.

Please acknowledge, that the contractual basis of the mandate will be a labour-leasing agreement (Manager-Überlassung).

Main tasks:

• Taking over responsibility for group controlling of the business supporting functions (BSF) (e.g. Corporate & Service Center IT, HR, Facility / Infrastructure Management, Venture, Finance, Communication, Legal, etc.) as well as the group transformation initiatives
  
• Creating transparency and analyzing costs and services for the corporate and service centers, as well as group-wide functional costs for the supporting functions covered
  
• Enabling efficient and effective management of these functions as a financial business partner for the members of the Group Executive Board and the heads of the business supporting functions
  
• Deriving and tracking measures
  
• Taking responsibility for the implementation and execution of a comprehensive project controlling for a large group transformation initiative (coordination of the BSF controlling team, steering of the external management consultant and collaboration with the initiative lead, other expert functions such as Corporate Accounting & Tax as well as business segments and legal entities worldwide)
  
• Establishing and maintaining a complex, cross-border, group-wide cost allocation process
  
• Managing financial processes such as strategy, planning and actual reporting in line with the group controlling processes, including reporting to the Executive Board For BSFs and the group segment "OTHERS"
  
• Support and challenge the BSFs in business/cost cases
  
• Management of the BSF controlling team (8 members)
  

Personnel accountability

9 Employees

Budget accountability

Not specified

• Extensive experience in interim management positions in the field of controlling in international corporations
  
• Proven track record in managing and leading controlling teams in a transition phase
  
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, SAP FI/CO and PowerBI
  
• Relevant professional experience in corporate controlling of business support functions
  
• Comprehensive, up-to-date technical finance and controlling skills and knowledge, particularly in the areas of financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, cost and CAPEX controlling, cost accounting, group cost allocation concepts and processes, project controlling
  
• Many years of experience in implementing and establishing large project controlling solutions in a comprehensive, cross-segment and international environment
  
• Strong expertise as a business partner for management, including extensive experience in reporting and advising top management, ideally the board of directors
  
• A proven track record in the professional management of cross-functional teams and management consultants
  
• Analytical, number-driven and solution-oriented way of thinking, high motivation to take on responsibility
  
• Hands-on mentality
  
• Structured, independent working style with the ability to prioritize
  
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent team player and good communication skills across different cultures and hierarchies
  
• Ability to deal with demanding stakeholders on senior management-level
  

Linguistic proficiency