Regional Business Controller

KSB is a leading supplier of pumps, valves and related service. Our reliable, high-efficiency products are used in applications wherever fluids need to be transported or shut off, covering everything from building services,industry and water transport to waste water treatment, power plant processes and mining. Founded in 1871 in Frankenthal, Germany, the company has a presence on all continents with its own sales and marketing organisations and manufacturing facilities.

Around the globe, more than 190 service centres and around 3,500 service specialists are on hand to provide local inspection, servicing, maintenance and repair services under the KSB Supreme Serv brand. Innovative technology that is the fruit of KSB’s research and development activities forms the basis for the company’s success.

People. Passion. Performance. It is these three success factors that make KSB the company it is today.

At KSB, we recognise that it is people who actually make the difference – the people we employ and the people we serve. This is why we are committed to equal rights and treatment worldwide and never lose sight of the aspects ecology and sustainability when manufacturing our products.

Regional Business ControllerKSB GIW, Inc.

Department:
Finance

Reports to:

VP of Finance

Location:

Grovetown, Georgia

Shift: 1stFLSA Status:
Exempt OVERVIEW:

The Regional Business Controller serves as a senior finance business partner to regional and mining management teams. The role supports the Regional CFO North America / VP Finance GIW / Global Mining Controller in improving business performance, strengthening management accounting maturity, enhancing profitability, and supporting strategic decision-making across the North America region and the Global Mining organization.

This position complements the Regional Controller function. While the Regional Controller focuses primarily on financial integrity, reporting, tax, audit, governance, and compliance, the Regional Business Controller focuses on business performance, management accounting, operational finance, and value creation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Business Partnership and Performance Management Partner with Managing Directors and management teams to review financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and develop corrective actions.

Support regular business reviews and performance discussions with fact-based financial analysis and constructive challenge.

Analyze business drivers, including sales development, margin performance, productivity, cost structure, working capital, and cash flow.

Lead or support performance improvement initiatives for businesses requiring enhanced financial or operational focus.

Provide financial guidance for business decisions while maintaining an independent controlling perspective.

Management Accounting Excellence Drive the implementation and continuous improvement of management accounting standards across regional and mining businesses.

Promote consistent application of cost accounting methods, cost center structures, labor and machine rate calculations, overhead allocation methods, and profitability reporting.

Assess the management accounting maturity of operating companies and develop practical improvement roadmaps.

Support local finance organizations in improving cost transparency, product and project profitability analysis, inventory valuation, and manufacturing performance measurement.

Identify limitations in legacy ERP systems and help develop pragmatic workarounds, reporting enhancements, and longer-term improvement concepts.

Forecasting, Business Planning, and Decision Support Challenge forecast and budget assumptions from a business-performance perspective, in cooperation with the Regional Controller and local finance teams.

Support preparation and review of business plans, strategic plans, capital investment requests, and restructuring proposals.

Prepare financial analyses and business cases for management decisions, including profitability, payback, cash flow, and sensitivity analyses.

Support the Regional CFO and Global Mining Controller with presentations, performance reviews, strategic analyses, and special projects.

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