Head of Finance & Controlling

About Us:

How many companies can say they’ve been in business for over 178 years?!

Here at ZEISS, we certainly can! As the pioneers of science, ZEISS handles the ever changing environments in a fast-paced world, meeting it with cutting edge of technologies and continuous advancements. ZEISS believes that innovation and technology are the key to a sustainable future and solutions for global change. We have a diverse range of portfolios throughout the ZEISS family in segments like, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, Consumer Markets and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology.

We are a global company with over 42,000 employees and have over 4,000 in the US and Canada alone! Make a difference, come join the team!

Maple Grove, MN with a hybrid schedule. Must live in Minnesota.

Focused in Business Operations Excellence the Head of Finance & Controlling IQS US Product Center of the ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions Product will be a key business partner for senior management, influencing decision making, identifying finance priorities, supporting the product center with financial analytics, business insights, and ad-hoc reporting and will provide active leadership to the Finance organization, developing and championing change processes (process excellence), people and systems.

Head of Finance & Controlling IQS US Product Center will also be an efficient and reliable interface within the finance community of CZ, with the SBU IQS in Germany, the CZ AG headquarters in Germany. Head of Finance & Controlling IQS US Product Center will have a direct line to the Head of Global Finance and Controlling ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions.

• Be a key member of the senior management/leadership team

• Routinely communicate business unit and financial and operational performance trends, historical and forecasted, using appropriate metrics. Suggest trends, resulting implications, key actions, and strategic implications. Coordinate the capital spending review process for the company.

• Develop, implement, and prepare presentations and interpretation of financial data and key performance indicators in support of monthly/quarterly senior leadership meetings and various strategic committees of the company

• Position will have responsibility for the company’s financial rolling budget, communication, analysis of budget data for accuracy; budget vs. forecast vs. actual analysis; and financial linkage to the company’s M&A activities.

• Will ensure efficient and accurate / Manage processes for financial forecasting, budgets and consolidation and reporting to the Company (US and Germany), This will include the development of SAP and its CO module.

• Own and develop multiple cost center budgets, lead review meetings, and provide variance analysis to senior leadership.

• Provide IQS management support, including supporting the continuous improvement, e.g., by thorough analysis of production, R&D and warranty costs.

• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, and capital expenditures.

• Support the SAP master data creation process with costing and accounting views and establish SAP as basis for operations’.

• Lead the development of product standard costs & the annual revision of all standard costs.

• Establish and maintain internal controls to support financial infrastructure.

• Assure timely and accurate reporting to Zeiss corporate headquarters including establish and monitor corporate policies for budget and actuals.

• Be interface to the financial auditors and ensure timely and monthly, HY, and FY closing and coordinate annual external audit including with coordination with CZI (NY) SAT.

• Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of audit schedules.

• Compliance with US GAAP, US Tax, and IFRS reporting requirements.

• Ensure accuracy of financials statements and analysis.

• Work with CZI (NY) to insure on time AP/AR postings and compliance to the SLA terms.

• Ensure…