Senior Manager Finance​/Leiter Finance Freiburg

Position: Senior Manager Finance / Leiter Finance (m/w/d) Freiburg
Location: Germany

Work Flexibility:
Hybrid
** What to expect:
*** Serve as a strategic business partner on financial and economic matters at local and cross-site management levels, acting as the primary Finance contact for the Freiburg site and the Site Managing Director.
* Lead the local Finance team (5 employees) with full functional and disciplinary responsibility, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and fostering engagement and accountability.
* Partner with Operations to analyze performance, KPIs, and profitability in manufacturing and production environments.
* Own budgeting, forecasting, and all aspects of monthly and annual closing, including journal entries, reconciliations, and preparation of financial reports.
* Prepare, interpret, and communicate financial analyses, reports, and business cases to support sound decision-making.
* Provides insights and solutions to complex business opportunities that drives bottom line value for the Site and Franchise.
* Sets a strong compliance tone at the site, ensuring compliance with local statutory requirements, internal policies, cost accounting standards, and internal controls; manage statutory topics and interactions with internal and external auditors.
* Differentiate and apply German GAAP (HGB) and US GAAP, coordinating with key stakeholders as needed.
* Collaborate closely with the Accounting Shared Service Center in Poland and drive best practices across sites.
* Contribute to Integrated Business Planning (S&OP) and various cross-functional initiatives..
* Confidently manage large data sets and communicate insights clearly within a matrix organization.
* Identify and lead process improvement opportunities to enhance quality, documentation, controls, and workflow automation.
** What you need:
**** Required qualification:
*** Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a comparable field.
* Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience in finance/accounting, preferably in manufacturing/production and regulated environments.
* Solid accounting background with proven experience in German GAAP (HGB) and US GAAP, including statutory reporting and accounting memos/letters.
* Experience in matrix organizations; ideally in R&D and manufacturing companies.
* Proven leadership experience managing on-site and/or remote teams; strong motivational and coaching style.
* Experience with S&OP/Integrated Business Planning and cost accounting/KPI frameworks in manufacturing.
* Proactively drive initiatives end-to-end.
* Strong analytical and strategic capabilities; experienced in managing large data sets and translating insights into action.
* Ability to influence in a matrix setup and build effective relationships across functions and sites.
* Strong system experience with SAP.
* Fluent German and English (spoken and written).
** Preferred qualification:
*** Demonstrated success in process optimization or continuous improvement initiatives (e.g., automation, standardization, documentation).
* Nice to have system experience in HFM (Hyperion Financial Management) and Black Line.

We have signed the Diversity Charter and are proud to be part of this initiative to promote diversity in the workplace. Because diversity is important to us! We welcome applications from people regardless of their ethnic, national, or social background, gender, disability, age, or sexual identity.
** Additional information
** Thanks to our flexible working hours model, you have the option to work from home. However, regular on-site presence at our Freiburg location is important to build strong relationships and remain visible and accessible to your team.

Please note that the internal job title may differ from the ad title.
Als Senior Manager Finance am Standort Freiburg verantworten Sie die gesamte Finance-Aktivitäten des Werks und vertreten den Bereich Finanzen standortübergreifend. Sie führen ein Team von fünf bis sieben Mitarbeitenden, entwickeln Systeme und Prozesse weiter und treiben Performance, Compliance sowie kontinuierliche Verbesserungen für sämtliche betreuten Geschäftsbereiche voran.
** Das erwartet Sie:
*** Strategischer Business Partner für finanzielle und wirtschaftliche…