Head of Business Unit Controlling - OE and Industrial

Job Description

• Act as a trusted financial co‑pilot and strategic counterpart to Vice Presidents of Original Equipment and Industrial businesses
• Provide a holistic financial perspective integrating strategic, commercial, and operational drivers
• Proactively challenge and influence senior leadership decisions to ensure sustainable financial performance and value creation
• Drive business impact by linking financial steering to profitability, cash flow, and capital efficiency targets
• Drive entrepreneurial performance management using liquidity‑ and value‑focused KPIs (e.g., NWC, FCF, ROCE)
• Lead and drive company‑wide process optimisation and digitalisation initiatives to enhance efficiency and transparency
• Proactively design and improve financial processes in alignment with group standards, with strong focus on digitalisation
• Build strong, trust‑based relationships across a global and matrixed organization

• Own and ensure efficient financial processes, high data quality, and transparency
• Act as a forward‑looking financial leader, delivering insightful KPI analysis, forecasts, and budgets to senior management
• Hold accountability for legal entity financial oversight, including:
  • Financial performance and balance sheet reviews
  • Profitability analysis by customer and product
  • Costing, investment management, and capital allocation
  • Financial, liquidity, and working capital planning, forecasting, and budgeting

• Ensure implementation and continuous compliance with internal control systems and financial governance standards
• Translate financial requirements from Headquarters into an effective regional finance strategy
• Identify performance gaps, define corrective actions jointly with business leadership, and track financial impact

• Lead, develop, and inspire the Business Unit Controlling organization, ensuring high performance, engagement, and continuous capability building
• Build a strong talent pipeline through active coaching, development, and succession planning
• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and performance discipline
• Strengthen cross‑functional collaboration and promote a “one‑team” mindset in a global matrix environment
• Act as a role model, driving transparency, trust, and constructive challenge across the organization
• Communicates clearly and fosters collaboration across functions and regions
• Demonstrates ownership, courage, and speed in decision‑making
• Develops talent and strengthens internal capability
• Supports digitalisation and continuous learning across the organization

• Drive
• Entrepreneurship
• Future & Customer Centricity

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in finance/controlling
• Proven leadership experience with direct people management responsibility
• Strong background in a global, matrixed, and multicultural organization

• Strong financial acumen with proven financial performance management and reporting capabilities
• Advanced SAP expertise
• Strong analytical and business partnering skills
• Excellent communication and influencing capabilities
• Proven ability to drive performance and challenge senior stakeholders
• Proficiency in MS Office, including advanced Excel
• Willingness to travel (approx. 10%)

• Multilingual capabilities (e.g., English/Spanish, English/Portuguese, or English/German)