Finance Manager

Our client is a leading international manufacturer, delivering high-quality products and innovative solutions to customers across multiple industries. The company combines advanced manufacturing capabilities with a strong commitment to quality, sustainability, and operational excellence.

The position combines financial excellence with Business Impact. It is both a financial integrity controller and a strategic partner of local management.

Goal of the role:

• Identify potential for success,

• actively advise management,

• Helping to shape business decisions,

• create transparency,

• while ensuring financial‑governance.

Main responsibilities

1. Business Support & Management Consulting

• Business Partnering — Sparring for GM, Operations, Sales

• Strategic analyses — profitability, pricing, product mix, scenarios

• Potential for success — identification of growth, efficiency and margin levers

• Management Consulting — Recommendations, Basis for Decision-making, Business Cases

• Performance control — KPIs, dashboards, target systems

• Part of the management team — active role in meetings, decisions and priorities

2. Classic Finance Responsibility

• Financial controlling — monthly financial statements, forecasts, variance analyses

• Accounting Control — Compliance, Audit Readiness

• Cash Management — Liquidity, Payment Approvals

• Reporting to HQ — complete, undistorted data

• Process discipline — SOPs, Policies, Delegation of Authority

• Risk Management — Identify risks, escalate them at an early stage

• Team leadership — further development of the local finance team

Reporting Lines & Governance

• The role reports directly to the MD, with a functional reporting line to the CFO

• Functional independence from local operational managers

• Active member of the local management team

• Obligation to escalate data deviations or political interventions

Professional requirements

• Controlling Excellence — strong analytical skills

• Business Analyze — Profitability, Pricing, Scenarios

• Experience in international companies — ideally in matrix organizations or multinational production environments

• Tax audit experience — dealing with local authorities, documentation, preparation, risk management

• IFRS/Local GAAP

• Audit Experience — External and Internal Audits

• SAP experience — confident handling of FI/CO, ideally also MM/PP

• English and or German

Personal requirements

• Integrity — clear stance, not manipulable

• Business orientation — understands the business, thinks entrepreneurially

• Cooperation & diplomatic abilities – emotional maturity

• Analytical strength — recognizes patterns, potentials, risks

• Communication clarity — clear recommendations instead of numerical reports

• Conflict robustness — can say "no"

• Leadership — sovereign, stable, reliable

• Management Sparring — brings perspective, challenges

Seniority & Experience

• Senior Finance Manager

• At least 10 years of experience in senior finance roles

• Experience in international companies