Business Controller EMEA and Americas

Your Main Tasks and Responsibilities ###

• Financial Leadership: Own financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and mid-term planning for the two SSF regions EMEA and Americas, ensuring accuracy, speed, transparency, and compliance with international standards.
• Business Partnering: Collaborate closely with regional leaders and branch managers, supporting revenue growth, cost discipline, margin improvement, and sustainable profitability across the regions.
• Performance Management: Analyse key financial and operational KPIs to enhance profitability, optimize working capital and support corrective actions where needed.
• Decision Support: Provide ad hoc analyses, scenario modelling, and financial assessments to support strategic initiatives, pricing and management decisions.
• Process Improvement: Drive standardization and automation of controlling and reporting processes by leveraging modern analytics and BI tools.
• Audit & Governance: Support internal and external audits, ensuring transparency, proper documentation, and adherence to regulatory and internal requirements.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Finance, Operations, Sales, Supply Chain, and regional management teams to ensure financial transparency and performance alignment across the organization.

Your Qualifications ###

• Bachelor-s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Professional certification (CPA, CMA, ACCA, or equivalent) is a plus.
• 5 years of financial management experience, ideally in a Business Partner position
• Solid expertise in financial planning & analysis (FP&A), cost control, and performance monitoring.
• Strong understanding of standard costing principles and variance analysis.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Anaplan, BI tools) and advanced Excel skills.
• Fluent in English (mandatory).

Our Offer ###

• The opportunity to play an active role in shaping the financial performance and strategic direction of the EMEA and Americas regions
• an international working environment with long tradition
• good development opportunities and fair employment conditions
• a motivated team with mutual respect and good cooperation