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Responsibility on delivering long term financial objectives leveraging proper capital structure to exit with a potential IPO.

Head of Group Controlling

Our client is a Private Equity owned global industrial company. Due to their expansion plan, we are searching for a Head of Group Controlling. This position will report directly to the CFO of the company and be part of the Group Finance Leadership Team.

Description

• You will assist with developing strategies and executing the Group initiatives to deliver the company's short, mid and long-term financial objectives by providing recommendations to the CFO/CEO, leveraging the Business Finance Organization jointly with the Businesses and Regions CFOs
• Your role will involve oversight of Financial Reporting (internal and external), Financial Consolidation, Financial Planning & Analysis, Technical Accounting, Internal Controls, Statutory and Managerial financial information, Annual Report and accounts
• Given the company relevant growth profile your role will involve continuous support to the CFO, the CEO, the M&A team in order to ensure proper tracking of deals before, during and after the acquisition
• Financial Reporting - Implement integrated dashboard of KPIs (financial and non-financials) to track the business performance
• Financial Consolidation - Ensure effective and efficient closing processes with consolidation of more than 100 legal entities in more than 50 countries globally spread over the world
• Financial Planning and Analysis - Drive effectively the preparation of budgets, forecasts, business plans and provide the supporting analysis to the CFO, the CEO and the Group Executive Committee, for an optimized decision-making process
• Technical Accounting - Ensure with the support of the Chief Accounting Officer, proper compliance with IFRS for internal and external reporting
• Internal Controls - Coordinate with the support of the Chief Accounting Officer the implementation of the internal control framework to ensure future compliance with requirements of a publicly listed company in Switzerland
• Staff of 2 direct reports (Group FP&A and Chief Accounting Officer)
• Business partnership - validate business assumptions with the Businesses/Regions CFOs for an effective decision-making process
• With Treasury on timeliness and effectiveness of financial planning and financial reporting activities (specific focus on Lenders reporting and Monthly financial calls documentation provided to ARC and PE shareholder representatives)
• With Head of M&A on integrated approach for acquisitions or divestitures

Profile

• Bachelor's degree in economics, business administration. CFA or MBA are an advantage
• Proven track record in supporting CFOs to drive and optimize financial performance
• 10-15 years of experience as (Head of) Group Controlling or a business unit CFO
• Ability to navigate complex financial topics and translate results into recommendations for senior leadership is fundamental
• Finance background with proficiency in modeling moderate to complex financial problems
• Excellent knowledge of IFRS
• Strong interpersonal, leadership and communication skills
• Excellent computer skills incl MS Office
• Fluent in English
• 30-40% travel internationally

Job Offer

Potential IPO