Head of Controlling

Roles & Responsibilities:

1. Operational:

• Supports achievement of plant business goals and budget targets.

• Increases profitability based on Analysis in agreement with all Business Units

• Development and consolidation of profitability planning in the plant which leads to a strategic outlook and roadmap of the next years.

1. Productivity:

• Develop and implement action plans to meet the operational targets, strategic goals and customer/market requirements.

• Ensure measure implementation and tracking on plant / BU level in alignment with all Business Units

1. Management:

• Member of the plant /local management-team advises and participate in decisions for operational and general plant / location topics.

1. Finance & Controlling:

• Ensure and apply Continental Finance and Accounting guidelines.

• Ensure implementation and conformity with all Continental Automotive Controlling Systems, Tools, Standards and Processes.  Ensure high data quality and transparency.

1. Budget and Forecast:

• Prepare budgets for the plant for all BU's and perform budget review meetings with BU's.

• Create regular forecasts, explain deviations vs. budget in line with BU development

1. Monthly Reporting:

• Provide and analyze Month end Reporting with explanation of deviations on time for all Business Units. In case of deviations and based on the analysis initiate immediately corrective actions

• Provide during the month relevant information’s to BUs at the end of the month (impacts, Forecast, changes in Situation)

1. Product Costing:

• Ensure correct standard costing approach for product costing for all Business Units

1. KPI / Plant Performance:

• Responsibility and supervision of plant key performance data and business processes.

• Implementation of KPI methodology and Plant Scorecard Tool in the plant.

• Perform regular KPI -Reviews with BU's.

1. People Management / Leadership:

• Build, develop/ coach and retain a diverse team

• Ensure a continuous knowledge and competency management as well as human resources development; teaches and coaches the team to further develop the organization

• Develop successors and define development plans of the employees & steer the implementation

• Candidate with a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree or similar in business administration or equivalent
• Professional experience (at least 5 years) in controlling or finance with technical understanding Experience in automotive business (approx. 2 years) and understanding of automotive environment.
• Good knowledge of Finance, Systems and Standards / Controlling Tools.
• At least 3 years in a leadership position, preferably in operational units with functional and disciplinary
• Experience in working with international teams / Understanding for different foreign cultures (NAFTA, Asia, several European cultures)
• Fluent proficiency in English

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