Head Controlling EMEA (m/f/d)

About the role

The company is looking for a Head Controlling EMEA for its industrial and infrastructure business. You will drive financial performance, transparency and decision support across the EMEA region, which covers several hundred million in turnover and more than a dozen entities. The role is a key finance partner to regional and business leadership, supporting strategic and operational decisions across sales companies, production sites and regional functions. It reports directly to the division's CFO, is based at the headquarters in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and involves about 30% business travel.

Key responsibilities

• Lead financial performance management across EMEA, giving clear insight into sales, profitability, margins, costs, working capital and overall business performance.
• Lead and coordinate the EMEA budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning processes.
• Act as a senior finance business partner to EMEA leadership and key functional stakeholders.
• Drive transparency on profitability by market, customer, product and operating entity.
• Support the development and operation of transfer-pricing and intercompany models across EMEA.
• Simplify, standardise and automate controlling and reporting processes.
• Promote strong financial governance, disciplined planning and consistent application of group finance principles.

Required profile

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration.
• At least 7 years of international controlling, FP&A or commercial finance experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Fluent English is required; German is a plus.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, with a bias for speed and simplification, and good communication skills, able to influence remotely and across functions and hierarchies.

Required skills

• Excellent understanding of P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow drivers, with strong financial modelling and analytical skills.
• Working knowledge of transfer pricing and intercompany financial flows.
• Systems orientation, ideally including SAP, OneStream and Power BI, with advanced Excel.