SENIOR BUSINESS CONTROLLER – Location: Cluj-Napoca

Psihoselect performs the recruitment process for a partner company specialized in production, sales& distribution for the following position:

SENIOR BUSINESS CONTROLLER

Location – Cluj Napoca

Role: The Senior Business Controller overseas the financial resources of a company, is responsible for the budget planning and overview, and supports the executive management team by offering insights and financial advice that will allow them to make the best business decisions for the company.  The senior business controller acts as a strong business partner who provides value-adding analyses to drive performance and strategy for the business.

Essential Functions:

• Serving as a key partner for the business unit evaluating the financial implications of strategic decisions and recommending actions to improve the contribution;
• Preparing a consistent monthly, quarterly and Year End reporting Package, presenting findings, analyses, and recommendations to management;
• Leading financial cycles for the Business, coordinating timelines & deliverables with stakeholders;
• Being in close contact with the business and function with them as a true business partner;
• Working on business cases and ad-hoc analysis to help management in strategical decisions;
• Analyzing processes, system tools and reports, proposing improvements where appropriate;
• Supporting projects in financial and controlling areas;
• Provide business intelligence derived from analysis of financial KPI and trends of different business segments;
• Drive the strategy with exposure to all aspects of the business to implement cost reduction initiatives or growing business segment;
• Establish and evaluate profit plan; explore investment opportunities;
• Coordinate with other members of the finance team to generate and review relevant financial information and forecasts;
• Build detailed financial models to evaluate performance under various scenarios and to analyse impact of different business options;
• Act as key business partner supporting key projects especially related to sales, supply chain and production;
• Design and review financial models to analyse strategic business options and opportunities;
• Deliver meaningful, accurate and timely reporting & analysis on functional financial performance;
• Support in providing forward looking estimates of key metrics and departmental performance;
• Pro-actively support execution of financial planning by preparing and supporting performance and strategy meetings of relevant stakeholder;
• Pro-actively support strategy execution by delivering meaningful, accurate and timely reporting & analysis on business performance for each business function;
• Supports the functional leaders in adhering to their budget by means of monitoring, projecting, reporting, and controlling;
• Provide financial insight analysis to support senior budget holders including tailoring financial reports, translating complex financial data, identifying trends, patterns and anomalies;
• Analyzes and reports on business performance by means of: Monthly performance, product/market/customer/integral profitability;
• Identifies risks and opportunities;
• Forecasting, Strategic Review, cost control, Target Setting / Remuneration, Pricing/margin analysis, etc;
• Ensure that the business has robust financial data by validating its integrity and quality;
• Ensure that all functional strategies, policies, processes, and guidance notes are up to date and in line with best practice / current legislation;
• Reports to the General Manager and Board of Directors, has a functional relationship with Financial Director and Sales Director.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required:

• + 5 years relevant working experience in financial business controlling position;
• Demonstrated and proven experience in controlling roles preferably within a production environment;
• Bachelor’s degree in Economics or related;
• Fluent in English, both orally and in writing;
• Knowledge of computer-based spreadsheets and reporting tools;
• Deep analytical capability and ability to apply strategic thinking to financial reporting and analysis;
• Willingness to work across all areas of the business, and who at times will need to be involved in operational / transactional work;
• Strong interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills with ability to consult and provide advice to all levels of the organization, to communicate and influence effectively with business partners;
• Strong business and management report writing skills;
• Ability to work independently and contribute effectively as a team member to achieve goals;
• Strong organizational and time management skills with an ability to priorities and manage workload, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing circumstances;
• Ability to identify issues and propose solutions;
• Organized, strategically focused, detail-oriented, self-starter and able to deal with ambiguity;
• Proficiency using ERP Systems, BI and Microsoft Office Programs and other relevant database programs, demonstrated experience in statistics tools, strong excel modeling skills;
• Positive result driven and hands on attitude.

For more information:

Psihoselect Team

E-mail: recrutare@psihoselect.ro

Mobile: 0746 188 012

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