Operational Financial Controller
(Perm package plus bonus)
Based: Pan European - Vienna one week in 4 / open to other European travel
JSS are retained by our PE backed multi country European Manufacturing client. They a currently going through a period of positive restructuring.
They require an Operational Financial Controller who is flexible to travel 2 weeks a month to the manufacturing sites across Europe. One week to Vienna and work one a month from home.
Manage all country accounting teams across all entities in Europe and work with them on policies, procedures, closing of books and any specific accounting issues that come up.
Drive consistency in accounting processes, accounting policies and other accounting/IFRS topics.
Person Profile:
Qualified worked as a Operational controller ideally in a larger corporate (could be divisional controller)
- Strong process skills, experienced to drive and implement and audit accounting policies across a non-structured environment
Minimum of 10 years of experience in finance, with at least 5 years in a senior management role.
Experience in the manufacturing industry is highly desirable.
SSC/GBS experience
Proven track record of managing complex financial operations in a multinational environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
Proficiency in financial software and ERP systems (Ideally Tagetik and D365).
Education & Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
Professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CPA) from the Big4
Person Requirements:
Should be ideally someone with big 4 background and then being internal audit or external audit on an international basis but strong on the process side of things (so be good if it is someone with a Shared Service lead background or implementation background).
Flexible home location across Western Europe.
Languag: English critical, German highly desirable but not compulsory