Financial Reporting Prof. 1

Description:

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure process and content alignment with Campus Management and BU Management
Month End Closing activities for the BU will be one of the key responsibilities ensuring our books and records are auditable and IFRG conform.
Will closely control all relevant business KPIs, including but not limited to volume development, Profit Development, Headcount, FCF, etc. and ensure the achievement of targets within each.
Where deviations are found you will take corrective actions with the team to bring the transparency.
You will have a thorough understanding of each KPI and deviations regular profitability-, trend- and variance-analysis on BU level will allow you to make suggestions and advise management
Monthly performance reviews with the segments will be prepared by yourself indicating focus topics for each discussion and adapting the content of reviews to the business needs
Responsible for managing programs or initiatives with the support of a cross-functional team and product lines.
Support the Segment Management with Ad-Hoc analyses proving high quality in limited available time as well as with presentations internally as well as externally
Close interaction with all Segment management functions to achieve the set goals
Optimization of processes and status quo is one integral part of this role where you will actively strive to improve
Will work closely with the extended finance community and continuously enhance and improve reporting process and standard reports to achieve highest data quality and meet any given deadline
Support the transformation into a digital controlling environment by implementing modern front-end tools, training the employees, and promoting digitalization projects.


REQUIRED Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field
5+ years of accounting and financial audit experience
Advanced knowledge of FI/CO transactions and procedures in SAP ERP and Hyperion
Highly developed analytical skills and detail-oriented work style
Advanced knowledge of financial analysis and documentation methods to consolidate and validate large quantity of information and complex business issues
Ability to effectively manage deadlines and prioritize in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
Proven work experience under pressure
Demonstrably creative; comes up with new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings
Ability to gather, structure, consolidate and analyze large amounts of financial information and develop an overarching divisional view, also in graphical format, that describes the key message for Management's use
Team oriented; gets along well with others; strong sense of emotional awareness; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably
Self-motivated; can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; consistently pushes self and others for results
Highly proficient in MS office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)
Proven capability of driving standardization of financial processes and continuous processes and performance improvement