Head of Business Unit Controlling OE and Industrial

Strategic Business Partner

• Act as a trusted financial co-pilot and strategic counterpart to Vice Presidents of Original Equipment and Industrial businesses
• Provide a holistic financial perspective integrating strategic commercial and operational drivers
• Proactively challenge and influence senior leadership decisions to ensure sustainable financial performance and value creation
• Drive business impact by linking financial steering to profitability cash flow and capital efficiency targets
• Drive entrepreneurial performance management using liquidity- and value-focused KPIs (e.g. NWC FCF ROCE)
• Lead and drive company-wide process optimization and digitalization initiatives to enhance efficiency and transparency
• Proactively design and improve financial processes in alignment with group standards with strong focus on digitalization
• Build strong trust-based relationships across a global and matrixed organization

Financial Governance & Performance

• Own and ensure efficient financial processes high data quality and transparency
• Act as a forward-looking financial leader delivering insightful KPI analysis forecasts and budgets to senior management
• Hold accountability for legal entity financial oversight including:
• Financial performance and balance sheet reviews
• Profitability analysis by customer and product
• Costing investment management and capital allocation
• Financial liquidity and working capital planning forecasting and budgeting

Risk Management & Controls

• Ensure implementation and continuous compliance with internal control systems and financial governance standards
• Translate financial requirements from Headquarters into an effective regional finance strategy
• Identify performance gaps define corrective actions jointly with business leadership and track financial impact

Leadership & Organizational Impact

• Lead develop and inspire the Business Unit Controlling organization ensuring high performance engagement and continuous capability building
• Build a strong talent pipeline through active coaching development and succession planning
• Foster a culture of accountability ownership and performance discipline
• Strengthen cross-functional collaboration and promote a one-team mindset in a global matrix environment
• Act as a role model driving transparency trust and constructive challenge across the organization
• Communicates clearly and fosters collaboration across functions and regions
• Demonstrates ownership courage and speed in decision-making
• Develops talent and strengthens internal capability
• Supports digitalization and continuous learning across the organization

Leadership Expectations (MANNHUMMEL Leadership Profile)

• Drive
• Entrepreneurship
• Future & Customer Centricity

Education

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting or a related field

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in finance/controlling
• Proven leadership experience with direct people management responsibility
• Strong background in a global matrixed and multicultural organization

Required Skills

• Strong financial acumen withproven financial performancemanagement and reporting capabilities
• Advanced SAP expertise
• Strong analytical and business partnering skills
• Excellent communication and influencing capabilities
• Proven ability to drive performance and challenge senior stakeholders
• Proficiency in MS Office including advanced Excel
• Willingness to travel (approx. 10%)

Preferred Skills

• Multilingual capabilities (e.g. English/Spanish English/Portuguese or English/German)