As Business Controller for IT and R&D, you will take on a key role, acting as the finance and strategic sparring partner to the IT and R&D leadership teams. In this role, you’ll go beyond reporting and become a trusted advisor to management, driving performance, enabling strategic decisions, and shaping the future of your area. You will directly report to the Head of Controlling & Risk Management.

Challenges that will make you grow

- Delivering best-in-class business performance management:

- Own budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning while maintaining a holistic business view and a deep understanding of business needs, trends and KPIs

- Prepare monthly closing, evaluation of business performance and insightful variance analysis

- Developing recommendations to optimize business results and supporting the implementation of improvement measures

- Business partnering to support commercial decision-making:

- Development of Speira’s IT and R&D strategy in cooperation with IT and R&D management teams, business units and other relevant functions

- Proactive role in driving Speira’s IT and R&D strategy

- Assessment of business cases to support growth/efficiency initiatives

- Leading projects and business improvement initiatives:

- Drive digitalization and efficiency in Finance by developing new controlling-tools and processes, also in cooperation with external consultants

- Playing a leading role in cross-functional initiatives

Qualifications that will get you ahead

- University degree in business administration, finance/economics or other relevant field, alternatively relevant professional experience
- Preferably 5 years’ of proven experience as Business Controller, Financial Manager or similar within a manufacturing environment
- Curiosity and willingness to learn combined with an analytical and commercial mindset
- Proactive approach, with ability to work strategically and implement initiatives and actions
- Project management skills, ability to co-ordinate effectively cross-functional teams
- Team-player with the ability to also work independently and not being afraid to challenge, whilst supporting business
- Excellent presentation, communication and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in advanced data analytics and visualization skills are beneficial
- Knowledge of the aluminium industry, especially the rolling or recycling industries, is an advantage
- Fluency in English and German

Our Benefits

- Attractive compensation package
- Excellent further training opportunities
- Respectful and collegial corporate culture
- Sports & and health promotion (e.g. Urban Sports)
- Work-life balance
- Canteen
- Company pension plan and pension plan according to collective agreement
- Company day care center (U3)
- Corporate Benefits portal with many discounts
- Subsidized Jobticket
- Access to the Handelshof in Düsseldorf and HH-Harburg
- Job Bike

We expressly emphasize that all people - regardless of gender/gender identity, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability or equality, age, and sexual orientation - are equally welcome at our company.

Applications from severely disabled persons and persons with equal disabilities will be considered if they are equally qualified.