Your Role

• Drives and steers financial related management process: mid-term and short-term strategic planning process and budgets for Strategic Business Unit (SBU).
• Analyzes development of SBU portfolio, cost structure and corrective measures and provides strategic direction for future development.
• Provides efficiency in funding the business plans.
• Analyzes business plans and provides standardized information to steer SBU segments.
• Ensures correct global financial reporting and prepares frequent forecasts where needed.
• Executes efficient financial standard processes aligned across all SBUs and business controlling guidelines. Evaluates SBU strategies, innovations, projects and investment plans; monitors business profitability; assesses risks and opportunities.
• Reviews the SBU positioning in the regular BU strategy process
• Monitors Accounts Receivable (A/R) and overdues
• Acts as sparring partner to SBU Head on strategic, operative and organizational matters.
• Leads or supports preparation of presentations for Henkel’s Corporate Leadership Committees (e.g. MBM, GA).
• Supports SBU’s acquisition, integration and divestment processes in financial and strategic dimensions Fosters compliance across relevant Corporate Standards

YOUR SKILLS

• Degree in Business Administration or MBA in Finance or equivalent.
• CPA or CMA preferred.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated track record as Controller.
• Accounting, Tax knowledge and commercial understanding.
• Understanding of Transfer Pricing and statutory requirements including tax regulation
• SAP experience