Business Partner Service Controller
How brave are you? We are a high-tech company providing machine tools and laser technology, and are looking for people who can face new challenges with a fresh mind. As an independent family company, we offer you the freedom and trust to put your brave ideas into practice. With you on board, we would like to power ahead with the digital networking of the manufacturing industry. Our passion and creative drive ensure that we are an innovative force – across the globe at over 80 TRUMPF locations.
The Business Partner Service is responsible for creating additional value to operative managers in this respective functional area by providing them more insight about the financial performance of their business and support them by proposing and tracking improvement initiatives and actions.
The Business Partner Controller provides function specific reports and KPIs incl. comments on trends and abnormalities and engages in regular business reviews with the functional managers, coordinates the function specific planning and forecasting and drives function specific projects like business plans, investment calculations, cost reductions, etc.
Principle Duties & Responsibilities
Define and provide function specific KPIs:
- Develop short- and long-term goals, KPIs and objectives, and develop and execute against annual budgets.
- (1) Service monthly margin analysis for NAFTA (TUS, TUSD, TCA, TMX)
- (2) Monitoring labor on service missions and tracking monthly development
- (3) Assuring data quality for service missions in SIS are accurate to improve monthly reporting
- (4) Analyzing structural costs and supporting the managers in assuring they are meeting their saving measures
- (5) Tracking development of installation and quality costs
Function specific Reporting and Forecasting
- Monthly reporting to Germany. Provide information as required by headquarters; reasonings behind variances within the respective area.
- Participate in Budgeting (1 month every year) & Forecasting (2 per year) process as needed; support respective department managers with completion of budgets.
- Review reports/results, assess whether abnormalities are due to business reasons or technical controlling/accounting issues and assure processes are followed to support Finance Operations.
Support of operative Managers
- Provide direct support and coaching to upper management with understanding the financials and identifying the risks and performance results from the respective area.
- Lead and implement change initiatives related to business, to support Management. ie. Optimize return process.
- Support upper management with assuring working capital is aligned with divisional yearly projections.
Financial Analysis and Special projects (i.e.)
- Ad Hoc profitability reporting for projects
- Prepare financial presentations
Experience
Requires 4-5 years of experience in Accounting/Controlling, preferably in a manufacturing environment. Individual must possess strong analytical skills and be proficient in Microsoft Excel. Must be able to communicate financial concepts and results to non-financial staff. Basic technical and business understanding required in order to participate in discussions with management. Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or similar is required.
TRUMPF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or other protected class.
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