Business Controller

Job description responsibilities and duties

• You are responsible for all weekly and monthly financial reports for local and Group Management.
• You set up proper controlling tools to ensure an excellent monthly analysis (actuals vs budget) and challenge the management team.
• You play a vital role in the budgeting and forecasting cycle.
• You follow up on the products' profitability and the inventory's valuation.
• You optimize working capital management by monitoring and challenging the local team on proactive follow-up of outstanding receivables, payables, and inventory control.
• You ensure the implementation and follow-up of company policies and procedures, optimize internal control procedures, and ensure compliance with existing policies.
• You work on ad hoc projects at the discretion of the Plant Manager and the Group CFO.
• You are an active member of the Slovak Management team, taking part in the management decision-making process
• You work closely with the Head of Accounting and act as back-up in case of absence.

Requirements for the employee

• Master's or bachelor’s degree in Finance with relevant experience
• Excellent controlling skills and a good understanding of accounting
• Experience (at least 3 years) in business controlling in an international production environment
• Ability to translate financial numbers into concrete action plans
• Strong business acumen and ability to understand the reality behind the figures
• Understanding of financial concepts, e.g., NWC
• Knowledge of cash management optimization
• Good verbal and written communication skills – must effectively communicate with the local management team and HQ abroad
• fluent English (writing and speaking)
• Advanced Excel knowledge (e.g., Pivot tables) and ERP experience
• A strong personality who can drive change and who takes ownership
• Pragmatic and to-the-point
• Straightforward and transparent communicator with all levels of the company
• Hands-on
• Business-oriented: able to see the “global picture” and prepared to dig into the details
• Process-oriented and able to link operational processes to the financials and vice versa
• Able to make decisions and take ownership

Employee perks, benefits

• space for professional grow
• work in an international dynamic environment
• competitive salary
• company car
• the possibility of the housing allowance in the case of candidates from other regions of Slovakia
• the possibility of 1 day of home-office per week

Company on whose behalf the position is being filled

Our client is an international production company.