Senior Controller & Finance Business Partner Transformationsinitiativen (m/w/x)

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Exercise the Finance Business Partner role for the Head of Business Transformation (or the responsible Group Board) and the Initiative Management for Group-wide Transformation Initiatives through Active Communication, as a link between the Transformation Initiatives and the Financial Function

Professional leadership of all employees of the transformation initiatives and the global finance organization in finance and controlling topics

Creating financial transparency for the effective and efficient management of the transformation initiatives. Conception, implementation and ongoing implementation of a group-wide controlling for focus initiatives based on business cases

Create a basis for relevant business decisions in the transformation initiatives by means of meaningful reporting and targeted analyses and by challenging financial developments.

Separately deriving action recommendations and control pulses, consulting the transformation initiatives on optimization potentials, procedures and priorities for realisation

Planning, forecasting, controlling and monitoring of costs and investments of the transformation initiatives according to the ZEISS control standards with a focus on process efficiency and reporting to different stakeholders (including board members)

Control and development of global allocation processes, use and development of cost and allocation models

Coordination of interfaces for and regular communication with the global financial organisation, ensuring a seamless transition to operational control structures

Graduate degree in Business Administration with a focus on finance/ controlling or adjacent areas Long-standing professional experience (>5 years) in controlling complex corporate groups and projects as well as as as Finance Business Partner Knowledge of modern controlling instruments, including project controlling, cost accounting, reporting, performance accounting, business cases Comprehensive experience with large cross-sector, multi-layered projects & initiatives Experience in international companies, with reporting on and consulting senior and top management Excellent communication skills to successfully shape the network task with a variety of contact persons from different fields and countries Stakeholder management experiences and interaction skills with contact persons of different hierarchical levels Knowledge of Microsoft Office, SAP FI/CO (ideally S/4 HANA) and BI German and English language skills in word and writing