Role Overview:
Manage end to end finance responsibilities
Key Responsibilities and Main Tasks :
- Acts as a strategic advisor and financial co-pilot to senior leadership
- Translates business strategy into financial implications, targets, and value drivers
- Provide actionable insights and recommendations to drive the future development of your business area within the BASF Group.
- Deliver reliable financial information to support management decision-making and strategic planning.
- Lead and support automation and continuous improvement initiatives within the team.
- Prepare and deliver clear presentations to management
- Conduct cost analysis, monitoring, reporting, and budgeting for your assigned business area.
- Liaise with the Finance Manager of the company.
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of global accounting and charging mechanisms.
- Manage month-end and year-end closing processes, as well as forecasting and budget planning.
- Continuously improve and automate reporting to ensure transparency in cost development.
- Monitor project cost accounting and ensure accurate tracking.
- Coordinate management inquiries and structure complex ad-hoc analyses.
- Ensure compliance with BASF Group’s accounting and controlling guidelines.
Conduct training sessions for stakeholders to promote smooth processes and effective knowledge transfer.
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- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Controlling, or Accounting.
- Several years of relevant experience in business or controlling functions is preferred.
- Strong proficiency in controlling IT tools such as MS Office, SAP BW, SAP CO/CI, and PowerBI.
- Strong understanding of business models, value drivers, and financial steering
- Ability to translate strategy into financial impact
- Ability to challenge business assumptions and provide fact-based recommendations
- Strong communication and storytelling skills (management-ready messaging)
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills, with a strong ability to learn and work independently as well as in a team.
- Team player with a high service orientation and a proactive, continuous improvement mindset.
- Strong communication skills in English; knowledge of German is an added advantage but not mandatory.
