Global Financial Controller – Business Assurance
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Global Financial Controller at SGS managing financial planning, analysis, and reporting processes. Overseeing global business operations with focus on organizational growth and compliance across regions.
Responsibilities:
- Lead global FP&A processes: budget KPIs, reforecast, monthly performance commentary and gap analysis
- Provide cross-functional financial analysis to support corporate strategies and organizational priorities
- Business partnering with Heads of Regions and Global functions (Sales, Marketing, IT)
- Strong technical expertise in consolidations, transfer pricing, intercompany eliminations, multi-entity reporting, and foreign currency translation
- Take part in screening M&A opportunities, challenge acquisition cases, and support due diligence processes
- Partner with teams on business growth initiatives, evaluating financial feasibility and conducting due diligence
- Act as the go-to person for Country Business Managers for finance topics and for local Finance teams regarding global business requirements
- Build trust and credibility with local and global stakeholders
Requirements:
- Minimum a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- CFA or ACCA certified is a strong plus
- Extensive experience (minimum 15 years) in financial controlling, FP&A, or business partnering roles in multi-regional corporate environments
- Proven track record in M&A: due diligence, integration processes, valuation, and supporting acquisition decisions
- Experience working in a global, high-growth environment with full P&L understanding
- Advanced proficiency in financial tools and systems (Excel, BI)
- Oracle ERP experience
- High data literacy and experience with dashboards, analytics, and automation tools (Power BI, Tableau)
- Must be fluent in English in addition to local language; fluency in German would be a very strong advantage
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule and hybrid model
- SGS university and Campus for continuos learning options
- Benefits platform
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