EMEA Financial Analyst - R&D Function (m/f/d) (full-time and part-time possible)

Dematic has an opening for a Global Financial Analyst to partner with Global EMEA Research & Development business unit to drive profitable growth, while maintaining an environment of strong compliance and internal control. The successful candidate should demonstrate career progression with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience including experience in financial analysis/reporting, strategic planning, business partnership, project controlling, and “owning a P&L”.

Full and family-friendly flexibility: Individual scheduling of your working hours and the option of mobile working depending on the activity as well as a collectively agreed holiday entitlement of 30 days plus additional time off days thanks to a flexible working time account.

What we offer:

This is What You Will do in This Role:
- Business partner to R&D organizations and other operational leaders, including executives

- Drive the achievement of financial results and increase the operational performance of the R&D businesses

- Establish / maintain a strong control environment to ensure adherence to company and IFRS policies and procedures with regards to all research & development activities

- Help establish and drive project controlling process within global R&D function

- Develop and monitor detailed bottoms up forecast and balances the need to partner with operations versus the need to challenge operations in order to drive forecast accuracy and business performance

- Drive the financial elements of the annual strategic planning process and budgeting for global R&D

- Provide financial support and assistance during month-end close process to the FP&A team and to other Finance and non-Finance teams

- Identify and monitor financial risks and opportunities for the business and develop plans for mitigation

- Responsible for semi-complex financial analysis and research and delivery of executive level financial reporting and communications

- Collaborate with peers in the regional finance teams for the oversight and development of shared services functions such as transaction processing and external reporting
 

Tasks and Qualifications:

What We are Looking For:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field required

- 2+ years' of directly applicable experience in a finance, accounting or related field
- A sound level of knowledge in financial accounting and reporting of the controllership function, auditing and financial systems
- Business fluent German and English skills, as well as flexibility and project awareness round off your profile
- MS Excel and MS PowerPoint Skills are essential, MS Power BI experience is welcome
- Experience working with SAP or a similar ERP system
- Knowledge of reporting/consolidation tools is a plus (e.g. Oracle EPM /Hyperion / TM1)
- Strong organizational skills, multi-tasking ability, and attention to detail
- Ability to build trusting relationships and partnerships throughout the organization acting as a team player
- Ability to define, implement, and adhere to processes, policies, and procedures
- Strong business communication skills for writing and verbalizing financial commentaries, discussing financial performance in terms of key business drivers
- Able to operate effectively in a fast-paced commercial environment