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Responsibilities:

Finance leadership role with Freudenberg Performance Materials (FPM) based at the headquarters in Weinheim, Germany. You lead the management reporting and forecasting for a globally active business group with divisions across multiple industries, partnering with senior leaders and driving modernization across reporting, processes, and systems.

• Reporting & Forecasting: Lead the monthly management reporting and forecasting process, delivering transparency on key business drivers, ensuring high data quality and providing clear presentations for top management.

• Analysis: Manage in-depth and ad-hoc analyses of business performance, delivering decision-ready insights to support our operational and strategic goals.

• Planning: Drive the operative and strategic planning process across the group to shape the future direction and development of the business group.

• Business Partnering: Closely cooperate with the Board of Management, senior management of divisions, and corporate functions by providing financial expertise. Act as the primary point of contact for the Freudenberg Group for all Controlling related topics.

• Transformation & Project management: Contribute to key projects aiming at developing the business group (e.g. PMI).

• Optimization: Continuously improve Controlling processes, tools and systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy in business analysis.

Qualifications:

• Education: Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or a comparable field.

• Experience: 8+ years in group controlling or financial reporting within an international industrial environment.

• Leadership Skills: Experience in leading teams both functionally and disciplinary

• Nice to have: Background in management consulting, Big 4 firm and/or controlling within a multinational manufacturing group.

• Strong Systems Skills: Proficiency in MS Office, SAP, Management Information Systems (e.g. HFM).

• Language: Fluency in English (written and spoken); German is a plus.

• Executive Communication: You translate complex financial topics into clear, concise messages that senior leaders can act on.

• Structured Problem Solving: You break down ambiguity, prioritize what matters, and drive decisions.

• Commitment & Drive: You demonstrate a strong commitment and a consistent drive to perform, taking ownership, going the extra mile when needed, and delivering high-quality results under pressure.

• Stakeholder Management: You align diverse perspectives across divisions and functions, challenge constructively, and build trust through reliability.

• Systems & Automation Mindset: You continuously look for ways to simplify, automate and improve data flows to increase speed and quality.

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The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.