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Controller Business Line Equipment

We look for an experienced Business Line Controller to support our Head of Business Unit Controlling Balzers Industrial Solutions. You will act as a business partner and professionally interact with operations, sales and cost center managers to effectively manage and control global and local budgets.

This position is temporary for 6 months and located in Balzers, Liechtenstein.

Responsibilities

•  Plan, develop, organize, implement, direct and evaluate the financial and fiscal functions of the Business Line


• Analyze business performance, recommend benchmarks, and highlight the key areas of improvement or monitoring


• Act as a Business Partner – analyse and propose in the area of top line, margin and costs to improve the overall business performance


• Timely provide the full set of monthly financial reporting to the BL Management


• Apply and manage in coordination with BU Controlling processes in controlling and finance such like long term planning (5YBP), annual budgets, forecasts, business modelling, monthly closing processes and reporting, variance and analysis reporting, product costing, contribution reporting and others


• Support and analyse investment decisions, evaluate capital expenditure and submissions


• Is part of the Controlling community and coordinates Business Line activities among other Finance and Controlling Teams, primarily in the Business Unit

We expect

• University Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business related field


• min. 5 years experience in financial management, ideally in a manufacturing company


• Good business acumen and proven track record in decision-making that positively impact financials


• Good communicator (written, presentations, interpersonal exchange)


• High degree of confidentiality and common sense


• Good skills in aligning processes combined with the ability to engage others


• Self-driven, open and positive mind-set ideally with experience in international and cross-cultural business environment


• Dedicated, convincing personality that is able to integrate well into the team

About us

Oerlikon is a leading global technology Group, with a clear strategy to become a global powerhouse in surface solutions, advanced materials and materials processing. Backed by the key ability to intelligently engineer and process surface solutions and advanced materials, the Group is committed to invest in value-bringing technologies that provide customers with lighter, more durable, more efficient and environmentally sustainable products. A Swiss company with over 100 years of tradition, Oerlikon has a global footprint of over 13 500 employees at more than 180 locations in 37 countries and sales of CHF 2.3 billion in 2016. The company invested CHF 94 million in R&D in 2016 and has over 1 000 specialists developing innovative and customer-oriented products and services.

The Surface Solutions Segment of the Oerlikon Group includes the two brands Oerlikon Balzers and Oerlikon Metco. The Segment operates more than 145 facilities with over 140 coating centres in 37 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia, employing more than 6 000 people.
Oerlikon Balzers is one of the world’s leading suppliers of surface technologies that significantly improve the performance and durability of precision components as well as tools for the metal and plastics processing industries. Oerlikon Balzers operates a dynamically growing network of more than 100 coating centres in 35 countries in Europe, the Americas and Asia. Join us and become a part of our future oriented, international team.