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BIRKENSTOCK is a global brand that embraces all consumers regardless of geography, gender, age, and income.
The company has a deep-rooted family tradition of shoemaking dating back to 1774.
With around 6,200 employees worldwide, BIRKENSTOCK is the largest employer in the German footwear industry.
To ensure our quality standards, we produce over 95% of our products in Germany and source more than 90% of our materials and components from Europe.
The BIRKENSTOCK Group is headquartered in Linz am Rhein, with several locations in Germany and sales offices across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia.
For our Controlling division at our location in Arouca, we are seeking a
Head of FP&A Operations (m/w/d) Your responsibilities include:
Driving compliance, transparency, and profitability in our production plant in Portugal near Porto (Arouca) by business partnering with the local organization and serving as the link to the Group Finance Function.Acting as the business partner to the local Managing Director and the Plant Leadership team.Preparing budgets and forecasts for management.Generating regular reports (cost and performance indicators, e.g., target/actual analyses and productivity), commenting on them, and deriving recommendations for action.Preparing and presenting analyses, reports, and business cases for all management levels, including ad-hoc analyses.Supporting investment projects by reviewing, approving, and recalculating profitability calculations.Developing and coaching finance employees at the site.Your background:
Completed studies in business administration (or equivalent) or industrial engineering, ideally with a focus on controlling.At least 5 years of experience in finance, with a minimum of 3 years in plant controlling, including standard costing variance knowledge and experience.Experience working in a larger production plant, ideally within an international company.Deep understanding of financial modeling techniques and relevant KPIs.Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint, along with good SAP knowledge (modules: FI/CO/MM).
Experience with standard cost setups (preferably SAP COPA) and SAP S/4HANA is desirable.A solution-oriented and analytical personality with a hands-on mentality, extroverted with the ability to communicate, connect, and present to different organizational levels.Fluent in English and Portuguese.We offer:
BIRKENSTOCK provides the advantages of a successful, rapidly growing global company: a dynamic work environment, considerable design freedom, an authentic and open corporate culture, and excellent development opportunities.
If this sounds exciting, we look forward to receiving your online application, including your salary expectations!
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