Senior Performance Controller (Controller/in)

The Senior Performance Controller supports the global financial steering and performance management of Innomotics, a EUR 3 billion international industrial company. The role provides transparent, forward-looking management insights, ensures robust planning and reporting processes, and acts as a key finance business partner to divisions, central functions and senior management.

• Lead and continuously improve global management reporting, performance analysis and executive decision support.
• Coordinate and challenge general forecasting and budgeting processes, ensuring consistency, quality and timely delivery.
• Act as the central controlling interface to divisions for month-end closing (Ultimo), forecast cycles and performance reviews.
• Develop and maintain standards for profit bridge analyses, enabling transparent explanations of profitability developments and key value drivers.
• Own global working-capital reporting and analysis, including cash-conversion drivers, risks, opportunities and improvement actions.
• Ensure alignment with Accounting, Treasury and Tax on financial reporting, accounting impacts, cash flow, liquidity, financing and tax-related topics.
• Support global cash-flow and liquidity planning, including cash-flow forecasting, scenario analysis and management recommendations.
• Take ownership of the business requirements and governance for key management-reporting tools, including Tagetik, standard reports and dashboards.
• Define and maintain relevant management KPIs, report content, calculation logic, reporting dimensions and drill-down requirements in cooperation with Finance, IT and reporting-tool owners.
• Ensure that reports and dashboards provide a clear, consistent and management-oriented view of performance across relevant dimensions, such as division, region, product portfolio, customer, project or legal entity.
• Support the ongoing enhancement, standardization and adoption of reporting tools, dashboards and self-service reporting solutions; technical development and dashboard design are performed by the relevant specialist teams.
• Identify opportunities to use AI-enabled analytics, automation and intelligent reporting to improve reporting efficiency, analytical quality and decision support.
• Deliver high-quality ad-hoc reporting, analyses, business cases and management presentations for strategic and operational decisions. Your Profile

• University degree in Finance, Controlling, Business Administration, Economics or similar
• More than 10 years of professional experience in controlling, FP&A, business finance or performance management.
• At least 3 years of experience in a Senior Performance Controlling role or a comparable global/corporate controlling position.
• Strong expertise in management reporting, planning, forecasting, variance analysis and financial performance steering.
• Sound accounting knowledge, including a strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and the interface between management reporting and statutory financial reporting.
• Practical experience with management-reporting systems, planning/consolidation tools and dashboard solutions; Tagetik experience or strong Tagetik knowledge is preferred.
• Experience defining KPI requirements, reporting structures and data dimensions for dashboards and management reports.
• Interest in, or practical exposure to, AI applications in financial analysis, reporting, forecasting or process automation is an advantage.
• Proven business understanding in industrial, manufacturing, electrification, automation, drives, energy or comparable technology-oriented industries.
• Experience working with international divisions and within a global matrix organization.
• Advanced analytical, financial modelling and presentation skills; strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Fluent in German and English; additional languages are an advantage. Personal Profile
• Structured, analytical and detail-oriented, with a clear focus on material business drivers.
• Digitally minded, with an interest in modern reporting, KPI governance, automation and AI-enabled Finance solutions.
• Confident communicator and constructive challenger with strong stakeholder-management skills.
• High ownership, integrity and resilience in a dynamic, deadline-driven global environment.
• Collaborative team player who can effectively connect divisions, central Finance functions, IT and senior management.

What's IN it for you (Our Benefits)

• Compensation according to the applicable collective agreements of the metal and electrical industry
• 30 days of vacation per calendar year
• Flexible working models
• Pension benefits
• Development opportunities
• Health care offerings
• Childcare subsidy
• Employer subsidy for "Deutschlandticket"
• Canteens with lower prices for employees
• Access to a benefits portal with attractive employee offers