About the role

  • Controller managing financial operations and supply chain at Heraeus Medical's production site in Wehrheim. Collaborating with teams to enhance performance and efficiency in financial decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • As Controller, you are the primary contact for all financial matters related to Operations and the Supply Chain at our production site in Wehrheim.
  • Together with a motivated team, you create transparency and provide the basis for informed decision-making — with the goal of continuously improving the performance of our operating company.
  • You work closely with interdisciplinary project teams, provide financial advice, and evaluate investment projects in the production environment.
  • You take ownership of manufacturing cost calculations.
  • You are responsible for annual and intra-year costing runs and ensure their correct execution.
  • You reliably prepare monthly and annual financial statements and budgets — complemented by clear profitability, performance and ad-hoc analyses.
  • You scrutinize production variances: analyze and assess them, and derive concrete measures to increase efficiency.
  • You further develop existing KPIs and contribute new ideas for a meaningful performance measurement system.
  • You coordinate inventories and ensure their proper execution.

Requirements

  • Degree in Business/Economics with a focus on Finance/Controlling and at least three years' professional experience in an industrial company, ideally in production controlling.
  • Knowledge of accounting under IAS/IFRS.
  • Fluent English, spoken and written.
  • Proficient in MS Office (especially Excel), SAP FI/CO, and ideally in BI tools (e.g., Qlik).
  • An analytically strong, solution-oriented personality who communicates confidently and effectively at all levels of the organization, can build cross-departmental relationships, and drive initiatives forward through effective persuasion despite initial resistance.

Benefits

  • Exciting responsibilities — take them on with a high degree of autonomy in an ambitious environment with excellent development opportunities.
  • Attractive compensation — competitive base salary according to the chemical industry collective agreement, annual one-off payments (holiday pay, Christmas bonus, future contribution), and enhancement of statutory long-term care insurance with an additional care insurance.
  • Additional financial benefits — support for private retirement provision, a life-phase account for paid leave (e.g., sabbatical, early retirement), discounts in many (online) shops, and bike leasing.
  • Regular working hours — 37.5 hours per week, 1–2 days of mobile work per week, time-off in lieu for overtime, age-related leave options, 30 days of annual vacation, and special leave for particular occasions.
  • Health & well-being — company medical service with comprehensive preventive examinations, social counseling, and an on-site staff canteen with freshly prepared meals daily.
  • Sustainability and social commitment — sustainability as part of the corporate strategy and targeted support of initiatives in education, family, and science through the company's foundations.

Job title

Controller

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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