Senior Manager, Division Controller

Description:

This role serves as the strategic financial partner for a global industrial division, shaping financial direction through strong FP&A leadership, commercial insight, and data-driven decision support.

The Business Controller works closely with divisional leadership to drive planning, forecasting, profitability analysis, and performance optimization. The position emphasizes strategic business influence over traditional accounting controllership, focusing on economic modeling, commercial performance, and forward-looking financial management to support growth, margin expansion, and operational execution. 

Major Responsibilities

• Drive a holistic financial insight for Sales, Bookings, and Business Development, turning data into clear guidance for growth decisions.
• Lead core FP&A processes, including budgets, forecasts, reporting, to influence strategy and commercial performance.
• Own divisional P&L accuracy and transparency, ensuring strong alignment with business and corporate goals.
• Improve cost efficiency across Sales, Marketing, and R&D to strengthen margins and support scalable growth.
• Partner with leadership as a strategic advisor, identifying risks, opportunities, and performance levers.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and SOX standards across all financial workflows.
• Enhance financial systems and data quality to boost reporting speed, automation, and decision support.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics or related field; MBA preferred.
• Strong FP&A expertise with a focus on financial modeling, forecasting, and margin analysis.
• 8–10+ years of experience in operations finance, FP&A, or business controlling,
• 5+ years in a managerial or leadership role.
• Experience in industrial or manufacturing environments with exposure to public company.
• Skilled in working with matrix organizations, collaborating across global teams, and influencing executives.
• Must have the ability to work independently
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into strategic business insights.
• Resilient under pressure, detail-oriented, and capable of meeting strict deadlines.