Your collaboration Primary goals for this role include:

Own the financial planning processes – including multi-year plans, budgets, forecasts as well as monthly reporting against these targets – to deliver achievable but stretching plans, including cashflow forecasting and covenant projections of the Italian legal entityOwn the month-end closing process, in alignment with Group FP&A and KUKA Group ControllingOwn the CapEx and liquidity planning process, also by assessing investments needs and business casesFocus on continuous improvement and standardization of processes, including implementation of best practices and automation initiatives, collaborating with IT and working closely with the wider finance teamsTrack and follow/improve the finance processes to guarantee the fulfillment of the financial reporting requirements local/corporatePoint of contact for external stakeholders, such as external auditors, banks, tax authorities, external financial specialist Plan and monitor the Engineering&Development initiatives in the Italian entity in alignment with the global team.
Your competence To be successful in the role we are looking for:

Bachelor/Master degree or equal qualification in the relevant field: Business, Finance, Accounting, EconomicsMinimum 5 years of balanced financial experience, including FP&A, Industrial Controlling, Accounting and Internal Controls, as well as prior business decision supportProgressive experience in business and staff management rolesProficiency in ERP and comfortable manipulating complex dataStrong business orientation - ability to understand and explain business results and translate into financial consequencesAbility to coach business in an increasingly agile business environmentStrong Communication and Interpersonal skillsAnalytical MindsetProblem Solving AttitudeExperience in leading a team