Associate Finance Manager / Business Partner Controlling (m/f/d) New Products and Innovation

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

As Associate Finance Manager, you will play a pivotal role within the New Products & Innovation (NPI) finance team. You will support the company’s growth by assisting with new product launches and business development while managing and coordinating financial investments and funding within the T&E and Spine (TECS) Advanced Operations (AO) team.

In this role, you will act as a business partner and business controller, while also having the opportunity to collaborate closely with your manager and contribute to strategic initiatives.

What you will do

• Be a member of extended finance and AO TECS leadership teams, shaping and implementing operational plans aligned with strategic goals.

• Facilitate analysis and critical evaluation of new product business plans and financial models to pinpoint key value drivers.

• Develop financial analyses and influence new product allocation decisions across the business.

• Own FP&A reporting and projections for TECS NPI – Management Reporting on key OPEX, CAPEX, product cost across business units.

• Create innovative financial metrics to track progress on objectives for new technologies and products.

• Drive margin improvement, cost estimation, and compliance for new technologies and products, while managing capital expenditure and cost-to-market tracking.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with finance leaders to achieve objectives.

• Lead and oversee the budget process, ensuring thorough due diligence.

What you will need

Required qualifications:

• Business administration degree with a qualification in accounting, finance, controlling, or a comparable qualification.

• 6+ years of post-qualification experience, ideally in a multinational organization within an FDA-regulated industry.

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial analysis, budgeting, reporting and forecasting.

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, adjust priorities, and meet deadlines.

• Experience in stakeholder management, particularly in establishing and maintaining cooperative relationships at all levels.

• Strong proficiency in English, with a minimum level of C1.

Preferred qualifications:

• Comfort working in a matrix-management environment.

• Proficiency in German is an advantage.

Additional Information:

• Please submit your resume in English.

• You will benefit from a hybrid working model, with one day per week in the office. This position can be based at our German locations in Freiburg or Schönkirchen near Kiel, our Swiss office in Selzach, or in Cork, Ireland.

Diversity is important to us. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their ethnic, national, or social background, gender, disability, age, or sexual identity.

Please note that the external job title may differ from the internal job title.

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