EYKON is an independent utility infrastructure technology company, formerly the Landis+Gyr EMEA business. Built on more than 130 years of utility expertise, we bring together technology, data, services, and operational know-how to help utilities make infrastructure work better. Today, our teams support customers across Europe and beyond, spanning more than 75 markets and over 100 million connected endpoints. Join a business built on generations of expertise and help shape what comes next.
In EYKON, one of Aurelius’ portfolio companies, we are looking in the region of Nuremberg for a
Head of Finance Germany & Austria (m/f/d)
Key Responsibilities
Leadership, Planning and Execution
- Ensure implementation of the Thermal business unit strategy in accordance with EMEA / Global strategy
- Ensure fulfilment of all budget targets
- Improve the relevant processes (Finance, SSC, IT)
- Lead and motivate the direct reports in all shared service departments
- Ensure the necessary resources
Finance & Accounting
- Ensure liquidity for the company to fulfil all monetary obligations according to the budget
- Ensure forecast quality
- Provide management information in time
- Ensure Group accounting rules
Business and Project Controlling
- Thermal business unit controlling, including overview of production site in Slovakia
- Responsible for the budget process within the company, the business unit and the DA units
- Control and coach the unit
- Provide the necessary information to the staff involved (monthly meetings)
- Sales controlling
- Challenge and support the local legal entity
Risk Management
- Enforce the policies, rules and regulations, ensuring compliance with laws and direction given by the company
- Ensure local compliance with corporate policies
- Manage risks, unforeseen problems and escalations
- Improve the operational and commercial processes
Organizational Performance
- Ensure communication within the company
- Improve employee satisfaction and motivation within the company and with relevant internal and external partners
- Ensure appropriate resources
Profile
- Degree in Finance, Business Administration or a related field, or 15 years of experience in operational business
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience, including 5 to 10 years in finance & accounting and business / project controlling in national and international businesses
- Proven track record of leading a complex accounting function and an international, multi-disciplinary organisation
- Experience with company strategy and mergers & acquisitions, and with complex international projects with top management visibility
- Project management experience in finance, controlling and IT, including systems implementations and automation projects
- Experience in private equity-backed businesses is an advantage
- Experience collaborating in multi-national and multicultural environments
- Strong people leadership skills: leading, coaching and developing teams
- Commercially astute and analytical, hands-on and solutions-oriented, with a systems mindset and an interest in process optimisation
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to operate strategically while remaining detail-oriented
- Comfortable in a growing and evolving business environment, with high integrity, accountability and resilience
- Fluent in English and German; further language skills are welcome
Skills Required
- Degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or 15 years of operational business experience
- At least 10 years of professional experience
- 5 to 10 years of experience in finance and accounting and business or project controlling in national and international businesses
- Experience leading a complex accounting function and an international, multidisciplinary organization
- Experience with company strategy and mergers and acquisitions
- Experience managing complex international projects with top management visibility
- Project management experience in finance, controlling, and IT, including systems implementations and automation projects
- Experience in private equity-backed businesses
- Experience collaborating in multinational and multicultural environments
- Strong people leadership skills, including leading, coaching, and developing teams
- Commercially astute, analytical, hands-on, solutions-oriented, and interested in process optimization
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strategic and detail-oriented approach
- Integrity, accountability, resilience, and comfort in a growing and evolving business environment
- Fluent in English and German
- Additional language skills
What We Do
AURELIUS is a globally active alternative investment firm focused on private equity, private debt, and real estate. It invests in and transforms companies through an operational approach, specializing in corporate carve-outs, platform build-ups, succession solutions, and bespoke financing. Its WaterRise operations advisory team provides hands-on support to improve portfolio-company performance and create sustainable value across complex transactions in Europe and North America.
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