Reporting to the Senior Manager, this role serves as a financial co-pilot to Project Execution teams, owning the financial performance of a project portfolio. The position is instrumental in driving a strong control environment and a predictable financial culture.
This is a highly collaborative role at the intersection of operations and finance, ideal for individuals who thrive in a matrixed environment and want to directly influence business outcomes.
This is a hybrid role (office + remote), with periodic project site visits during key project execution phases.We offer:
- Career Development
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits
- Pay Transparency
- Global Opportunities
Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer
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The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $X-Y at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.
What You Will do in This Role:
- Own and manage EACs (Estimate at Completion), ensuring all deviations are clearly quantified with root-cause support
- Partner closely with Project Management and cross-functional teams to drive project performance and financial outcomes
- Proactively identify, quantify, and mitigate risks impacting project financials
- Lead change order management to protect and enhance project profitability
- Manage cash flow and working capital across project portfolio
- Deliver monthly financial performance reviews to senior leadership (VP/Director level)
- Lead weekly pacing discussions to ensure forecast commitments are achieved
- Develop and improve management reporting and dashboards
- Perform ad hoc analysis to continuously improve project controlling efficiency
What We Are Looking For:
- 8+ years proven experience in project-based business or manufacturing finance
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting prefered
- Proven track record to own results and influence outcomes in a cross-functional environment
- Strong business partnering approach with the confidence to challenge and inspire change
- Highly analytical with strong critical thinking and interpersonal skills
- Genuine curiosity about understanding the business, not just the numbers
- Experience with SAP (or equivalent ERP), Excel, and PowerPoint
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Skills Required
- 8+ years experience in project-based or manufacturing finance
- Proven ability to own results and influence cross-functional outcomes
- Strong business partnering skills with confidence to challenge and drive change
- Highly analytical with strong critical thinking and interpersonal skills
- Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP
- Advanced Excel proficiency
- Proficiency with PowerPoint for senior leadership reporting
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
What We Do
Looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of intralogistics is our home. Our solutions ensure the smooth flow of materials and information in production plants, warehouses, and distribution centers in over 100 countries. We have around 41,000 employees who make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: the biggest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment in Europe, and one of the world’s leading warehouse automation providers. Successful? We are, but it’s all down to the motivated, highly trained, and multi-talented people that work for us. Would you like to be part of an international, diverse team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry. With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a globally active group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis. No matter which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape our individual action and our collaboration with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both nationally and internationally. Who makes up the KION Group? With our international brands Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli, as well as regional brands Fenwick and OM, we stand for exceptional technology and service expertise for forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment around the world. Dematic expands the portfolio with its automated material handling solutions for intralogistics processes in warehouses, production, and sales
