Head of FP&A and Finance Controlling (m/f/d)

ISTA No. 7019 / Posting from July 29, 2025 to August 12, 2025

The position is based in Cologne in the FP&A and Finance Controlling/Finance department.

Your Responsibilities – Leadership with Vision

As Head of FP&A and Finance Controlling (m/f/d), you will lead and further develop strategic and operational controlling. You will actively shape the strategic direction and act as a sparring partner for the management. Your responsibilities include:

• Managing strategic and operational financial planning as well as forecasting, budgeting, and reporting processes
• Analyzing critical financial issues and deriving well-founded recommendations for the management
• Developing and tracking measures to achieve targets and identifying opportunities and risks at an early stage
• Optimizing and digitizing controlling processes in close collaboration with corporate headquarters
• Ensuring compliance with IFRS and group-wide standards within the internal control framework
• Responsibility for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, and acting as the main contact for auditors and tax matters
• Active business partnering with a focus on leadership, project management, and stakeholder communication in an international matrix organization

Your Profile – Expertise meets Leadership

You hold a Master’s degree in Finance or Business Administration and have solid experience in a corporate environment or auditing. Additionally, you bring:

• At least three years of leadership experience and in-depth knowledge of financial statements
• Ideally, experience in project management and familiarity with relevant tools and methods
• A structured and solution-oriented approach with strong business acumen and risk awareness
• High level of commitment and results orientation
• Openness to new perspectives and the ability to quickly identify and implement opportunities
• Fluent German and English skills, both written and spoken

Contact and Application

NKT is committed to fostering diversity and a culture where people from different backgrounds can thrive and be inspired to perform at their best. We believe that a diverse structure enables sustainable performance and that an inclusive and welcoming culture creates a better workplace.

We look forward to receiving your complete application documents (including your earliest possible start date) via our career portal. Please note that due to the General Data Protection Regulation, we cannot accept applications by email or post.

If you have any questions about the advertised position, please contact Mr. Arno Vuik, VP Business Finance HV Solutions Cologne, at Arno.Vuik@nkt.com or our Senior Recruiting Business Partner Ms. Daniela Nocker at Daniela.Nocker@nkt.com.

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