Senior Director of Finance Operations and Project Controlling EMEA

The Sr. Director, Finance Operations and Project Controlling, EMEA has full accountability for the financial management of the Business Solutions projects portfolio across EMEA, including responsibility over the four business units in the region (UK &amp; Nordics, Amazon EMEA, Emerging Markets, Continental Europe). Additionally accountable for financial management of the EMEA Engineering and Software Execution businesses.<p></p><h1><b>We offer:</b></h1><ul><li><p>Career Development</p></li><li><p>Competitive Compensation and Benefits</p></li><li><p>Pay Transparency</p></li><li><p>Global Opportunities</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Learn More Here:</b> <a href="https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer</span></a></p><p></p><p><i>Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. </i></p><p></p><p><i>This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.</i></p><p></p><h1><b>Tasks and Qualifications:</b></h1><p>The Senior Director of Business Solutions Operations and Project Controlling holds a pivotal position within both the Finance and EMEA Operations Leadership Team. Reporting directly to the VP Finance &amp; CFO EMEA, this role serves as a trusted business partner to the SVP Operations EMEA, collaborating closely to accomplish Dematic's organizational objectives.</p><p></p><p>The Senior Director will lead a dispersed team across multiple European locations and will assume a critical strategic role, overseeing Operations financial management across the EMEA region. Primary responsibilities include planning, implementing, managing, and controlling all financial-related activities within EMEA Business Solutions Operations. This encompasses direct accountability for key areas such as project controlling, budgeting and forecasting, strategic planning, functional cost controlling, risk controlling and new business pipeline analysis.</p><p></p><p>Furthermore, this role is responsible for driving operational efficiency, ensuring compliance with accounting regulations, and providing strategic financial guidance to the Company's leadership team.</p><p></p><p>Reporting directly to the EMEA CFO, the position will have the following responsibilities:</p><p></p><p><b>P&amp;L Ownership</b></p><ul><li>Assume accountability for financial controlling, reporting, and performance of Dematic EMEA BS Operations from Revenue through Gross Profit.</li><li>Provide leadership in developing short and long-term strategic financial objectives for Operations.</li><li>Conduct timely and accurate analysis of actual performance, budgets, financial trends, and forecasts and  identifying and presenting key <span>information/actions/takeaways</span> from complex information to a diverse audience.</li><li>Collaborate with senior executives of Dematic Group to enhance performance and shape the execution of business strategies.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Project and financial Controlling</b></p><ul><li>Ensure projects are delivered within specified timeframes, budgets, and planned profitability levels.</li><li>Oversee the planning of new business for EMEA, including monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting, ensuring alignment across regions and consolidating reports.</li><li>Govern project delivery and provide financial oversight, analysis, and identify cost-saving opportunities to enhance project performance.</li><li>Support workload and capacity analysis, as well as competency assignment to projects based on monthly forecasts, while providing guidance on resource optimization.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Risk Controlling</b></p><ul><li>Develop and implement a comprehensive risk management framework aligned with the organization's strategic objectives.</li><li>Identify and assess risks across all business units and monitor the implementation of risk mitigation strategies.</li><li>Collaborate with senior leadership and stakeholders to establish risk appetite and tolerance levels.</li><li>Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of risk controls and recommend enhancements as needed.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Process standardization and excellence</b></p><ul><li>Drive and harmonize local controllers' ways of working and processes in managing costs, forecasting, reporting, and budgeting for Operations EMEA.</li><li>Continually monitor business and operations performance, identifying variances and providing management insight into trends, issues, opportunities for