Senior Financial Analyst (m/f/d)

As a trusted advisor to executive leadership, you will provide insightful financial analysis and strategic guidance to support critical business decisions. You will help strengthen financial planning, optimize reporting processes, and promote a data-driven culture that enables sustainable growth.

What you will do

• Challenge, validate and critically assess business plans and financial assumptions
• Conduct sensitivity and scenario analysis to evaluate risks and key value drivers
• Prepare financial analyses and decision-support material for senior and executive management
• Prepare user-friendly & insightful Management presentation
• Act as sparring partner to Executive Management Team, Controlling, Business Groups and Strategy
• Coordinate budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning processes
• Promote a data-driven and analytical decision-making culture in the organization
• Perform month end closing analysis including P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow review
• Improve MEC and Forecast processes to increase speed, accuracy and reliability of monthly closing
• Drive standardization and automation of reporting packages and KPI dashboards across Business Groups

What you will need

• Master’s degree in Finance, Controlling, Economics or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a Big Four firm or in a manufacturing company or similar high‑performance environment, depending on educational credentials
• Experience with financial modelling as well as company and project valuations as DCF and multiples is an advantage
• Strong interest in project‑driven work and cross‑functional collaboration
• Highly analytical thinker with strong problem‑solving skills
• Advanced Excel skills and experience building complex financial models
• Advanced Power Point skills (e.g. also Thinkcell)
• Strong affinity for BI tools and data analytics (e.g.,SAP BW. SAP Analytics Cloud)
• Excellent communication skills and ability to present complex topics clearly
• Strong business acumen with the ability to challenge assumptions and drive insights
• High level of accuracy, structure and attention to detail
• Self‑starter with motivation to improve processes and drive efficiency
• Ability to work independently while engaging stakeholders effectively
• Reliable team player with a proactive and hands‑on mentality
• Fluency in English, written and spoken