Senior Finance Business Partner Engineering & Digital

About

Our client is a very successful company which offers not only an excellent market position, but also an exciting and dynamic working environment. The role is a Key Finance Business partner to the Engineering and Digital departments, providing financial oversight and driving performance transparency across the group.

Your Benefits

• An innovative and international working environment
• Flexible working time model
• A highly motivated team and an open way of communication
• Support with job-related relocations or the search for a secondary residence
• Continuous trainings and possibilities to develop further
• An attractive remuneration package awaits you

Your Duties

• Own and ensure accuracy of Engineering & Digital financial closing, including validation of accruals, cost allocations, and capitalization logic, in full compliance with Group Controlling standards
• Lead financial planning and forecasting cycles for Engineering & Digital, including operational reviews and close alignment with Engineering leadership, Group FP&A, and other Finance teams
• Independently validate planning assumptions, differentiate most likely vs. best-case scenarios, and proactively identify financial risks, constraints, and improvement opportunities
• Act as a trusted finance business partner to Engineering & Digital management, providing constructive challenge and decision-oriented recommendations
• Drive financial transparency across Engineering & Digital, identify cost optimization levers, and support informed decision-making through structured financial analyses
• Perform financial validation of R&D programs, including guidance on cost capitalization criteria and accounting treatment
• Support the annual R&D funding submissions to Austrian state authorities (FFG), ensuring financial accuracy, consistency, and compliance
• Contribute to the redesign of BI and KPI reporting for Engineering & Digital, enabling scalable, transparent, and insightful reporting solutions
• Continuously improve controlling processes, tools, and governance in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Your Qualifications

• Achelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration
• Relevant professional experience in controlling, finance, or accounting, ideally within an industrial, engineering, or technology-driven environment
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to link financial outcomes to operational performance drivers and translate insights into actionable recommendations
• Confident communicator with assertiveness and stakeholder management skills, experienced in working across functions and management levels
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel; experience with financial systems and BI tools is a plus
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic environment with recurring peak periods during closing and planning cycles
• Structured, independent, and solution-oriented mindset with a strong business-partnering attitude