Function head controlling
Your Contribution
You will lead controlling activities for Plant and R&D departments, strengthen team capabilities, and act as a business partner to senior management by leading performance and business management.
Additionally, you will support planning, budgeting, and closing activities, and implement measures to achieve business targets.
- Oversee management accounting operations for Plant or R&D departments
- Lead and develop the capabilities and effectiveness of the performance management and operations controlling team
- Manage R&D and project controlling
- Act as a business partner to senior management
- Support the definition and implementation of strategy and performance management
- Assist with planning, budgeting, forecasting, and closing activities
- Define, implement, and report measures to achieve targets
- Analyze operations (production, supply chain/logistics, quality) and identify improvement opportunities
- Define and implement measures for production optimization
- Prepare and submit controlling-related reports to headquarters in Germany
Your experience & Qualifications
- Ability to work in Japanese (including reading and writing Kanji)
- Ability to work in English (speaking and writing)
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferably in Accounting or Business Administration)
- Minimum 7 years of experience in controlling within a manufacturing company
- Minimum 5 years of experience in team management
- Knowledge of automotive and supplier industry specifics
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, BI tools, and ERP systems (SAP FI/CO module knowledge preferred)
Our Offering;
We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities.
We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!
After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be, once your profile will get shortlisted.
#DiversityMatters with our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from all social, religious & ethnical backgrounds, disabilities both mental and physical, identities (gender) and neurodivergent people.
Do you have any questions?
YOSHIKI.ISONO@MAHLE.COM
Numazu-shi, JP

