The Head of SG&A Controlling – Life Science Advanced Solutions Division is the principal strategic advisor and business partner for all SG&A Controlling activities within the division, leading a centralized, international team. You will deliver transparency, insight, and cost discipline to enable effective business steering. You will own end-to-end SG&A planning, forecasting, monthly closing, reporting, and decision support, collaborating closely with business leaders, functional partners, and adjacent finance teams. You will establish governance, standards, and best practices, and leverage digital reporting and advanced analytics to translate data into actionable insights.
You will define the SG&A controlling vision, operating model, and policies, ensuring consistency and comparability across the division. You will lead the budget cycle and rolling forecasts, coordinating functional inputs and challenging assumptions to align with strategic priorities. You will drive finance readiness for organizational changes, including cost center structures and master data impacts, to ensure continuity during transformations. You will conduct rigorous cost analyses, identify savings opportunities, and deliver comprehensive variance analyses and trend assessments. You will serve as a trusted advisor to divisional finance leadership and franchise teams, linking financial performance to strategy. You will build and develop an international team of SG&A analysts, promoting collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. You will utilize digital tools and visualization solutions to present clear, actionable insights to senior stakeholders.
