Commercial Finance Business Partner
Inactive
Bruker Corporation - Career
Bruker is enabling scientists to make breakthrough discoveries and develop new applications that improve the quality of human life. Bruker’s high performance scientific instruments and high value analytical and diagnostic solutions enable scientists to explore life and materials at molecular, cellular, and microscopic levels. In close cooperation with our customers, Bruker is enabling innovation, improved productivity, and customer success in life science molecular and cell biology research, in applied and pharma applications, in microscopy and nanoanalysis, as well as in industrial applications. Today, worldwide more than 8500 employees are working on this permanent challenge at over 90 locations.
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Commercial Finance Business Partner (w/m/d)
We offer you:
- A cafeteria with meal vouchers
- Free employee parking
- Job bike
- Support for retirement provision
- Company savings benefits
- 30 days of vacation
- Modern air-conditioned buildings with state-of-the-art office spaces, state of the art hardware, and of course hybrid work
- A cheerful, open, and forward-thinking team of employees from and around the world
- Finally, of course, the fact that, even though we are listed on the stock exchange, we are still safely in the hands of our owner and can therefore withstand
Responsibilities
- The Finance business partner support development and drives preparation of strategic plans, annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and monthly updates.
- Assess business performance and results against both the annual budget and long-term strategy. Proactively identify and communicate areas for operational and financial improvement within the different business segments.
- Support and provide guidance to Sales Managers in the formulation of targets that balance new order bookings, revenue growth, operating profitability for their segments.
- Drive continuous improvement and standardization within the functional area. Understand key product line operating metrics and measure functional performance to the established goals.
- Establish productive working relationships across BioSpin finance functions as well as within Regional Finance and BRKR Finance to facilitate effective information sharing. Appropriately balance Market segment perspectives in developing forecasts, and provide transparency into business drivers, risks and opportunities.
- Provide business insight through the effective use of available tools, systems and processes to generate critical financial and operational data. Supply regular and consistent business reports of agreed-to metrics and KPIs to foster visibility and accountability for business results. Make actionable recommendations to the management on strategy and operations, using solid planning, forecasting, predictive analytics and results monitoring.
- Support the financial planning process on market segment and regional level, including quarterly and annual forecasting and results reporting. Improve decision quality through cogent business analysis to identify the best options to enable the BioSpin Group to meet its goals.
- Contribute to the development of standard financial processes, with a focus on implementing common financial processes and practices globally across the Group.
- Monitoring compliance with the global pricing and discount policy. Updating price lists and preparation of regular analysis to monitor continuous margin improvements.
- Accountable for accuracy of financial results on market segment and regional level in accordance with US GAAP.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
- At least 3-5 years of experience in sales controlling in an international company
- German Language (min. C1) and English Language (min. B2) knowledge SAP FI/CO
- MS-Office
- Communication skills and Team player
- Strong numerical skills, analytical thinking and business acumen
- Structured way of working, ability to prioritize and drive parallel activities
- Ability to work with enthusiasm and under pressure
