Business Controller

Summary:

The Controller at Major Custom Cable (MCC) acts as a strategic business partner to the management team. Unlike a traditional accounting role, this position focuses on the "steering" of the company through transparency, data-driven insights, and proactive performance management. You will be responsible for the planning process, management reporting, and providing the financial transparency required to optimize production efficiency and profitability within the Neutrik Group framework.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Management Reporting & Performance Steering

• Support the design and maintenance of KPI/Dashboards
• Perform monthly "Actual vs. Target" variance analysis and provide qualitative commentary on business drivers.
• Prepare monthly reporting packages for the local management team and the Group Controlling team in Europe.
• Monitor and manage the company’s liquidity and working capital.

2. Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budgeting process and coordinate inputs across all departments (Sales, Production, HR).
• Develop and maintain rolling forecasts to provide a clear view of year-end expectations and long-term trends.
• Conduct "what-if" scenario planning to support strategic decision-making regarding capacity expansion or new product lines.

3. Operational & Cost Controlling

• Act as the primary interface between Finance and Production; analyze the value chain to identify cost-saving potential.
• Maintain the standard costing system and ensure accurate overhead absorption.
• Calculate ROI and Payback periods for proposed capital expenditures (CAPEX) and major projects.
• Support the sales team with margin calculations and price-sensitivity analysis for custom cable solutions.

4. Governance & Compliance (IKS)

• Maintain and optimize the Internal Control System (IKS/ICS) to ensure process reliability and risk mitigation.
• Ensure that local financial reporting aligns with both US GAAP (for local tax/statutory) and Swiss GAAP FER / IFRS (for Group consolidation).
• Collaborate with the Accounting department to ensure the integrity of the data used for controlling.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor or master’s in business administration, Finance, or Economics

• Experience: 5 years of experience in Industrial/Manufacturing Controlling.

Proven experience in a multinational environment, ideally bridging US operations with a European headquarters.

• Computer Skills: Expertise in SAP (FI/CO) or a similar high-end ERP system. Advanced Business Intelligence (BI) tool experience (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or Board). Strong understanding of both operational cost accounting and strategic financial management

Language Ability: Fluent in English (essential for Group reporting). Strong communication, and exceptional presentation skills.

• Communication Ability: Ability to read and comprehend general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

• Math Ability: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide by 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weights, volume, and distance.

• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply logical thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (e.g., formulas and equations) in difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with data warehousing anddata mining concepts. Experience with cloud-based data platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure). Proficiency in programming languages (e.g. Python, R). Advanced proficiency in Power BI for data exploration and modeling.

Competencies:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and with others.
• Self-motivated, confident, energetic, and creative.
• Ability to see the "story" behind the numbers and communicate it clearly to non-financial managers.
• Proactive Mindset: You do not just report the past; you anticipate future trends and suggest corrective actions (Forecasting vs. Reporting).
• Intercultural Competence: Ability to navigate the differences between US business practices and European group reporting requirements.
• Assertiveness & Diplomacy: Ability to challenge department heads on their budgets while maintaining a collaborative partnership.