**BUSINESS DESCRIPTION**
**Position Summary**
We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Financial Controller to join our Finance team in AAME. This role will act as a key business partner, driving financial performance, ensuring compliance, and supporting strategic decision-making. The Financial Controller will leverage ITW Toolbox principles to drive growth and operational excellence.
**Responsibilities**
- Operating Analysis and Planning:_
- Deliver short and long-term financial forecasting and planning.
- Analyze market trends.
- Support on driving optimization on working capital by improving inventory turnover, DSO, and DPO.
- Provide financial support for new product development (CBI), including costing, pricing, and post-launch performance tracking.
- Support on evaluating investment opportunities.
- Financial Reporting and Controls:_
- Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting in compliance with ITW policies and US GAAP.
- Oversee the monthly closing process and prepare financial statements and analysis.
- Develop and maintain robust KPI dashboards to support effective business management.
- Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with financial policies - Communicate financial insights clearly to support strategic decisions.
- Strategic Planning:_
- Contribute to develop and execute Annual and Long Range Plans based on in-depth understanding of business and operations.
- Participate to FTB 80/20 process to help develop a vision and support implementation of strategic plans.
- Build cross-department credibility, confidence, and collaboration with other functional areas.
- People Leadership and Talent Development: _
- Identify, lead and develop talent in order to maximize individual, team and organizational effectiveness in meeting company goals. This may include: selecting and on-boarding talent; communicating effectively to foster a culture of engagement, cascading vision, creating goal alignment, and coaching through feedback, development planning and performance management
- Use personal influence skills rather than position power to persuade others and gain acceptance of ideas and plans.
- Build a strong pipeline of talent to ensure a diverse high performing organization
**Job Requirements**
- Master’s Degree in Finance required (or equivalent work experience)
- 6+ years of demonstrated experience in financial reporting and analysis, cost reduction, inventory control, tracking and managing costs against a budget, and tracking P&L; results required
- Ability to exercise independent and sound judgment and solve practical business problems in a prompt manner and often under tight deadlines.
- Ability to troubleshoot and manage the risks inherent in growth initiatives that support division strategies.
- Strong influence and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work in a diverse and multicultural environment.
- Ability to shift priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Travel up to 10%
**Additional Information**
- Contract type: permanent
- Starting date: asap