A leading international company with strong family-owned tradition is proud to bring joy to homes around the world through high-quality baking and dessert products.

Driven by core values such as long-term thinking, innovation, quality, and trust, the organization combines the strength of a global leader with the warmth of a family-run business. It's growing — and looking for people who want to grow with it.

Here, you'll have the opportunity to shape the future — both yours and ours.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Financial Planning: Drive comprehensive financial planning processes, including annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and mid-term strategic plans to ensure alignment with business goals.
• Financial Closures: Oversee the monthly financial closing process, ensuring accurate, timely delivery of P&L statements and balance sheet analysis.
• Margin and Variance Analysis: Develop detailed margin reports and provide clear, insightful explanations of variances across key financial indicators.
• Investment Reporting & Capital Allocation: Manage investment reporting, conduct cost-benefit analyses, and support strategic capital allocation decisions.
• Strategic Business Partnering: Act as a key financial advisor to the Managing Director, providing data-driven insights to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams to drive financial transparency, enhance profitability, and optimize overall business performance.
• Production Plant Controlling: Oversee financial performance at the production plant level by tracking operational KPIs, coordinating reporting, and leading initiatives focused on efficiency and cost control in collaboration with local teams.
• Cost-Savings Tracking: Lead the monitoring and evaluation of company-wide cost-saving initiatives, ensuring cross-functional alignment, measuring results, and supporting the implementation of efficiency improvements.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Extensive Financial Leadership Experience: Minimum of 7 years in Controlling or Financial Planning and Analysis (FP and A), with a strong track record of leading cross-functional collaboration and optimizing financial structures, processes, and systems.
• Analytical Excellence: Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and translate it into actionable insights.
• Effective Communication & Business Acumen: Exceptional communication skills and a deep understanding of business dynamics, enabling you to influence and support strategic decision-making.
• Technical Proficiency: High proficiency in Microsoft Office and SAP, particularly the CO and FI modules. Solid experience with SAP S/4HANA (CO module), and advanced skills in planning, ERP, and reporting systems.
• Bilingual Proficiency: Fluency in both Spanish and English, spoken and written.
• Decision-Making & Initiative: A data-driven decision-maker who is proactive, solution-oriented, and takes initiative in identifying and solving challenges.
• Passion for Innovation: Demonstrated interest in technology, digital tools, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Adaptability & Growth Mindset: Open-minded, flexible, and eager to learn in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Visionary & Hands-On Leader: A forward-thinking professional with a practical, hands-on approach, capable of driving innovation and execution while fostering team collaboration and ownership.