The successful candidate will combine strong FP&A skills with hands-on finance leadership, German reporting capability, systems awareness and the confidence to work closely with management teams across multiple sites. The role includes ownership of budgeting, forecasting, monthly management information, reporting packs, balance sheet discipline, local German reporting, IFRS support to the group, and practical development of finance processes, controls and business information. The individual must have a strong working knowledge of German payroll and procedures, with the ability to provide monthly oversight and controls across both German sites. They must also have a good knowledge of IT, be a competent user of BI and Excel, and be able to develop dashboards and clear reporting techniques that support business understanding and decision-making. They must be conversant in English, comfortable working with auditors, tax specialists and other external providers, and capable of supporting and attending Managing Directors at board meetings, presenting financial information and assisting with local company secretarial aspects.
The role is based on a 40-hour working week and requires flexibility to meet Alaris Group reporting needs and deadlines. It will operate on a hybrid basis with an anticipated working pattern of approximately 50% onsite at the Ravensburg office and 30% at Alaris Kuhne. Support to Alaris Cojot is expected to follow a period of settlement at the German sites and systems and process bedding-in, anticipated at around 18 months. The role carries stated potential to expand into Regional Finance Manager over time as the scope broadens. It should also be understood that the role will work closely and day to day report to the Group Finance Manager and take day to day direction and provide cover and support, including in other areas of the Alaris Group where required, in order to enhance collaboration, consistency and wider finance integration.
Particular emphasis should be placed on the Alaris Group context: this role will work through a matrix structure and therefore requires someone who can operate confidently across local business management, German operations and wider group finance, while helping ensure consistency, continuity and scalable finance capability across the international structure.
The role will report to the Group CFO whilst day to day work in tandem with but report to the Group Finance Manager.
Key responsibilities:
· Provide finance leadership to the Alaris Group sites in Germany and support to Alaris Cojot in Finland.
· Own budgeting, forecasting, monthly management information, business plan support and performance analysis across the relevant operations.
· Own and maintain the balance sheet pack and reporting pack and act as the go-to source for financial information across the three operations, initially focusing on the two German sites.
· Work effectively with German regulatory requirements and coordinate local reporting through DATEV, while supporting IFRS-based reporting into the group.
· Maintain strong working knowledge of German payroll and related procedures and provide monthly oversight and controls across both German sites.
· Support acquisitions and post-acquisition integration through ERP implementation, systems embedding and BI reporting development.
· Develop finance processes, controls and business information within a start-up style investment environment at one of the Alaris Group sites in Germany
· Work closely with local management teams to improve reporting, controls, decision support and finance discipline.
· Work with external providers including auditors, tax specialists and other relevant bodies.
· Support grant programmes and other finance projects where required.
· Support and attend Managing Directors at board meetings, present financial information and assist with local company secretarial aspects.
· Support group-wide BI and systems integration over time and maintain strong capability in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central / Navision.
· Use strong IT, BI and Excel capability to develop dashboards and clear reporting techniques that improve visibility, insight and business decision-making.
· Provide oversight and support to the local finance roles and ensure continuity, cover and resilience across the sites.
· Work closely with the existing Group Finance Manager and provide cover and support, including in other areas of the Alaris Group where required, to enhance collaboration, consistency and wider finance integration.