Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

• Process Ownership: You develop the vision, strategy, and objectives for the Accounting process and are responsible for its development in line with functional directives, local requirements, and BPM methodology.
• E2E Process Alignment: You own the end-to-end alignment of the Accounting process together with BPM, Business Process Experts (BPEs), and IT.
• Continuous improvement: You develop business cases and functional roadmaps and manage continuous improvement initiatives to develop (corrective) measures that deliver innovation.
• Leadership & Collaboration: You are responsible for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Cross Services departments;
• Performance Monitoring: You monitor process performance and define meaningful KPIs for the Accounting process.
• Governance & Documentation: You develop procedures, ensure adherence, and create and maintain complete, current process documentation and training materials.
• Collaboration: You collaborate closely with Business Process Experts, e.g. in identifying improvement potentials and monitoring process performance.
• Transformation: You support the organizational transformation using shared services and AI.

Qualifications:

• Qualification: Degree in business administration with a focus on accounting / finance or comparable.
• Process Expertise: Strong understanding of the E2E Accounting process and a clear view of where it needs to go.
• Mindset: Passionate about our company's vision and future, with a genuine drive to shape change.
• Seniority: Sufficient experience to drive change and make tough judgment calls.
• Business Focus: Strong emphasis on business acumen, complemented by good SAP S/4HANA skills.
• Experience: working in Shared Service organizations within global corporate structures is a plus.
• Languages & Travel: Very good English (min. C1), additional German (min. B2) skills would be an advantage; willingness to take occasional business trips.

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The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.