Financial Controller

Finance Controller

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Position Overview

As a direct report to the CFO, the Finance Controller will lead financial reporting, analytical capabilities, and process transparency for Block Imaging. The role focuses on establishing key financial routines and tools, including a standardized reporting package, customer profitability analysis, and a structured big-deal reporting process.

In addition to building transparency, the Controller will act as a business partner to management within Block Imaging and Siemens Healthineers. In conjunction with the operational teams, interpreting financial results, identifying root causes, and delivering actionable insights is a key task to drive better decision-making and profitability management.

This role is critical to transforming Block Imaging's finance team toward a data-driven finance organization, which acts as a trusted partner for the Sales and Operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting and Transparency

• Design and implement a standardized reporting framework for monthly and quarterly closings, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and clear visibility across key financial KPIs.
• Serve as a strategic business partner to Service Sales and Operations, actively shaping deal structuring and pricing strategies.
• Develop and sustain customer profitability reports to monitor margins and performance at the client level.
• Enhance transparency of financial results through the deployment of automation and advanced data visualization capabilities.

Forecasting, Planning, and Analysis

• Lead the forecasting and budgeting process utilizing Siemens Healthineers' standardized tools and methodologies.
• Execute core financial controlling responsibilities, including budgeting, forecasting, period-end close, pricing governance, dispute management, and SG&A and cost center oversight.
• Partner with local management to define critical business metrics and deliver actionable, data-driven insights to support performance management.

Business Partnering and Decision Support

• Translate strategic and operational priorities from the CFO, COO, and senior leadership into structured analyses, dashboards, and automated reporting solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor in business discussions, converting financial data into clear, actionable insights.
• Enable informed decision-making through targeted ad hoc analyses on customer profitability, pricing optimization, and cost efficiency opportunities.
• Own and continuously enhance analytical frameworks to drive operational excellence and support strategic priorities.
• Develop, refine, and maintain decision ready business intelligence assets (e.g., Power BI dashboards, executive reports, KPI scorecards) that clearly connect operational drivers with financial outcomes.

Digitalization and Process Improvement

• Identify and implement automation opportunities across reporting and data management processes to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Apply Lean and Agile methodologies (VSM, Scrum, AVM) to optimize financial processes and drive continuous improvement.
• Advance the digital transformation of Finance by leveraging the Microsoft Power Platform to automate workflows and strengthen data integration.
• Ensure alignment of local processes with Siemens global standards and established best practices.

Role Competencies

• Business & Financial Acumen – Strong understanding of financial reporting, accounting principles, and operational drivers, with the ability to connect data insights to business performance and strategic outcomes
• Cross‑Functional & Stakeholder Leadership – Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across Finance, Operations, IT, and executive stakeholders, aligning business requirements with data and analytics solutions
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Capability – Strong capability to identify discrepancies, perform root cause analysis, and implement sustainable solutions across Finance and Operations
• Process Improvement Mindset – Proactively identifies opportunities to enhance efficiency, strengthen controls, and optimize billing and collection processes.

Tools, Systems, and Technologies Used

• Microsoft Excel: Financial modeling, variance analysis, and data automation (Pivot Tables, etc).
• Power BI / Tableau: Advanced visualization tools to enable scalable, automated reporting and performance tracking.
• Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate): Enterprise tools for workflow automation and data integration.
• KNIME: Data preparation, blending, and process automation.
• Lean & Agile methodologies: VSM (Value Stream Mapping), Scrum, and AVM (Agile Visual Management) applied to finance transformation initiatives.

Preferred Experience and Education

• 5+ years of progressive experience in business intelligence, analytics, finance analytics, or operations analytics within a corporate environment.
• Proven track record operating effectively in data-constrained or evolving data environments, addressing data integrity challenges, inconsistent definitions, and fragmented reporting structures through hands-on leadership.
• Demonstrated experience delivering high-impact decision-support analytics for senior executives (CFO, COO, and functional leadership), enabling fact-based strategic and operational decisions.
• Strong execution mindset with the ability to effectively manage deadlines and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Open mindset to review and update existing processes and come up with problem solving
• Ability to manage up, down, and in all directions without expressed authority, building appropriate rapport with colleagues at all levels of the organization
• Bachelor's degree required in Accounting, Finance, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field; master's degree (MBA or MS with a focus on analytics, strategy, or operations) preferred.