Assistant Controller

Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.

Brief Description
The Assistant Controller supports financial leadership for the business by ensuring accurate reporting, disciplined close processes, strong internal controls, and clear financial insight. This role partners with business leadership, Service management, service centers, shared services, and corporate finance to improve forecast accuracy, financial transparency, compliance, and decision support.

Key Responsibilities
•    Manage and support month-end close, including journal entries, account reconciliations, intercompany activity, accruals, allocations, and required reporting.
•    Ensure accounting practices, financial records, ERP master data, and reporting processes comply with company policies, corporate requirements, country requirements, and applicable IFRS guidelines.
•    Prepare and analyze financial results, including balance sheet activity, expenses, profitability, management reporting, and ad hoc business analysis.
•    Own monthly, quarterly, and annual service forecasting cycles, including FC0, FC3, FC6, FC9, and Annual Budget (BUD), partnering with Service management to ensure forecast accuracy and financial transparency.
•    Own backlog and open order management through regular project reviews, service backlog validation, budget-to-actual variance analysis, and data cleanup to support revenue recognition, cost alignment, and margin accuracy.
•    Identify and resolve financial discrepancies related to backlog, open orders, revenue, cost, margin, invoicing, AP, AR, cash flow, and invoice coding, driving corrective action with Service, Operations, shared services, and accounting teams.
•    Support internal and external audits, statutory requirements, documentation requests, audit schedules, and follow-up actions.
•    Help develop, maintain, and improve internal controls, accounting policies, financial processes, and standard work across the business unit.
•    Supervise, coach, and support accounting staff as assigned, including reviewing work, setting priorities, developing capabilities, and ensuring deadlines are met.
•    Maintain strong working relationships with service center personnel, business leaders, shared services teams, corporate finance, HR, and other internal stakeholders.
•    Support inventory accounting, cost accounting, headcount reporting, intercompany reporting, lease reporting, year-end activities, banking backup responsibilities, and other corporate reporting needs.
•    Promote compliance, confidentiality, continuous improvement, and a strong control environment while supporting Finance Department and business unit objectives.

Technical Skills and Knowledge
•    Strong understanding of financial statements, accounting processes, internal controls, and related business impacts.
•    Knowledge of month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, intercompany accounting, audit support, and financial reporting.
•    Manufacturing accounting experience preferred, including exposure to cost accounting, inventory management, and plant/site finance operations.
•    Experience with ERP systems required; SAP experience preferred. Experience with SAP BO, Sage, or other ERP/reporting platforms is a plus.
•    Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and related reporting tools.
•    Ability to analyze financial data, identify trends, resolve issues, and communicate findings in a clear and practical manner.
•    Understanding of shared services processes, including AP, AR, invoicing, cash flow support, and transaction processing workflows.

Soft Skills and Behaviors
•    Strong financial acumen, analytical thinking, and attention to detail.
•    Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and collaborate with accounting teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
•    Clear and professional oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
•    Self-starter with the ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
•    High degree of integrity, confidentiality, ownership, and accountability.
•    Adaptable and willing to learn multiple finance, accounting, and business support functions.
•    Process-improvement mindset with a focus on simplification, standardization, accuracy, and compliance.
•    Ability to work effectively within a matrix organization and build strong relationships with local, regional, and corporate teams.

Education
•    Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field required.
•    Accounting degree preferred.
•    CPA, MBA, or other advanced degree/certification preferred.
•    Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of specific degree field requirements where appropriate.

Experience
•    Minimum 5 years of related accounting, finance, controllership, or manufacturing accounting experience required.
•    Experience in roles with increasing responsibility preferred; 7+ years of relevant experience may be preferred depending on business unit scope.
•    Prior experience supervising accounting staff or leading finance processes preferred.
•    Experience supporting audits, month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls required.
•    Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or project-based business environment preferred.

Physical Abilities and Work Environment
•    Work is primarily performed in an office environment.
•    Requires the ability to use a computer and standard office equipment.
•    Physical positions while performing duties may include sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching, and kneeling.
•    May require occasional movement between departments, offices, or site locations, including use of stairways.
•    Must be able to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Other Requirements
•    Availability to work standard business hours with flexibility during close, audit, budget, forecast, or other critical reporting periods.
•    Occasional travel may be required depending on business unit, site, or audit needs.
•    Must adhere to company policies, safety expectations, confidentiality requirements, and compliance standards.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.