Summary: The Finance Lead Expert manages complex financial projects, providing expert advice on planning, reporting, and compliance to support strategic decision-making and ensure financial integrity. Highlights: 1. Lead performance controlling activities across a global division. 2. Drive budgeting, forecasting, and operational excellence initiatives. 3. Act as a key financial partner to senior leadership. Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society. **About the role** ================== Job Summary The Finance Lead Expert is responsible for managing complex financial projects and providing expert advice on financial planning, reporting, and compliance. This role supports strategic decision\-making and ensures financial integrity across the business unit. This job profile is intended for recognized subject matter experts in a job area. Required to manage large projects or processes with limited oversight from manager. Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level professionals. We are looking for a highly experienced Divisional FP\&A Controller to lead performance controlling activities across our global Services Division. In this role, you will drive budgeting, forecasting, monthly closing processes, and operational excellence initiatives, while acting as a key financial partner to senior leadership. You will ensure high\-quality reporting, develop best‑in‑class controlling processes, and support global stakeholders on financial governance, working capital, and continuous improvement topics. **Key Responsibilities** * Support the Division Global Finance Business Partner in setting KPIs, targets, and distributing them across Regions and BU/PLs. * Drive Net Working Capital improvement measures and ensure corresponding monitoring. * Ensure timely, accurate, and qualitative reporting of monthly closing figures. * Lead and develop a central controlling team, fostering best‑in‑class capabilities. * Train and support global legal entities on Net Working Capital, Cash Collection, and Cash Forecasting topics. * Provide financial and controlling governance for planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes across Regions and BU/PLs. * Serve as the main interface to the Group Controller on related matters. * Act as gatekeeper—together with the team—for BUD, RFC, and monthly closing processes. * Identify and define improvement potentials for all subject KPIs. * Support preparation of monthly reporting packages, including senior management presentations. * Represent the Division in Controlling and Operational Excellence topics. * Recommend and implement measures to drive efficiency in controlling and improvement processes. * Support function leaders (Business Development, Operations, etc.) with financial modeling and decision support. * Contribute to ERP/Consolidation system implementations and enhancements. * Perform ad‑hoc analysis related to finance and operational excellence topics. * Operate within the defined decision‑making framework according to Sulzer’s delegation of authority. **You Need to Succeed** * Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration. * 10–15 years of experience in Finance \& Controlling within a global manufacturing environment. * Strong background in project/change management, consolidation, and financial reporting. * Excellent analytical, communication, influencing, and presentation skills. * Ability to lead teams, manage multiple initiatives, and drive operational excellence. * Solid understanding of internal financial reporting, accounting principles, and financial decision‑making. * Proactive, self‑driven mindset with high integrity. * Advanced MS Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint) and strong ERP knowledge (ideally SAP or MS Dynamics). * Fluent English. **What we offer you** ===================== * A permanent contract. * A competitive salary as well as participation in the variable remuneration system based on personal and financial objectives. * Restaurant tickets * Be part of an experienced, international team. * A good vibe working environment. * Enjoy great office facilities and a perfect location in Madrid Nuevos Ministerios , making your work experience both comfortable and convenient. * Other fringe benefits Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment. We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2026 in Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, South Africa, the UK and the USA.