Head of Finance Germany & Austria

EYKON is an independent utility infrastructure technology company, formerly the Landis+Gyr EMEA business. Built on more than 130 years of utility expertise, we bring together technology, data, services, and operational know-how to help utilities make infrastructure work better. Today, our teams support customers across Europe and beyond, spanning more than 75 markets and over 100 million connected endpoints. Join a business built on generations of expertise and help shape what comes next.

In EYKON, one of Aurelius’ portfolio companies, we are looking in the region of Nuremberg for a

Head of Finance Germany & Austria (m/f/d)

Leadership, Planning and Execution

• Ensure implementation of the Thermal business unit strategy in accordance with EMEA / Global strategy
• Ensure fulfilment of all budget targets
• Improve the relevant processes (Finance, SSC, IT)
• Lead and motivate the direct reports in all shared service departments
• Ensure the necessary resources

Finance & Accounting

• Ensure liquidity for the company to fulfil all monetary obligations according to the budget
• Ensure forecast quality
• Provide management information in time
• Ensure Group accounting rules

Business and Project Controlling

• Thermal business unit controlling, including overview of production site in Slovakia
• Responsible for the budget process within the company, the business unit and the DA units
• Control and coach the unit
• Provide the necessary information to the staff involved (monthly meetings)
• Sales controlling
• Challenge and support the local legal entity

Risk Management

• Enforce the policies, rules and regulations, ensuring compliance with laws and direction given by the company
• Ensure local compliance with corporate policies
• Manage risks, unforeseen problems and escalations
• Improve the operational and commercial processes

Organizational Performance

• Ensure communication within the company
• Improve employee satisfaction and motivation within the company and with relevant internal and external partners
• Ensure appropriate resources

Profile

• Degree in Finance, Business Administration or a related field, or 15 years of experience in operational business
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience, including 5 to 10 years in finance & accounting and business / project controlling in national and international businesses
• Proven track record of leading a complex accounting function and an international, multi-disciplinary organisation
• Experience with company strategy and mergers & acquisitions, and with complex international projects with top management visibility
• Project management experience in finance, controlling and IT, including systems implementations and automation projects
• Experience in private equity-backed businesses is an advantage
• Experience collaborating in multi-national and multicultural environments
• Strong people leadership skills: leading, coaching and developing teams
• Commercially astute and analytical, hands-on and solutions-oriented, with a systems mindset and an interest in process optimisation
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to operate strategically while remaining detail-oriented
• Comfortable in a growing and evolving business environment, with high integrity, accountability and resilience
• Fluent in English and German; further language skills are welcome