Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!<h1>Responsibilities:</h1>Freudenberg Performance Materials is a leading global provider of innovative technical textiles and a pioneer in nonwovens, serving diverse industries with high‑performance material solutions. In this role, you will act as our General Industry finance business partner - creating transparency, steering performance, and enabling fact-based decisions across a complex stakeholder landscape. <ul><li>Transparency: Build confidence in the numbers through reliable reporting, strong data discipline, and clear financial narratives stakeholders can act on.</li><li>Steering: Identify cost drivers and profitability levers, translate analysis into decision options, and drive performance improvement.</li><li>Cross-Functional Partnering: Act as a trusted sparring partner to site leadership, constructively challenging priorities, investments, and assumptions anchored in sound business logic.</li><li>Alignment: Bridge site realities with BU/global expectations; ensure consistent financial logic, assumptions, and shared understanding across interfaces.</li><li>Judgment: Navigate tension and conflicting priorities with neutrality and maturity - knowing when to push and when to harmonize to protect business performance.</li></ul><h1>Qualifications:</h1>Qualifications<ul><li>Academic background in controlling, finance, business administration, or a comparable qualification.</li><li>Several years of controlling/finance experience in a manufacturing environment; strong budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis foundation.</li><li>Solid ERP/SAP controlling and reporting/analytics exposure; strong standard costing and financial close understanding.</li><li>Languages: English and German languages; both written and spoken</li></ul>Skills for success in this role<ul><li>Stakeholder influence &amp; business partnering (earn buy‑in without authority).</li><li>Neutrality, integrity &amp; judgment in complex / political environments.</li><li>Business acumen &amp; value orientation (translate insights into outcomes).</li><li>Strategic perspective and global mindset (connect site ↔ BU ↔ global).</li><li>Clear, confident communication, able to simplify finance for non‑finance leaders.</li></ul>‎ ‎ 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.Freudenberg Performance Materials GmbH &amp; Co. KG

Freudenberg e-Power Systems is one of the world's leading suppliers of emission-neutral energy systems for heavy-duty applications. With its experience and expertise in battery and fuel cell technology, the company offers tailor-made solutions, in particular combined systems, for sustainable and economical e-mobility. With over 800 employees, Freudenberg e-Power Systems supports its customers from application development through to production, commissioning and service.
The company is part of the global Freudenberg Group, which has four business areas: Seals and Vibration Control Technology, Nonwovens and Filtration, Household Products as well as Specialties and Others. In 2022 the Group generated sales of more than 11 billion euros and employed more than 50,000 associates in around 60 countries.

Site Controlling Manager (f/m/d)

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!<h1>Responsibilities:</h1>Freudenberg Performance Materials is a leading global provider of innovative technical textiles and a pioneer in nonwovens, serving diverse industries with high‑performance material solutions. In this role, you will act as our General Industry finance business partner - creating transparency, steering performance, and enabling fact-based decisions across a complex stakeholder landscape. <ul><li>Transparency: Build confidence in the numbers through reliable reporting, strong data discipline, and clear financial narratives stakeholders can act on.</li><li>Steering: Identify cost drivers and profitability levers, translate analysis into decision options, and drive performance improvement.</li><li>Cross-Functional Partnering: Act as a trusted sparring partner to site leadership, constructively challenging priorities, investments, and assumptions anchored in sound business logic.</li><li>Alignment: Bridge site realities with BU/global expectations; ensure consistent financial logic, assumptions, and shared understanding across interfaces.</li><li>Judgment: Navigate tension and conflicting priorities with neutrality and maturity - knowing when to push and when to harmonize to protect business performance.</li></ul><h1>Qualifications:</h1>Qualifications<ul><li>Academic background in controlling, finance, business administration, or a comparable qualification.</li><li>Several years of controlling/finance experience in a manufacturing environment; strong budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis foundation.</li><li>Solid ERP/SAP controlling and reporting/analytics exposure; strong standard costing and financial close understanding.</li><li>Languages: English and German languages; both written and spoken</li></ul>Skills for success in this role<ul><li>Stakeholder influence &amp; business partnering (earn buy‑in without authority).</li><li>Neutrality, integrity &amp; judgment in complex / political environments.</li><li>Business acumen &amp; value orientation (translate insights into outcomes).</li><li>Strategic perspective and global mindset (connect site ↔ BU ↔ global).</li><li>Clear, confident communication, able to simplify finance for non‑finance leaders.</li></ul>‎ ‎ 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.Freudenberg Performance Materials GmbH &amp; Co. KG

Site Controlling Manager (f/m/d)

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