Business Controller

About the role

We are seeking a Business Controller with strong regional experience to oversee financial operations across multiple countries within the integrated fibre business. The role partners closely with business and supply chain leaders to provide financial insights that support decision‑making and commercial growth while ensuring robust financial governance.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the key finance partner to business heads across the region, driving financial alignment with strategic and operational goals.
• Support decision‑making with financial models, commercial evaluations, and cost‑benefit analyses.
• Lead financial assessments for capital expenditures, investments, and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Drive accurate monthly reporting and variance analysis for multiple countries and business units.
• Manage and consolidate regional budgets and rolling forecasts, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Track and analyse regional KPIs and financial performance metrics.
• Monitor credit risk, inventory, and working capital across the region.
• Ensure regional compliance with internal controls, policies, and local regulations.
• Support external and internal audits, statutory reporting, and tax compliance coordination.
• Work closely with supply chain and operations teams to monitor cost performance and logistics spend.
• Identify and implement process improvements across regional finance activities.
• Support initiatives to standardise reporting and financial practices across markets.
• Coordinate closely with country finance leads, shared services, and corporate finance.
• Engage with tax, treasury, and legal teams on cross‑border issues.
• Partner with management to drive continuous improvement and business transformation.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in accountancy or equivalent; Chartered Accountant (CA) certification highly preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of finance and controlling experience with regional exposure in manufacturing or industrial sectors.
• Proven experience managing businesses with annual turnover greater than USD 100 million.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 25 % regionally.