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Bruker

Manufactures analytical instruments for NMR diagnostics

Senior Operations Controller

Cost & Management AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeEttlingen, GermanyNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed degree in business administration, finance, accounting, controlling, or a comparable program is required.
  • At least five years of professional experience in production controlling, plant controlling, or cost accounting in a manufacturing industrial company is required.
  • Strong knowledge of cost center accounting, product costing, and standard costing is required.
  • Experience with monthly, quarterly, and annual closings under US GAAP is required.
  • Very good knowledge of SAP FI/CO is required.
  • Experience in budget planning, forecasting, and KPI reporting is required.
  • Demonstrated experience analyzing complex business relationships and deriving recommendations for action is required.
  • Proficiency in MS Excel and modern business intelligence and reporting tools, such as Power BI, is required.
  • German and English proficiency at a minimum C1 level, spoken and written, is required.
  • The candidate should demonstrate initiative, structured and analytical problem-solving, communication and stakeholder-management capabilities, reliability, accountability, teamwork, cross-functional collaboration, prioritization in a dynamic production environment, confidence advising specialists and executives, and strong numerical and business acumen.

Responsibilities

  • Advise and support production management in cost accounting and reporting.
  • Prepare and maintain standard costs, including manufacturing direct costs, manufacturing overhead, and material overhead, and perform periodic updates in SAP R/3.
  • Manage cost center accounting for Operations in SAP CO.
  • Coordinate and carry out Operations cost center planning.
  • Own the CO area under US GAAP during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including processing and valuing production and customer orders, work in process, and inventory in transit.
  • Prepare ad hoc analyses and report production-related key performance indicators.
  • Support Operations projects and internal SAP CO projects, including the Road2 S/4 HANA initiative.
  • Support Research and Development and Product Management in preparing preliminary and final cost estimates for new projects and products.
  • Work in compliance with SOX and observe applicable legal and internal requirements.
  • Take on additional duties as needed.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with SAP S/4HANA is desirable.
  • Knowledge of SOX compliance and internal controls is advantageous.
  • Experience in international matrix organizations is advantageous.
  • Project management experience, particularly with ERP or process-optimization projects, is desirable.

About the Company

Bruker

Manufactures analytical instruments for NMR diagnostics

Bruker makes analytical and diagnostic instruments used by researchers and industries. Its products help analyze materials and biological samples to reveal chemical structure, composition, and properties, with notable roots in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology and a broad portfolio beyond that field. The company works by designing and selling instruments such as analytical tools that collect data from samples (for example, signals from nuclei in NMR or other spectroscopic methods) and provide insights to researchers. Bruker differentiates itself through a long history of developing advanced technologies, a focus on innovation in scientific instrumentation, and a global product range serving life sciences, materials science, and environmental analysis, supported by steady investment in research and development. Its goal is to equip researchers and industries with reliable tools to push the boundaries of what is possible in science and discovery.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Billerica, MA
Founded
1960

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