Overview
Oversee the finance and accounting functions for the Building / Finishing Business Unit, a division of Sika Corp. Provide strategic guidance from a finance perspective as a member of the BU Building / Finishing Management Team. Financial planning development, monitoring, and reporting.
Responsibilities
- Develop, lead and oversee the annual budgeting process, as well as ongoing P&L forecasting to enable the business unit to deliver on key revenue and EBITDA targets.
- Collaborate with business unit leadership and department heads to provide insights into revenue growth, cost reduction, and capital investment.
- Monitor key EBITDA levers and provide recommendations on corrective actions to business unit leaders as necessary.
- Oversee development and distribution of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting (P&L, Balance Sheet). Perform variance analysis and understanding of underlying cost drivers, provide forward‑looking recommendations on resource allocation to achieve EBITDA targets.
- Partner with business leaders and department heads to identify and implement process improvements.
- Monitor compliance with key policies, internal controls and financial reporting as outlined in the Sika Controllers handbook.
- Manage the month end close process for the business unit.
- Liaison for SAP matters relating to BU Building / Finishing.