Vice President Business Control - Atlas Copco Industrial Flow Division

Your role

As Vice President Business Control you are responsible for the global finance strategy for our Industrial Flow Division. Your mission is to enable the business to drive sustainable, profitable growth. You will support, advise and drive the right actions in the division and local entities by forecasting, analyzing and following up on business performance and going forward strategies. Leading the integration of all our acquired companies to comply with financial requirements. You ensure that the Prokura is adhered to, and actions are in accordance with “The Way We Do Things”. By this you support our ambition of reaching 1B€ Revenue by 2027 through our five strategic pillars: People & Culture, Organic Growth, Inorganic Growth, Innovation and Operational Excellence.

You will

• Guiding the division through multiple business cycles, scaling revenues from $600M to $1B+ in 2027 while sustaining ~20% Operating Profit Ratio.
• Strategic M&A Leadership: Leading end-to-end execution of multiple international acquisitions — from due diligence, negotiations, board approvals to integration within Atlas Copco, delivering synergy realization and long-term value creation.
• Operational Excellence: Driving cost optimization, restructuring programs, product line relocations, and local-for-local strategies, boosting efficiency and competitiveness.
• Establishing transparent ROI steering for product development by linking investment, cost structures, and customer value to guide prioritization.
• Governance & Legal Leadership: Holding board mandates across multiple countries globally, ensuring compliance and strategic alignment.
• Forward-looking planning: Directing divisional Full Potential Plans, global 3-year strategic and annual plans, incorporating scenario modeling and proactive countermeasures.
• Executive representation: Serving as the President’s strategic partner, representing the division in board meetings, finance councils, external engagements, and HQ-level decision forums.
• Dynamic Controlling Environment: Building a forward-looking, agile controlling and reporting framework, enabling actionable insights and data-driven decisions.
• Financial Consolidation & Stakeholder Alignment: Consolidating divisional financials and coordinating forecasts and outlooks with investor relations, group functions, and internal stakeholders.
• Global Controller Leadership: Governing and coaching business controllers across customer centers, and product companies, fostering a high-performance finance culture.
• Compliance & Standards Ownership: Assuming full responsibility for global IFRS, local GAAP, and statutory compliance across administrative entities.
• Strategic Business Partnering: Partnering with General Managers, Sales, Marketing, and Engineering leadership in strategic reviews, market positioning, and product development planning, influencing decisions beyond finance.
• Enhancing global adoption of shared services through process harmonization, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement for scalable efficiency.
• Building, leading and developing a high-performing divisional team consisting of analysts, business controllers and Finance Integration Specialists including the use of performance management, succession planning, mobility, recruitment, health and well-being programs, and employee retention strategies.
• Driving Growth & Ambition: Collaborating across the organization to shape growth strategies, reorganization initiatives, and ambition levels, ensuring alignment between financial and operational goals.

To succeed, you will need

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role. 

Educational requirements

• Masters degree in economics, finance or business & administration or respective work experience

Experience requirements

• Minimum of 10+ years’ experience in senior business control, finance and business administration roles and good knowledge and experience of finance and business control according to the “The Way We Do Things“.
• Experience with Atlas Copco GPS as well as Atlas Copco processes and organization is preferred.
• Experience in M&A including financial pre- and post-Merger Integration

Knowledge

• In depth Finance & Accounting knowledge required
• Advances knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) 
• Advance knowledge in Power BI and other analytical tools advantageous
• Fluent English in both writing and speaking

 Personality requirements

• Ability to communicate and interact effectively with the management and employees at all levels. Must possess strong leadership capabilities and the ability to empower the members within the finance and admin team
• Experience and ability to interact and communicate in a multi-cultural environment
• Strong attention to detail, capable of managing multiple tasks and deadlines
• Result-oriented, with a strong focus on quality, accuracy and deadlines
• Skilled in critical thinking and problem-solving
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from divisional management, the local teams and customers
• Clear decision making
• Act and think strategically
• Empower for initiatives, take ownership and raise red flags in case needed

In return, we offer

•  Culture of trust and accountability
•  Lifelong learning and career growth
•  Innovation powered by people
•  Comprehensive compensation and benefits
•  Health and well-being

Job location

Hybrid
This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our main locations in Stuttgart, Germany (DE).

Contact information

Talent Acquisition Team: Karin Schmidt