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Nova Ltd.

R&D Controller

Nova Ltd.

. Strategic Finance Business Partner for R&D .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeBad Urach • GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial evaluation, project controlling, and resource allocation within R&D environments, ensuring effective financial management and cost transparency. Proficient in developing KPIs and conducting variance analyses to support strategic decision-making under US GAAP and German GAAP.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Operational Controlling ExperienceFinancial ManagementBudgeting And ForecastingUS GAAP And German GAAP KnowledgeMS Office Proficiency

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Hard Skills
Financial EvaluationProject ControllingCost ManagementVariance AnalysisKPI DevelopmentBudgetingForecastingResource AllocationInvestment ControllingManagement Accounting
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsProactive ApproachTeam-Player SkillsPragmatic MindsetHands-On Mentality
Tools & Technologies
OracleSAPReporting ToolsConsolidation Tools
Industry Keywords
R&DManufacturing EnvironmentCost TransparencyFinancial Close ProcessesStrategic Finance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Oracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Strategic Finance Business Partner for R&D
  • Advising stakeholders on investment, resource allocation, and project decisions
  • Financial evaluation of strategic technology and development initiatives
  • Responsibility for R&D and project controlling, with a focus on development projects, engineering activities, and technology programs
  • Ensuring cost transparency and effective financial management
  • Analyzing and managing R&D project costs, resources, and investments
  • Conducting budget-to-actual comparisons and variance analyses
  • Assessing the financial progress of ongoing projects
  • Supporting quarterly and annual financial close processes under US GAAP and German GAAP (HGB)
  • Further developing cost center, project, and investment controlling for R&D functions
  • Responsibility for budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial planning within the R&D environment
  • Developing KPIs and management analyses to support strategic and operational decision-making

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Successfully completed degree with a focus on controlling or management accounting
  • At least five years of operational controlling experience in an international manufacturing environment
  • Strong knowledge of MS Office
  • Knowledge of Oracle and/or SAP
  • Ideally, experience with reporting and consolidation tools
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial matters clearly
  • Proactive, pragmatic approach with a hands-on mentality
  • Strong team-player skills

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive, market-based compensation reviewed annually
  • €100 per month tax-free through a flexible benefits platform
  • Hybrid working model with flexible working hours
  • Up to 20 days of remote work per year from any EU country
  • Ergonomic workstations
  • Subsidy for prescription computer glasses
  • Participation in the JobRad bicycle leasing program
  • Childcare allowance of up to €110 per month for preschool-age children
  • Complimentary breakfast, fresh fruit, coffee, tea, and water
  • Subsidized lunch
  • Gifts for birthdays and other special occasions
  • Regular team events
  • Company learning platform
  • Individual training programs for professional and personal development