Team Lead Operational Controlling(m/w/x)

# Team Lead Operational Controlling (m/f/d) Primary Location: Ludwigshafen Location: Ludwigshafen, DE, 67059 Remote or On-Site: Hybrid Req ID #: 4233 **THE ROLE** As a **Team Lead Operational Controlling (m/f/d),** you will take ownership of key financial processes and play a pivotal role in ensuring transparency, consistency, and strategic alignment across our global Color Materials division. This role combines hands-on financial leadership with cross-functional collaboration, offering the opportunity to shape global planning, performance analysis, and governance initiatives in a dynamic and international environment. Your responsibilities will include: * Lead global financial planning for the Color Materials division, ensuring alignment across stakeholders and timelines * Facilitate global financial forecasts, ensure forecast accuracy and identification of opportunities and risks * Provide insightful performance analysis and transparent reporting to senior management and key functions * Manage and continuously improve the global Sales Incentive Program in line with commercial objectives * Monitor and steer global intercompany transfer pricing, including markup adjustments * Drive development of controlling tools, reporting systems, and process efficiency * Ensure financial governance and compliance with key internal guidelines (e.g. transfer pricing, cost sharing, inventory accounting) --- **YOUR PROFILE** * Degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field * Proven experience in leading teams and collaborating in a global matrix organization * Strong analytical skills and proficiency in SAP, MS Excel, and PowerPoint * Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with a high level of ownership * Strong sense of integrity and accountability * Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management experience * Fluent in English --- **BENEFITS** Above-average compensation | Performance-based bonus | Company pension | Value account | Sabbatical | Retirement-related leave | Health care | Job bike | 24/7 accident coverage | Careflex | Mobile working | Flexible working hours | Safe working environment | Further training opportunities | Internal career | Canteen | Corporate benefits --- **EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY** It is Sun’s policy that applicants for employment are recruited, selected, and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to the position being filled. Sun prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law. *Employment agencies are an important component of our talent acquisition strategy, and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. We will not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies for any employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Sun Chemical or directly to hiring managers in any form without a signed contract on file, and search engagement for that position, will be deemed unsolicited in nature, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired as a result of the referral or through other means. Additionally, any resume submitted without a contract in place will be considered property of Sun Chemical and no fees will be paid to the agency if the candidate is hired.*