Head of IT Finance & Business Services (m/f/d) (Remscheid, DE, 42859)

Company: Vaillant GmbH Location: Remscheid-DEU, Katowice-POL Country: Germany (DE) Brand: Vaillant Group

What we achieve together

In your role as Head of IT Finance & Business Services, you will shape Vaillant Group’s digital foundation by ensuring that our IT solutions, services and systems enable efficient Record-to-Report and Hire-to-Retire processes worldwide. Together with an international team, you will reduce complexity, create synergies and unlock new possibilities for modern business models.

• Your responsibilities will include maximizing the value delivered to Finance stakeholders through optimized IT service and IT asset investments while ensuring cost efficiency

• After analyzing financial and business requirements, you identify solutions that align with enterprise strategy and directly enhance Finance operations across processes, applications, data and services

• By building strong, trust‑based partnerships with global Finance leaders, you jointly pursue strategic financial goals and ensure transparency in budgets, risks and priorities

• Together with your teams, you will manage and optimize the performance of our Finance‑related IT program and service portfolio, ensuring alignment with changing business priorities

• By shaping and implementing our IT operating model, you ensure that Finance receives consistent, high‑quality and reliable technology services that support compliance, accuracy and operational excellence

• You strengthen the organization’s digital maturity by defining future‑oriented roadmaps that improve financial processes, enable data‑driven decision making and support new business opportunities

What makes us successful together

• Qualification: You hold a master’s degree in business administration or a comparable academic background

• Experience: You have at least ten years of experience in global IT senior management, consulting or strategic planning and have led large international teams

• Know-how and skills: You demonstrate strong expertise in enterprise solutions, such as SAP FI/ CO/ HR/MM, deep understanding of Record to Report and Hire to Retire processes, and proficiency in frameworks like COBIT, ITIL and Agile

• Nice to have: Experience in designing or implementing a global IT operating model, including governance and performance management structures

• Personality: You combine strategic thinking with hands-on leadership, inspire teams across cultures, and act with high reliability, clarity and emotional intelligence

• Language skills: You speak fluent English and German and are comfortable working in an international setting

What you can count on

• Hybrid Work: We offer our employees the opportunity to work on a hybrid basis. There is also the option to temporarily work from a country within the European Union

• Onboarding: Our clearly structured onboarding process, including an Onboarding App, enables us to integrate new employees into Vaillant Group quickly and in a targeted manner

• Health management: We offer comprehensive preventive health counseling & measures

• Individual development: Our development programs "GROW, EVOLVE, LEAD and EXCEL" prepare you for the next step in your career

What makes us special

We take care of a better climate. In every home and our environment. As a successful family business, we have been living up to this claim for over 150 years. We are one of the world's leading providers of heat pumps, digital services and efficient gas heating appliances and offer energy-saving solutions.

You will find sustainability everywhere at the Vaillant Group. In the office, at the production sites and on the road. Around 16,000 employees from over 70 countries are committed to this every day. As an international team, we take responsibility - for our future and that of our planet. We promote your personal development so that you can act with passion and together we can ensure a better climate.

Become part of the Vaillant Group and help us shape the future of heating!

We promote equity and do not tolerate any form of discrimination. We value the uniqueness of each individual and encourage all people to apply.

Your Contact:

Svetlina Klose +492191 18 2582