Don't just report on business performance. Help shape it.
Why this role?
At Hilti, we are building our international engineering and large projects activities at speed. That growth brings opportunity, complexity and plenty of financial questions that do not always have an obvious answer. As our Finance Business Partner, you will be right at the heart of that journey.
The role is an ideal opportunity for ambitious Finance Professionals who want to develop into Senior Finance Leadership roles an aspire an international and long-term CFO career.
As our Finance Business Partner, you are the key financial sparring partner for senior leaders across our international business units located in our offices in Berkel & Rodenrijs. You create transparency on financial performance, cost and resources, translate insights into decisions, and improve the financial processes needed to support strong growth of our global large project and engineering business.
You will work closely with our businesses in an international, matrixed organization where growth creates real finance challenges. By solving them together with senior decision makers and providing strategic guidance grounded in operational excellence, you will create impact from day one. You will be trusted with significant decision-making authority and ownership of one of our strategic business initiatives.
Along the way, you will be challenged, coached and developed, and gain a deep understanding of our business and culture. This makes the role the ideal stepping stone into our CFO development track.
What You'll do
Your role combines FP&A, controlling, business partnering and financial governance. You will work closely with senior stakeholders while remaining close enough to the operation to understand what is really driving the numbers.
You will:
- Lead budgets, rolling forecasts and scenarios covering operating expenses, headcount and personnel cost
- Provide clear performance analysis, explain deviations and recommend concrete management actions
- Act as a trusted finance partner to senior stakeholders
- Develop business cases and financial models for growth, investments and organizational changes
- Own financial governance for cost centers, allocations, intercompany charges and management reporting
- Coordinate month-end and year-end procedures with Accounting and Controlling for the assigned business areas
- Perform hands-on operational finance tasks, including preparing and posting journal entries for month-end close, review declarations and ensuring accurate and timely processing in line with internal controls
- Improve reporting, data quality and finance processes through standardization, automation and artificial intelligence
- Align finance topics across multiple countries, functions and stakeholders
What You’ll Bring
You are an experienced finance professional who understands the numbers but, more importantly, knows what to do with them.
You probably recognize yourself in the following:
- Bachelor or Master’s degree in Finance, Business Economics, Accounting or a comparable field
- At least 5 years of experience in Finance Business Partnering, FP&A, Business Control or Controlling
- Strong knowledge of planning, forecasting, P&L and cost management, variance analysis and financial modelling
- Experience in an international or matrix organization is preferred
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP, planning and BI tools such as Power BI is an advantage
- AI-fluent; using AI daily to work faster and smarter, with strong skills in prompting, iterating and validating output
- Able to work independently, bring structure to ambiguity and communicate
- Fluent English, Dutch is an advantage
What’s In It for You
Alongside the opportunity to work in a highly international environment, you can expect:
- Significant ownership and exposure to senior international stakeholders.
- A role where strategic business partnering and hands-on Finance come together.
- An international career environment with substantial opportunities for development and progression.
- A diverse organization where English is the working language
- Coaching and development designed to prepare high-potential Finance professionals for broader leadership responsibilities.
You will join at a point where the organization is growing quickly and where Finance has an opportunity to actively shape how that growth is managed. You will work across countries and cultures, partner directly with senior decision-makers and take significant ownership from the start.
At the same time, the position provides exposure to the different dimensions required of senior finance leaders: business partnering, FP&A, governance, operational finance, stakeholder management and strategic decision-making.
For someone with the ambition and potential to grow further, that combination makes this an excellent platform for a longer-term international Finance leadership career within Hilti.
Why Hilti
Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.
Commitment to Inclusion
At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.
If you are looking for a role where you can challenge senior leaders, help shape an international business and build the foundations for your own future in Finance leadership, we would love to meet you. Apply now and let’s explore where this opportunity could take you.
Still have questions? You can contact Robin Cabaret - Velberg via 06 82 05 53 30 or [email protected]. We look forward to receiving your application.
