Chief Financial Officer (m/f/d) - Production Site Berlin

Overview

Location: Berlin, DE, 12057

Department: Finance

Full-time or Part-time: Full-Time

Job Type: Employee

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that's transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It's our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win - adapting quickly in an everchanging world - and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Chief Financial Officer (m/f/d) for our production site in Berlin. This role is the sole on-site finance position and holds full responsibility for all financial and accounting matters of the plant.

The CFO acts as a strategic business partner to the Plant General Manager and ensures financial transparency, governance, and performance management for the production site. Operational accounting and controlling activities are performed by an Amcor internal Finance Service Center based in Lodz, Poland.

In addition, the role ensures full compliance with group reporting standards and corporate finance requirements.

Key Responsibilities Overall Financial Responsibility

• Full responsibility for accounting, finance, budgeting, forecasting, and financial management of the production site
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in line with local, corporate, and external requirements
• Responsibility for monthly, quarterly, and annual closings in cooperation with the Finance Service Center

Group Reporting & Corporate Requirements

• Preparation, coordination, and validation of all group reporting packages
• Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, reporting standards, and deadlines
• Act as the main interface between the production site and central/group finance functions
• Implementation and monitoring of group finance guidelines and reporting requirements at plant level
• Close collaboration with central finance functions and other stakeholders

Controlling & Business Partnering

• Analysis of production, cost, and performance KPIs
• Transparent financial reporting and decision support for the Plant General Manager
• Identification of financial risks and opportunities and development of actionable recommendations
• Support investment decisions (CapEx), business cases, and profitability analyses

Governance, Compliance & Process Excellence

• Ensure compliance with internal policies, legal requirements, and financial governance standards
• Main point of contact for auditors, tax advisors, and internal audits
• Continuous improvement and standardization of financial processes at the plant
• Support operational and transformation projects within the production environment

Qualifications & Experience

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable field
• Several years of relevant experience in finance roles, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Strong knowledge of accounting, controlling, and cost accounting
• Strong knowledge of German GAAP accounting and knowledge in US-GAAP accounting
• Experience working with shared service or finance service center models
• Solid understanding of group reporting structures and corporate finance requirements
• Strong analytical skills combined with a hands-on, business-oriented mindset
• High level of independence, ownership, and communication skills
• Proficiency in ERP systems and MS Office

What We Offer

• A key leadership role with significant responsibility and direct impact on plant performance
• Close partnership with the Plant General Manager
• High degree of autonomy in shaping and developing the finance setup at the site
• Dynamic industrial environment with complex production processes
• Attractive workplace at our Berlin location

About Amcor

Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.

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