The Thuringian Energy and GreenTech Agency (ThEGA), as the central competence center of the Free State of Thuringia, advises municipalities, state institutions, and companies and initiates networks and pioneering pilot projects in the field of energy transition. To strengthen our team, we are immediately seeking a dedicated Commercial Director (m/f/d) for a full-time (39 hours/week) and permanent position, who will be responsible for the financial management and further development of ThEGA.
What you will do with us:
Management & overall commercial responsibility
- Professional leadership and targeted development of the commercial team
- Control of all commercial processes and ensuring efficient operations
- Advising the management and department heads on all commercial matters
- Coordination and agreement with the clients (ministries) regarding invoicing, advance payments and payment flows, as well as monitoring compliance with contractual invoicing procedures and ensuring deadlines for invoicing
- Taking over the interface function to the Finance & Organization department of the parent company
Funding & Project Controlling
- Commercial management of grant-funded and EU projects
- Preparation of funding requests and management of expenditure reports
- Support during the verification of the proof of use
Budget & Contract Management
- Planning, controlling and monitoring budgets (personnel & material costs) according to the work programs
- Ensuring compliance with contractual framework conditions, in particular monitoring and adherence to deadlines
- Management of commercial and legal processes in contract management
Reporting & Work Programs
- Establishment of a supporting reporting system for department heads using existing SAP reports
- Coordination of the preparation of the business plan, the medium-term corporate plan, and the preparation of quarterly reports
- Monitoring and overall coordination of the preparation of the annual work programs as well as the monitoring of budget allocations
- Preparation of management reports for supervisory board meetings
- Responsibility for liquidity planning and management
- Coordination of annual financial statements and management report
- Contact person for auditors and internal stakeholders
What you should bring:
- Completed studies in business administration or finance (Master's degree) or comparable qualification
- Several years of experience in a senior commercial role
- Solid knowledge of controlling, accounting and ideally grant management
- Experience in dealing with public sector clients is desirable
- Confident handling of SAP or comparable ERP systems and MS Office, especially Excel
- Leadership skills, strong communication skills and entrepreneurial thinking
What you can expect:
- a responsible leadership position with considerable creative freedom
- a stable business environment with a long-term perspective
- 39-hour week, flexible working hours within the scope of operational possibilities (hybrid working possible)
- Workplace health promotion and work-life balance programs
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