Operations Steering Support (OPSS) Specialist at Ascentech Services Limited

Position Overview: 

As an Operations Steering Support (OPSS) Specialist, you will play a key role in supporting strategic and operational planning through insights into business performance, cost development, and forecasting. You are responsible for driving financial transparency, performance managing operational and cost KPIs, ensuring data integrity and data quality to provide a single source of truth on cost and KPI reporting as well as supporting leadership with data-driven decision-making in your Area.
You work closely with regional OPSS, Area Operations and Finance, and QSC colleagues to ensure that Area performance is effectively planned, monitored, and continuously improved.

Key Responsibilities:

Performance Management & Insights

• Forecast key P&L elements on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis for the Area.
• Translate business targets into operational KPIs per country/cluster.

Cost Transparency & Control

• Support cost modeling and forecasting for the Area, working closely with QSC and Controlling.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining terminal-level cost sheets to improve visibility of cost drivers and data quality to support accurate cost accruals and overall cost picture.

Data Management & Reporting

• Act as a data steward in your Area – validate, test, define and ensure data quality for unit cost and KPI reporting.
• Collaborate with QSCs and Regional OPSS to ensure a unified “one set of numbers” approach.

Planning & Budget Support

• Provide input during forecasting and budgeting cycles, including challenge and validation of assumptions.
• Support tracking of cost and operational performance against budget with relevant stakeholders.

Stakeholder Engagement & Execution Support

• Be the source of energy within the area of responsibility, driving for team engagement and continuous improvement
• Liaise between Area, QSC, and Regional OPSS to ensure clear implementation of priorities.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of relevant experience in planning, financial analysis, cost control, or operational reporting.
• Familiarity with SAP, Power BI, or Excel-based reporting is preferred.