Senior Controller (m/w/d)
As Senior Controller (m/w/d), you report directly to the Head of Accounting & Controlling and take on a central role in the financial steering of our sales company. With your analyses and recommendations, you create transparency about business development and support management and departments in important strategic and operational decisions. You work closely with Sales, Finance and international teams and make a significant contribution to the further development of our company.
How you will move us forward:
•Preparation, analysis and commentary of monthly financial and business results with a focus on revenue, gross margin, costs and profitability
•Carrying out budget-vs-actual, forecast and prior-year comparisons as well as identifying opportunities, risks and key result drivers
•Coordinating and supporting the budget and forecast processes in close collaboration with the departments
•Implementing sound sales and profitability analyses at customer, product and market level to support strategic and operational decisions
•Acting as a Finance Business Partner for Sales and other departments, advising on economic questions and investment decisions
•Further developing and automating controlling processes, reports and analyses, and contributing to cross-functional Finance and business projects
•Contributing to monthly and annual financial statements, including accruals, provisions and relevant balance sheet items, and close collaboration with Accounting, Shared Services and international Finance teams
•Preparing ad-hoc analyses and decision papers for management, and contributing to Finance and business projects
What makes you successful with us:
•Completed degree in Business Administration, Finance, Controlling or a comparable qualification
•At least five years of professional experience in Controlling, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) or Commercial Finance, ideally in an international industrial or sales environment
•Very good understanding of profit and loss statements, balance sheets, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting
•Strong analytical and commercial skills with a solid feel for revenue, margin, cost and profitability drivers
•Confident use of Excel, and ideally experience with SAP, OneStream, Power BI or comparable reporting and BI systems
•Independent, proactive and communicative personality with fluent German and English, able to constructively advise and challenge departments
What you can expect from us:
•Flexible working conditions, mobile working up to 8 days per month, trust-based working hours, and 30 days of annual leave
•Modern working environment with the tools of an international group
•Special payments: Christmas and holiday bonus & annual premium
•Intensive and structured onboarding through an individual training plan
•EGYM Wellpass: access to numerous gyms, sports and wellness offers for fitness and well-being
•Further benefits: allowance for capital-forming benefits, company pension scheme, JobRad, and employee discounts in numerous shops
Contact person: Theresa Bauer, Manager, People Team, GF DE/BU EMEA, [email protected]. Please submit your application via the 'Apply' button; the recruiter's email is for enquiries only.
