Audit Controller (m/f/d) - Hays

Company Overview

Our client is an internationally active industrial company combining strong engineering capabilities with modern production and finance structures. The organization places a clear focus on controlling, performance steering, and business partnering as key enablers for sustainable growth. Finance works in close alignment with management and operations, offering a strong interface role for candidates with an audit background transitioning into industry controlling.

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility for operational and strategic controlling, including management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• In-depth analysis and steering of cost structures, margins, and profitability in close cooperation with operations and production
• Development and continuous enhancement of KPIs, performance metrics, and management dashboards as key management steering tools
• Preparation of decision‑ready financial analyses, business cases, and investment calculations for senior management
• Active contribution to the optimization and standardization of controlling processes, systems and data quality
• Audit‑related responsibilities focusing on leveraging audit expertise to ensure transparency, compliance and high‑quality financial information; direct audit execution is not the core focus
• Use of Big‑4 audit know‑how to act as a challenging sparring partner for internal stakeholders and external auditors

Qualifications

• University degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a comparable field
• Professional experience in Audit, ideally within a Big‑4 environment, combined with proven, hands‑on Controlling experience (mandatory)
• Solid practical exposure to controlling tasks (e.g., via industry secondments, controlling‑related audit mandates, or direct industry roles)
• Strong knowledge of HGB; basic IFRS knowledge desirable
• In‑depth understanding of industrial production processes, cost structures, and performance drivers
• Excellent MS Excel and PowerPoint skills; SAP FI/CO is a strong advantage
• Initial leadership experience or responsibility for workstreams/projects
• Strong analytical and structured mindset
• High business and financial acumen
• Confident communicator with senior‑level stakeholders
• Hands‑on mentality, ownership, and strong quality focus
• Fluent in German and English

Benefits

• Hybrid working model with 1 fixed remote‑work day per week
• 30 days of annual leave
• Flexible working hoursEmployer‑funded pension scheme and additional social benefits
• Modern workplace environment with short decision‑making paths
• Structured onboarding and clear long‑term development perspective
• Stable, growth‑oriented industrial environment with high employee retention