Senior Finance Controller

Responsibilities

• System implementation (Workday) & digitalization: You will actively support the rollout of our new ERP and management reporting tool (Workday) for the planned go-live in January 2027.
• Financial planning & controlling: Until the full system migration, you will manage the entire budgeting process hands-on.
• Reporting & analysis: You prepare meaningful reports, identify complex cause-and-effect relationships in budget vs. actual variances, and provide reliable decision support for management through ad-hoc analyses.
• HR controlling: You will take responsibility for personnel controlling.
• Business partnering: You act as a strategic sparring partner for the executive management and department heads.
• Operational finance management: You perform monthly account reconciliations and ensure compliance with budget targets at cost-center level, as well as intercompany charge allocations.
• Interface role: You are the first point of contact for all accounting and controlling-related questions.

Requirements

• A successfully completed degree with a focus on finance/controlling/accounting or an equivalent qualification (e.g., Bilanzbuchhalter - certified balance-sheet accountant).
• Several years of relevant professional experience in controlling, ideally combined with solid knowledge of operational accounting.
• Initial experience or exposure to HR controlling or working with personnel metrics (staff reporting) is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of accounting in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB).
• High degree of initiative, strong communication and assertiveness skills, and a structured, solution-oriented working style.