Financial Controller

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Financial Controller to join a dynamic team within our internationally known financial services client.

The core purpose of this role will be to produce forecasts, reports, analyzes, and challenges Financial KPIs and their main driver for services, projects and line cost centres in close collaboration with the business, and co–ordinates improvement measures. He / she advises and supports managers in all financial controlling topics. Furthermore the Financial Controller is responsible for implementation of controlling processes and systems and ensuring compliance to controlling–relevant standards.

Responsibilities:

• Develops recommendations for financial targets within the strategic and operational planning and forecasting process (long–, mid– and short term perspective)
• Creates and provides financial analyses, reports and dashboards for various stakeholders (ad–hoc, monthly, quarterly, yearly base)
• Evaluates, develops, coordinates and supports the preparation of financial accounts , e.g. services, materials and cost centres
• Contributes, establishes and further develops guidelines, methods, processes and systems for controlling topics
• Monitors actuals vs. plan, analyses deviations and their drivers, recommends measures to ensure plan achievement and tracks ongoing progress of e.g. major project initiatives
• Supports and challenges business representatives based on financial analysis
• Manages pricing processes, approves prices and supports calculation, and coordinates transfer pricing compliance

Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Possessing controlling, economic and business knowledge
• Experienced in the application of systems that are relevant for Controlling, e.g. SAP FI–CO/BW
• Possessing understanding of (IT) service management and (IT) service organisations
• Applying analytical thinking, methodological and conceptual as well as moderation and presentation techniques
• Possessing project management and process management knowledge and experience
• Higher education degree in finance, business administration, economics or related area
• Relevant work experience e.g. in accounting, controlling etc.
• Experiences in international work environment and functional area of responsibility, mainly IT desirable
• Certification as a controller on higher proficiency levels desirable
• Training and or certification in service–, project–, or process management on higher proficiency levels desirable

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