(Senior) Business Controller (m/f/d)
(Senior) Business Controller (m/f/d)
As a Business Controller, you act as a key sparring partner for the operational business and are responsible for carrying out a wide range of controlling tasks within a group context. Your focus lies on analyzing profitability across multiple units as well as providing well-founded support for business decisions from an overall company perspective. In doing so, you combine financial transparency at group level with a deep understanding of the respective business models and actively contribute to the further development, harmonization, and optimization of company performance.
What you can expect:
- Close collaboration with operational units as a business partner to steer the business
- Preparation and analysis of target vs. actual comparisons, including deriving concrete recommendations for improving results
- Conducting economic feasibility analyses and profitability assessments at customer, project, and product level
- Calculation of projects, offers, and business cases in close coordination with operational stakeholders
- Monitoring operational performance and further development of relevant KPIs and steering metrics
- Supporting and coordinating planning and forecasting processes
- Analyzing cost structures and identifying as well as implementing efficiency and optimization potential
- Preparing decision-relevant analyses and presentations for management
- Further development and group-wide harmonization of controlling tools, reports, and processes to support business steering
- Ensuring high data quality as a basis for well-founded decision-making
What you bring to the table:
- Completed degree in business administration, finance, or a comparable qualification
- Several years of experience in business controlling, ideally in an operational or project-oriented environment, preferably within a service company
- Strong understanding of business and financial relationships, along with an affinity for working closely with the business
- Experience in project costing as well as building and evaluating business cases
- Excellent analytical skills and the ability to present complex matters in a clear and understandable way
- High level of initiative, results orientation, and assertiveness
- Structured and independent working style, along with strong communication and coordination skills
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel; experience with common reporting or BI tools (e.g., MS Fabrics, Power BI) as well as knowledge of SAP is an advantage
- Very good German and English skills, both written and spoken
- Team spirit and motivation to take on responsibility and actively contribute to the company’s development
What you can look forward to:
- Varied tasks in an international environment
- Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely
- Attractive compensation with vacation and Christmas bonuses
- Participation in the Hansefit sports program
- Bicycle and equipment leasing and our Corporate Benefits Portal
- Company pension plan
- Support for public transport
- Permanent employment contract
- Internal coaching and employee development
- Flat hierarchy and open corporate culture