Business Controller

Vattenfall GmbH; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 85.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Vattenfall GmbH in Berlin/Europe is seeking a Senior Business Controller for its rapidly growing E-Mobility Business Unit. You will steer the overall financial performance, ensure a robust reporting framework, and partner with senior management across multiple countries.

In this central role, you will consolidate results, deliver insights, lead forecasting and budgeting, and drive governance improvements while collaborating with Finance teams globally.

Qualifikationen

• At least 7 years of experience in Business Controlling, Financial Controlling, FP&A, Corporate Finance, or a similar finance-related role.
• Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience with consolidated reporting, forecasting, and business planning in a complex international organisation.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and management teams.
• The ability to translate complex financial information into clear and actionable recommendations.
• Advanced Excel and presentation skills; SAP and reporting tools experience is highly valued.
• Full professional proficiency in English.
• Experience within utilities, energy, infrastructure, or asset-intensive industries is advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate and steer the monthly performance reporting cycle for the overall Business Unit.
• Consolidate financial results across countries, functions, and business areas into clear management reporting.
• Deliver insights and analyses on business performance, key value drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead forecasting activities and translate business developments into reliable financial outlooks.
• Drive the annual budget and business planning process for the Business Unit.
• Support senior management with strategic analyses, business cases, and decision-making.
• Further develop and improve reporting standards, controlling processes, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and transparency in financial reporting and performance measurement.
• Collaborate closely with Business Controllers, Accounting, and Finance teams across different countries.
• Identify opportunities to automate and enhance reporting tools, KPIs, and management information.
• Contribute to cross-functional improvement initiatives that support growth of E-Mobility.

Kenntnisse

Advanced Excel

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Data storytelling

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Finance/Economics/Business Administration

Tools

SAP

Reporting tools (BI)

Jobbeschreibung

Do you enjoy driving business performance from a central finance position?

Are you an experienced finance professional who can turn complex financial data into strategic insights? Do you thrive in a role where you oversee the bigger picture, steer reporting processes, and support senior management with decision-making?

We are looking for a Business Controller to join the Business Control team within Vattenfall's rapidly growing E-Mobility Business Unit.

In this central controlling role, you will be responsible for providing insights into the overall financial performance of the Business Unit. You will act as a key partner to senior management, ensuring high-quality financial reporting, forecasting, planning, and performance steering across multiple countries and business areas.

Working closely with Business Control colleagues, Finance teams, and senior stakeholders, you will help translate financial results into actionable insights that support the continued growth and development of Vattenfall's E-Mobility business.

What will you do?

As Senior Business Controller, you will play a key role in steering the overall financial performance of the E-Mobility Business Unit and ensuring a reliable and efficient reporting framework.

You will:

• Coordinate and steer the monthly performance reporting cycle for the overall Business Unit.
• Consolidate financial results across countries, functions, and business areas into clear management reporting.
• Deliver insights and analyses on business performance, key value drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead forecasting activities and translate business developments into reliable financial outlooks.
• Drive the annual budget and business planning process for the Business Unit.
• Support senior management with strategic analyses, business cases, and decision-making.
• Further develop and improve reporting standards, controlling processes, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and transparency in financial reporting and performance measurement.
• Collaborate closely with Business Controllers, Accounting, and Finance teams across different countries.
• Identify opportunities to automate and enhance reporting tools, KPIs, and management information.
• Contribute to cross-functional improvement initiatives that support the continued growth of E-Mobility.

You will report to the Director of Business Control E-Mobility and work closely with stakeholders across multiple countries and disciplines.

Qualifications

Who are you?

You are able to combine strong analytical capabilities with a strategic mindset and enjoy understanding how financial performance connects to broader business objectives. You are comfortable working with large amounts of data, creating structure in complex environments, and translating financial outcomes into meaningful insights for senior stakeholders.

You can switch effortlessly between detailed financial analysis and high-level performance discussions. With a proactive and collaborative approach, you build strong relationships across the organisation and contribute to continuous improvement.

We believe you bring:

• At least 7 years of experience in Business Controlling, Financial Controlling, FP&A, Corporate Finance, or a similar finance-related role.
• A master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience with consolidated reporting, forecasting, and business planning in a complex international organisation.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and management teams.
• The ability to translate complex financial information into clear and actionable recommendations.
• Advanced Excel and presentation skills; experience with SAP and reporting tools is highly valued.
• Full professional proficiency in English.
• Experience within the utilities, energy, infrastructure, or other asset-intensive industries is considered an advantage.

Location

Berlin, Stockholm or Amsterdam

Additional Information

Our offer

Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

More Information

We welcome your application in English no later than, August 23th. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, DISA.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Company Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.