Controller (d/f/m)

paymenttools; Köln; Hybrid; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Subsidized public transport ticket

Annual learning budget

Corporate discounts

Pension plan

Flexible working hours

Zusammenfassung

A European payment solutions company is looking for a Controller to optimize financial workflows and enhance operational efficiency. You will lead the financial controlling cycle and collaborate across teams to ensure compliance and profitability. Ideal candidates have over 3 years in finance, expertise in payment products, and are fluent in English and German. This position offers a hybrid work environment and various benefits including a learning budget.

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of experience in Controlling, Finance, or Process Optimization.
• Understanding of cross-border VAT and tax logic.
• Ability to create structured reports and KPIs.

Aufgaben

• Design and implement scalable financial workflows.
• Ensure compliance with tax and legal requirements.
• Lead the financial controlling cycle for payment flows.

Kenntnisse

Financial expertise

Operational sharpness

Knowledge of payment products

Fluent in English and German

Process optimization

Tools

Google Workspace

Slack

Jira

Jobbeschreibung

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Paymenttools is on a mission to transform the payment landscape for retailers in Europe. With more than 4,4 billion visitors per year in our more than 15,000 REWE Group stores and travel agencies in 21 countries we know exactly what consumers and merchants need when exchanging goods for money. We strongly believe in making payments seamless and invisible, linking them with value added services within the framework of a reliable identity service. Our mantra: #wesolvepayn. We blend cutting-edge technology with stringent security to protect sensitive payment data while nurturing innovation in a cloud-native tech environment.

You combine financial expertise with operational sharpness and translate complexity into clarity, efficiency, and financial performance. As part of our Finance team, you’re the bridge between strategic finance and day-to-day product execution.

Your Tasks

• You design, optimize, and implement scalable financial workflows for our core payment products with a clear focus on operational control, cost efficiency, and compliance.
• You translate tax and legal requirements into concrete process logic and ensure we’re audit-ready, regulator-proof, and profit-oriented.
• You lead and improve the financial controlling cycle for payment flows - from closing and forecasting to product-level profitability analysis.
• You work closely with cross-functional teams in Germany and the Netherlands - ensuring seamless coordination, shared tools, and common financial logic.
• You create transparency through well-structured reporting, KPIs, and actionable insights - empowering business decisions at all levels.
• You champion a culture of process excellence, with a mindset of automation, standardization, and continuous improvement.
  
  

Your Experience

• You have 3+ years of experience in Controlling, Finance, or Process Optimization, ideally in a payment, fintech, or financial services context
• You know how payment products work: From SEPA to card schemes, from transaction fees to fraud costs
• You understand cross-border VAT and tax logic - and how it impacts P&L, contracts, and process design
• You have experience working with multiple legal entities and know how to align reporting, processes, and compliance across countries
• You think in workflows, numbers, and dependencies and turn strategic goals into operational outcomes
• You speak fluent English and German (Dutch is a plus) and are comfortable collaborating across cultures and functions
  
  

Your Benefits

• Deutschland ticket, subsidized subscription
• 1.000 euro annual learning and development budget + internal training platforms
• Discounts on travel, fashion, technology, and more through our corporate benefits
• REWE discount card for discounts for REWE group retailers
• JobRad, affordable bicycle leasing!
• Company pension plan
• Insurance Services
  
  

Perks Of Working With Us

• We work in a hybrid environment
• Flexible working hours that fit your workflow, your time matters!
• Language courses (English and German)
• Responsibility from day one
• Work with modern and agile software such as Google Workspace, Slack, Asana, Jira, Lattice, Miro and Confluence
• Company events including Hackathons and Company Days (ask us more about these!)
  
  

We look forward to getting to know you. Even if you feel that you don't fulfil all the requirements, but the position still appeals to you and you would like to work with us, please get in touch! We would be delighted to hear from you. We strongly encourage applicants from groups that are currently underrepresented in the tech industry. We value all types of backgrounds and CVs.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Software Development

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