Director Group Controlling (all genders)

ParshipMeet Group; Berlin; Hybride; EUR 80 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading dating platform is seeking a Director of Group Controlling to oversee financial steering and performance management across its entities. This role requires an agile finance leader with strong business acumen and deep financial expertise. You will lead a team, drive strategic recommendations, and enhance financial processes using advanced tools. The ideal candidate will have a degree in finance, five years of relevant experience, and proficiency in both German and English. Join us to help millions connect and find love.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Controlling or Finance, ideally with leadership responsibility.
• Strong proficiency in digital and AI-driven financial tools.
• Ability to present complex financial topics clearly under pressure.

Responsabilités

• Lead and manage the Group Controlling team and its planning processes.
• Act as a sparring partner to senior management with management reporting responsibilities.
• Oversee high-quality variance analyses for financial closings.

Connaissances

Business acumen

Financial modelling

German language skills

English language skills

Self-management

Formation

Degree in business, finance, economics

Outils

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Dynamics NAV

Business Objects

IBM COGNOS TM1

Description du poste

Director Group Controlling (all genders)

As Director Group Controlling (all genders) you will be responsible for our Group Controlling function, ensuring high-quality financial steering, transparency, and performance management across all group entities. The ideal candidate is an agile finance leader with strong process fluency, deep understanding of integrated financial statements, and the ability to drive both quick operational improvements and long-term transformation initiatives - including the introduction of advanced AI tools to enhance reporting, forecasting, and process efficiency. This position is based at our headquarters in Hamburg or in our offices in Berlin or Dresden.

You can also support us on a part-time basis (at least 32 hours per week).

Minimum Qualifications and skills

• Degree in business, finance, economics, or comparable field, ideally with focus on Finance or Controlling.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in Controlling or Finance, ideally including leadership responsibility.
• Strong business acumen and ability to present complex financial topics clearly.
• High personal standards for accuracy and performance even under pressure.
• Strong self-management, structured way of working, and ability to operate on your own.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and financial modelling.
• Experience with MS Dynamics NAV and reporting tools such as Business Objects, IBM COGNOS TM1, or data warehouse applications is an advantage.
• Experience with digital tools and openness to implementing AI-driven solutions in financial processes is a strong plus.
• Very strong German and English language skills.

What you can expect

• You provide functional and disciplinary leadership to the Group Controlling team (currently 4 direct reports).
• You lead, manage, and execute the internal planning and budgeting processes across our five operating entities.
• You act as a sparring partner to senior management and own all aspects of management reporting, including ad-hoc analyses.
• You contribute to special projects, including M&A-related activities and strategic finance initiatives.
• You serve as the central point of contact for shareholder reporting and communication of financial development across entities.
• You oversee high-quality variance analyses and calculation of special items for monthly, quarterly, and annual closings.
• You proactively derive strategic recommendations based on financial insights, present them to management, and drive implementation.
• You continuously develop, optimize, and enhance internal controlling tools, reporting structures, and financial processes.

At ParshipMeet, we help millions of people around the globe meet, date, and fall in love. We want our teams to be as diverse as our customer base. Constantly adding new perspectives is key to our success. We will never judge anyone by age, sex, family background, color of skin, religious beliefs nor sexual orientation. For us, it’s all about skills, competencies, and you as a human being!