Financial Controller Corporate / FP&A (all genders)

Deutsche Aircraft; Weßling; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Deutsche Aircraft seeks an experienced Controlling/FP&A professional to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning for strategic initiatives.

You will analyze performance, build financial models, and partner with senior leadership to drive decisions. Strong Excel/PowerPoint, ERP experience (SAP FI/CO) and English fluency are essential.

Qualifikationen

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Business Administration, Economics, or a comparable qualification.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Controlling, FP&A, or Corporate Finance within an international environment.

Aufgaben

• Lead the annual budgeting process, rolling forecasts, and long-term financial planning.
• Drive financial planning efforts for key strategic initiatives.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly forecasts, ensuring alignment with business objectives and strategic priorities.
• Analyze financial performance against budget, forecast, and prior-year results, identifying key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop scenario analyses, sensitivity assessments, and financial models to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Maintain and further develop robust financial planning and forecasting models.
• Support the regular update of the Company's Business Plan, ensuring consistency, integrity, and accuracy of underlying assumptions and financial data.
• Contribute to the monthly closing process in close collaboration with accounting and act as the primary finance contract for business performance-related inquiries across the organization.
• Act as Business partner to senior leadership and department heads
• Serve as a key sparring partner to the Director Controlling and CFO on financial and business matters
• Prepare management presentations, performance reports, and reporting packages for Executive Management, Board meetings, and shareholders
• Drive automation and digitalization initiatives within Controlling and FP&A

Kenntnisse

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Management reporting

Stakeholder management

Excel

PowerPoint

English fluency

Ausbildung

University degree in Finance/Accounting/Controlling

Tools

SAP FI/CO

Jobbeschreibung

You have a clear idea of what you want: To contribute to the vision of safe and energy-efficient flying, in a team of like-minded aviation enthusiasts who are determined to shape the future of aviation.

This is what you can do:

• Lead the annual budgeting process, rolling forecasts, and long-term financial planning activities.
• Drive financial planning efforts for key strategic initiatives
• Prepare monthly and quarterly forecasts, ensuring alignment with business objectives and strategic priorities.
• Analyze financial performance against budget, forecast, and prior-year results, identifying key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop scenario analyses, sensitivity assessments, and financial models to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Maintain and further develop robust financial planning and forecasting models.
• Support the regular update of the Company's Business Plan, ensuring consistency, integrity, and accuracy of underlying assumptions and financial data.
• Contribute to the monthly closing process in close collaboration with accounting and act as the primary finance contract for business performance-related inquiries across the organization.
• Act as Business partner to senior leadership and department heads
• Serve as a key sparring partner to the Director Controlling and CFO on financial and business matters
• Prepare management presentations, performance reports, and reporting packages for Executive Management, Board meetings, and shareholders
• Drive automation and digitalization initiatives within Controlling and FP&A

You’ll bring this with you:

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Business Administration, Economics, or a comparable qualification.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Controlling, FP&A, or Corporate Finance within an international environment.
• Experience in aviation, aerospace, automotive, engineering, or manufacturing industries is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, management reporting, and performance analysis.
• Experience interacting with senior management and supporting strategic decision-making processes.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems, ideally SAP (FI/CO).
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and present clear recommendations to senior management.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken, German is a plus.

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