Group Controller (all genders)

Zühlke Engineering AG; Eschborn; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Zühlke Engineering AG is seeking a Senior Group Controller to provide strategic financial guidance. The role involves financial reporting, planning, cost control, and stakeholder engagement, requiring a Bachelor's degree in Finance and experience in financial analysis. The company offers flexible work hours and a profit-sharing scheme.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

Work from home options

Profit share scheme

Support for professional development

Qualifikationen

• Several years of experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Solid understanding of service provider business models.
• Very strong communication skills in English; German is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Prepare and present timely financial statements and reports.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Implement cost control measures and efficiency improvements.

Kenntnisse

Analytical Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Independence

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

MBA or postgraduate degree preferred

Tools

BI Tools

Jobbeschreibung

Founded in Switzerland in 1968, Zühlke is owned by its partners and located across Europe and Asia. We are a global transformation partner, with engineering and innovation in our DNA. We're trusted to help clients envision and build their businesses for the future – to run smarter today while adapting for tomorrow’s markets, customers, and communities. Our multidisciplinary teams specialise in tech strategy and business innovation, digital solutions and applications, and device and systems engineering. We excel in complex, regulated spaces including health and finance, connecting strategy, tech implementation, and operational services to help clients become more effective, resilient businesses.

If you share our values and want to do the best work, for the right reasons, we can offer you the chance to do it on a global scale and play a real role in shaping our exciting journey.

The role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join Zühlke as Senior GroupController. As Senior Group Controller, you will play a crucial role in providing strategic financial guidance,controlling activities, and decision support to the senior management team and the broader organization.You will be responsible for supporting the financial planning, forecasting, and reporting processes acrossour Group. Hereby you are ensuring accurate and timely financial information to facilitate informed businessdecisions. This is to ensure a groupwide harmonized controlling and reporting processes including targetsetting, implementation, monitoring, and feedback.
The Senior Group Controller will report directly to the Head of Group Controlling.

How you’ll make an impact

Financial Reporting and Analysis

• Prepare and present timely and accurate financial statements, consolidated reports, and variance
• analyses to senior management and the board of directors.
• Provide insightful financial analysis and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
  

Financial Planning and Budgeting

• Help to lead the group's budgeting and forecasting processes, collaborating with business units anddepartments to develop accurate financial plans.
• Monitor and report on budget vs. actual performance, investigating and explaining variances.

Cost Controlling and Efficiency Improvements

• Implement and enhance cost control measures, actively identifying opportunities for cost savingsand efficiency improvements throughout the organization.
• Work closely with operational teams to develop and track cost improvement initiatives.

Process Improvement and Automation

• Identify opportunities and enhance financial processes through automation and technology.
• Implement best practices to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with cross-functional teams, serving as a trusted financial advisor todepartment heads and business leaders.
• Effectively communicate financial information and insights to non-financial stakeholders.

What’s important to us

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related area. MBAor relevant postgraduate degree preferred.
• Several years of experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, and controlling with a preferredfocus on a professional service provider environment. (Solid understanding of service provider businessmodels and their impact on the financial model of a company.)
• Sound knowledge of data management as well as the maintenance and further development of BI tools.
• Flexibility, independence, and necessary calmness and composure even in stressful situations.
• Very good analytical skills, ability to think interconnected, and be very assertive.
• Very strong communication skills in English with German being a plus.

What we offer

• Work life blend: we offer a safe & healthy workplace, with flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home

• Profit share scheme: In addition to your annual salary, you may receive a profit share defined by the company’s success in the previous year

• Global and Diverse Zühlke community: witness how colleagues from all our 16 offices across the globe come together to create a unique, positive and inclusive work culture, learning from one another at annual team camps, and celebrating year-end parties and other local festivities.

• Committed to development: we are committed to the growth of our people and are investing in your development. We’re empowering you to build the skills you need to make a positive impact, both personally and for our clients, today and in the future. To dive deeper into local benefits of working in Zühlke follow the link.

If you feel you don't meet all the requirements, we are still happy to get to know you, learn more about your ambitions and ideas and look forward to receiving your application!

We welcome people from all backgrounds, regardless of their gender, personality, national origin, race, religion, colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability or veteran status.