Senior Analyst Finance Processes & Systems (f/m/x)

Douglas; Düsseldorf; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DOUGLAS Group in Düsseldorf seeks a Finance Transformation Specialist to challenge and optimize finance processes in collaboration with IT and Controlling. You will lead digitalization projects, ensure governance standards, and drive efficiency across the group.

The role requires experience in international finance, proficiency with SAP S/4HANA, and strong Lean Management capabilities, with fluency in English and German.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in international finance from a global company or consulting environment; retail experience is a plus.
• Experience improving finance processes and implementing IT systems, ideally SAP S/4HANA.
• Digitalization, automation and Lean Management familiarity.
• Proficiency with SAP and modern system landscapes.
• Fluent in English and German.

Responsibilities

• Challenge existing finance processes and shape improvements.
• Identify opportunities and implement with IT collaboration.
• Continuously improve finance processes using Lean Management principles.
• Develop best practices and contribute to a group-wide governance model.
• Collaborate with IT, Controlling, Treasury, Accounting and Procurement.
• Own migration, optimization and digitalization projects.

Skills

Finance domain knowledge

Lean Management

Cross-functional collaboration

English & German bilingual

Education

Finance/Accounting degree

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

• You thrive on change and want to shape it? Challenge existing finance processes and find creative ways to make them smarter and more efficient
• Digitalization and automation spark a thousand ideas? Identify opportunities and turn the best ones into reality together with IT
• Standing still isn’t your thing? Continuously improve our finance processes using Lean Management principles
• Create standards without creating bureaucracy: Develop best practices and help shape a group-wide governance model that actually works
• Bring the right people together: Collaborate closely with IT, Controlling, Treasury, Accounting, Procurement and other functions
• From idea to implementation: Take ownership of migration, optimization and digitalization projects

TASKS WITH IMPACT

• You thrive on change and want to shape it? Challenge existing finance processes and find creative ways to make them smarter and more efficient
• Digitalization and automation spark a thousand ideas? Identify opportunities and turn the best ones into reality together with IT
• Standing still isn’t your thing? Continuously improve our finance processes using Lean Management principles
• Create standards without creating bureaucracy: Develop best practices and help shape a group-wide governance model that actually works
• Bring the right people together: Collaborate closely with IT, Controlling, Treasury, Accounting, Procurement and other functions
• From idea to implementation: Take ownership of migration, optimization and digitalization projects

Your Skills

We take a competency-based and fair approach to recruiting, that´s why we look beyond your experience to understand how you create impact, grow through change, and collaborate for success.

Alongside these competencies, we’re looking for the following skills:

• Finance is your playing field: You hold a degree in Finance, Accounting or a comparable qualification
• You know your way around international finance: Ideally, you bring several years of experience from an international company or consulting environment – retail experience is a plus
• You think processes and systems together: You have experience improving finance processes and implementing IT systems, ideally SAP S/4HANA
• Digitalization is part of your toolkit: Automation, digital processes and Lean Management methods are familiar territory
• Tech-savvy by nature: You are confident working with SAP and modern system landscapes
• Comfortable across borders: You communicate confidently in both English and German

DO YOU RECOGNIZE YOURSELF?

As an international employer, we stand for equal opportunities and diversity. We therefore welcome applications from mothers, fathers, people with disabilities and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. Please let us know if, for example, we should use a gender-neutral pronoun, if you need barrier-free access to our offices or if we should allow more time for the application process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

About The DOUGLAS Group

The DOUGLAS Group, with its commercial brands DOUGLAS, NOCIBÉ, Parfumdreams and Niche Beauty, is the number one omnichannel premium beauty destination in Europe. The DOUGLAS Group is inspiring customers to live their own kind of beauty by offering a unique assortment online and in around 1,970 stores. With unparalleled size and access to customers, the DOUGLAS Group is the partner of choice for brands and offers a premium range of selective and exclusive brands as well as own corporate brands. The assortment includes fragrances, color cosmetics, skin care, hair care, accessories as well as beauty services. Strengthening its successful omnichannel positioning while consistently developing superior customer experience is at the heart of the DOUGLAS Group strategy “Let it Bloom”. The winning business model is underpinned by the Group’s omnichannel proposition, leading brands, and data capabilities. In the financial year 2024/25, the DOUGLAS Group generated sales of 4.58 billion euros and employed more than 19,900 people across Europe. The DOUGLAS Group (Douglas AG) is listed at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.