Senior Controller (m/f/d)

Finance in Motion; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 75.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Finance in Motion is seeking a proactive Controlling and Reporting professional to join our team in Frankfurt. You will shape strategic and financial planning, coordinate the annual budget, and translate our company strategy into measurable financial targets and KPIs.

You will prepare revenue, cost, headcount and profitability plans, conduct scenario analyses, and deliver regular management reports to directors and departments.

Qualifikationen

• University degree in business, finance or controlling.
• Several years of relevant controlling and financial reporting experience.
• Strong IT skills with Excel, Power BI; data evaluation and AI knowledge.
• Experience with DATEV preferred.
• Structured, independent, and solution-oriented workflow with strong communication.
• Proactive mindset and passion for process improvements.

Aufgaben

• Strategic and financial planning for the group and entities.
• Coordinate annual budgeting and multi-year planning.
• Translate strategy into financial targets and KPIs.
• Prepare revenue, cost, headcount, and profitability plans.
• Develop scenario planning and sensitivity analyses.
• Prepare management reports for directors and departments.
• Analyze variances vs budget and explain drivers.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and decision-oriented reporting.
• Monitor assets under management, revenue, and costs.
• Support cost discipline and automation initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Excel

Power BI

AI data analysis

DATEV

German & English

Strong communication

Team player

Intercultural skills

Ausbildung

University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Controlling, or a comparable field

Tools

DATEV

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Jobbeschreibung

The Controlling and Reporting department is interacting closely with top management, Human Resources, and heads of different departments. Besides budgeting, planning, reporting, the Controlling and Reporting team is responsible for regulatory reporting requirements.

Key responsibilities:

• Strategic & Financial Planning
• Coordination of the annual budget process and multi-year planning on group and legal entity level
• Translate company strategy into financial targets and key performance indicators
• Prepare revenue, cost, headcount and profitability plans
• Prepare scenario planning and sensitivity analyses Management Reporting & Performance Steering
• Prepare regular management reports for Managing Directors, Supervisory Board and other departments
• Analyse actuals vs. budget, prior year and forecast with explanation on key deviations and business drivers
• Ensure reporting is timely, accurate and decision-oriented (why happened, what it means and what actions is needed or different action opportunities to be decided) Assets under management, Revenue and Cost controlling Monitor & analyse Assets under Management by different effects
• Track fee income by fund and validate the calculations and revenue recognition assumptions
• Monitor personnel and no-personnel expenses and clearly distinguish between corporate costs, fund-related costs, and project costs
• Analyse cost development by different aspects and breakdown
• Support cost discipline and efficiency initiatives

What we expect:

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Controlling, or a comparable field
• Several years of relevant professional experience in a controlling and financial reporting, preferably in the (international) financial sector (Asset Manager company)
• Strong proficiency in all common IT applications, especially in the Microsoft products Excel, Power BI and advanced knowledge in the evaluation and preparation of data and AI.
• Preferably experience with DATEV
• Structured, independent, responsible, and solution-oriented way of working as well as strong communication and implementation skills
• A positive, proactive, and curious mindset, enthusiastic about driving process improvements and automation in controlling/reporting
• Team player with an international mindset and intercultural skills
• Fluent in both German and English

What you can expect:

• An agile, widely diverse international working environment with employees of 70 nationalities that is keenly interested in making a positive difference through their work and who share a collaborative, can-do spirit.
• A job that allows you to fully utilize and expand your skills within an innovative, hands-on company culture.
• A purpose-driven, performance-oriented company that rewards above-average results.
• An organization dedicated to providing effective training and upskilling to its employees.
• A company that offers a flexible and amicable work environment, placing a high value on work-life balance.

We, a team of around 300 dedicated professionals across 14 regional offices worldwide, are committed to advancing sustainable development through pioneering finance solutions. If you relish tackling complex challenges hands-on and crave an adaptable and motivating work environment, we're eager to connect with you.