IT Controller

Rhenus South Europe S.L.U.; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Rhenus South Europe S.L.U. seeks an experienced IT Controlling professional to act as the Controlling partner for the Overland Transport IT organization.

You will lead monthly cost-center budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis while coordinating with budget owners across international country organizations. Responsibilities include maintaining transparent IT cost structures for personnel, licences, development, projects, and other IT expenditures, and preparing management-ready reports

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Controlling, Business Administration or informatics, or comparable discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in controlling, FP&A, or similar finance role.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and cost-centre accounting knowledge.
• Experience in project controlling, business cases, service/product costing, or IT expenditure management is a plus.
• Solid understanding of financial statements, capitalization principles, and accounting.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Overland Controlling partner for the Overland Transport IT organization.
• Monitor IT cost centers monthly: planning, forecasting, actuals, variance, and follow-up with budget owners.
• Support transparent IT cost structuring across personnel, licences, development, and projects.
• Track IT project budgets, business cases, and productivity KPIs for management decisions.
• Ensure IT purchases are approved and recorded; maintain transparency on suppliers and costs.
• Prepare reports and decision papers for IT management and Controlling team.
• Collaborate with country organizations to improve cost transparency.
• Contribute to costing models and pricing strategies for IT solutions.
• Develop and refine the financial steering model for the internal IT service org.

Skills

IT Controlling

Budgeting & Forecasting

Variance Analysis

Cost Center Accounting

Excel Advanced

SAP

Power BI

Financial Analysis

Communication with Stakeholders

Education

Finance/Controlling/Business Administration degree

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

What You Can Expect :- Act as the Overland Controlling partner for our Overland Transport IT organization, working closely with IT management, operational stakeholders, and international country organizations.- Take responsibility for the monthly monitoring of IT cost centers, including planning, forecasting, actual reporting, variance analysis, and the follow-up of appropriate actions with budget owners.- Support the development and maintenance of a transparent controlling structure for IT costs, covering areas such as personnel, licences, development, consulting, projects, and other IT-related expenditures.- Monitor IT project budgets, business cases, planned savings, and relevant productivity KPIs, providing management with a reliable basis for decision-making.- Help ensure that IT purchases are properly approved, assigned, and recorded, while maintaining transparency over key suppliers, contracts, and cost responsibilities.- Prepare meaningful reports, analyses, and decision papers for IT management and the Overland Controlling team, while providing financial support in regular steering and review meetings.- Collaborate with country organizations to increase transparency regarding IT costs.- As the IT organization develops, help establish service and product costing for IT solutions and contribute to the design of sustainable pricing and charging models.- Contribute to the further development of the financial steering model for an internal IT service organization, including cost recovery, unit-cost analysis, resource utilization, and management reporting.- Continuously improve controlling standards, reporting processes, and analytical tools in close cooperation with the Overland Controlling team and the IT organization.What You Bring:- A degree in Finance, Controlling, Business Administration or Informatics, or a comparable discipline.- 3+ years of professional experience in controlling, FP&A, or a comparable finance role. Experience in IT controlling, shared services, service organisations, or logistics is an advantage.- Sound knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and cost-centre accounting.- Ideally, experience in project controlling, business cases, service or product costing, or the financial management of IT expenditure.- A solid understanding of financial accounting, financial statements, and capitalisation principles.- Strong numerical and analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear, practical recommendations.Advanc - ed Excel skills; experience with SAP and Power BI or comparable business-intelligence solutions is desirable.- The confidence to work with both finance and non-finance stakeholders and to explain financial matters clearly to IT specialists, managers, and international colleagues.- A structured, independent, and hands-on approach, combined with consistency and strong attention to detail.- A collaborative mindset and business-fluent English; German or another European language is an additional advantage.