Controlling Manager

Daimler AG; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company in Milton Keynes is looking for a Controlling Manager for New Car Sales. This role involves managing financial performance, leading a high-performing finance team, and providing critical financial insights. Candidates should have a professional accounting qualification and experience in stakeholder management. The company offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working approach to ensure a balanced work-life culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus structure

Pension scheme

Flexible benefit pot

Colleague car schemes

Qualifications

• Must have a professional accounting qualification.
• Experience in leading finance teams is required.
• Capability to translate complex financial data into clear insights.

Responsibilities

• Manage the New Car Sales Controlling team.
• Deliver financial reports with variance insights.
• Optimize sales profitability through analysis.

Skills

Leadership capabilities

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Time management

Financial insight

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

SAP

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Tasks

Controlling Manager – New Car

About Us

At Mercedes-Benz, we’re passionate about what we do. Whether we’re exploring sustainable mobility, or pushing the boundaries of technology, innovation underpins everything we do.

We’re ambitious, future-focused and committed to shaping the future of electric mobility with digital solutions that deliver best-in-class customer experiences.

Our culture is built on inclusivity, respect and equal opportunities. We recognise that our diverse backgrounds, beliefs and experiences shape who we are, what we do and how we do it.

It’s an exciting time to join us, why not be part of the journey?

How you’ll play your part

We’re looking for someone self‑motivated and commercially astute, able to think strategically and thrive in complex, fast‑moving environments. A professional accounting qualification and relevant experience are essential to provide credible financial insight and direction.

In this role you’ll manage the Mercedes‑Benz Cars New Car Sales Controlling team, including both operational and developmental line‑management responsibilities.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and develop the New Car Controlling team, setting clear objectives, balancing workloads and providing coaching and direction to deliver high performance.
• Own and optimise New Car sales profitability, delivering clear analysis and governance across discounts, performance vs plan, and the financial approval of business proposals in line with KPIs and authority frameworks.
• Take full ownership of Mercedes‑Benz New Car financial reporting, ensuring accurate, on‑time actuals, plans and forecasts with clear variance insight for MBUK and MBAG stakeholders.
• Lead the annual plan (MBBP) and monthly forecast cycles, delivering robust submissions and meaningful commentary to support financial steering.
• Drive transparency and control across variable costs, ensuring accurate accounting, effective tracking and alignment to budget.
• Champion strong governance and continuous improvement, overseeing ICs controls, identifying financial risks and implementing effective solutions.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven ability to lead, coach and develop a high‑performing finance team.
• Confidence translating complex financial data into clear, actionable insight.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and constructively challenge.
• Excellent organisation and time management, delivering accurate work to tight deadlines.
• Sharp commercial judgement with strong analytical and problem‑solving capability.
• A proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, with SAP/CoFiCo experience advantageous.

At Mercedes‑Benz, we operate with integrity and therefore you are required to maintain ethical standards in accordance with our polices and adhere to the Company's Compliance Guidelines and Policies including Anti‑Bribery and all relevant competition law.

What’s in it for you

As well as the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, with a great team and culture, we’ll offer you a competitive salary and discretionary bonus structure. We also hope you’ll love our products as much as we do, with access to our colleague car schemes. On top of that, you’ll be able to join our pension scheme and you’ll get a flexible benefit pot that can be used to find the benefits that are right for you. We are pleased to be able to offer a hybrid working approach – achieving a great balance between remote and office working.

We’re here to support you – we offer access to colleague wellbeing resources, including an Employee Assistance Programme and Mental health First Aiders, as well as flexible opportunities to support work‑life balance. We’ll also encourage your development, with the training and knowledge you need to reach your potential.

Who we are

Through the doors of Mercedes‑Benz, you’ll find a passionate team dedicated to optimising financial performance and supporting strategic growth. We know that to keep this team motivated, we need to ensure that everyone has equal opportunity.

We celebrate a culture of appreciation and respect, where everyone is valued for who they are. We believe our backgrounds, experiences and cultures contribute to our shared experience and shape who we are and what we do. The diversity of our colleagues reflects the diversity of our customers. This diversity is the driving force behind our ideas.

What’s next?

Once you click apply, we’ll take you through to the Mercedes‑Benz Group careers portal – this is our parent company site, so don’t worry, you’re in safe hands. Here, you’ll find a short application form to complete.

Please be assured that we’re here to support you throughout the recruitment process and beyond, and reasonable adjustments are available to any candidates who need them. We’re also open to working flexibly and are happy to discuss flexible working options.

Due to UK legislation we need to let you know that we can only accept applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

Managing your data

We care about your personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation provides you with more control and by submitting an application to us, we consider this to be an agreement to process your personal data in support of our recruitment and selection process.

Data categories that we process in relation to your application are the ones that you provided as part of the application process. We process your personal data in relation to the application, in accordance with the legal requirements. Recipients of your personal data within our company are the managers of the specialist unit in charge of filling the position and the responsible colleagues from HR.

Your application data is held within our secure application tracking system called Taleo – you’ll be given access to a candidate zone in this system where you can monitor and manage your application and see status updates. We will communicate with you, by email or phone throughout the recruitment process so that we can keep you updated and inform you of your progress through the recruitment process. You can also seek ‘job alerts’ once you are registered in Taleo and it’s possible your details may be returned in searches we conduct for new positions and we may contact you by email to let you know about them. We limit the storage of your data to the necessary period.

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If you have any questions about any matter relating to data protection or the personal data that we process about you for the purpose of personnel recruiting, please contact the Mercedes‑Benz UK Data Protection Officer at the following address: Mercedes‑Benz UK Ltd, Legal Department, Tongwell, Milton Keynes, MK15 8BA or [e-mail].