Manager - Finance Controlling

DHL Germany; Mumbai; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

DHL Germany in Mumbai seeks a Manager– Finance (Business Controller) to lead business controlling, profitability reviews, and month-end close. You will coordinate with product and operations, prepare financial analyses, and support steering logic implementations across global teams.

The role requires strong finance, KPI tracking, and dashboarding skills, with experience in cross-functional projects and the freight/logistics sector. Opportunity to influence global processes and reporting.

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of Finance and controlling processes
• Experience with global projects and cross-functional stakeholders
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Knowledge of Freight Forwarding / Logistics Industry

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Business Controlling and support Steering Logic implementation
• Operational Accounting / Product Controlling and co-ordinate with Product/Operations
• Conduct Customer Profitability reviews and provide transparency to stakeholders
• Lead month-end analysis and support close of books on time
• Coordinate and review Budget activities and conduct KPI analysis
• Prepare monthly reporting and financial presentations for management
• Lead and support global projects and steering logic initiatives
• Develop dashboards using Power BI/Qlik and automate reports

Skills

Finance processes

KPI analysis

Variance analysis

P&L analysis

Data analysis

MS Excel

Stakeholder management

Education

Masters or Professional degree in Finance

Tools

Forwin

Crest

Qlik dashboards

Power BI

MS Access

Excel macros

Job description

Job Title: Manager– Finance (Business Controller)

Job Location: Mumbai

In this role, you will have the opportunity to participate, analyse, & shape Business / Product Controlling and Steering Logic concept.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for Business Controlling and support Steering Logic implementation

Operations Reporting Controller:

• Operational Accounting / Product Controlling:
  • Critically Review and Analyse Financials and Job profitability and co-ordinate with the Product / Operations to initiate necessary adjustments
  • Conduct Customer Profitability reviews and provide transparency to key stakeholders
  • Month End Analysis: Customer, Trade Lane, Product analysis and support Product and CFO to close the books on time
• Conducts business review meetings with key stakeholders on Month end Reporting, Forecasting and Budgeting.
• Oversees and reports on the financial findings and performance resulting from the Business Operations during the reporting period
• Monitors and Measures Product performance, Target achievements, drives root-cause analysis on KPI’s such as Product / Station / File profitability, Cost of Sales, variance analysis, GP/EBIT conversion, productivity, etc.
• Actively coordinates and reviews loss making customers and loss-making countries and ensure proper follow-ups with respective parties for improvement actions.
• Provides accurate and timely financial analysis, performance related reporting and relevant financial information to management.
• Coordinates and supports in preparing and reviewing Budget activities
• Analyses issues and suggests enhancements in existing financial and operational processes
• Performs diverse duties depending on the dynamic needs of the organization and its members
• Prepares and submits monthly reporting and financial presentations to management and coordinate with countries for the same
• Ensures all group timelines to be met without exception.
• Contributes to and leads Global/ GSC Projects.
• Supports Steering Logic Concept implementation:
  • Flow to Forwin Reconciliation
  • Sick File / Product monitor Dashboard
  • Implement GP Optimization or Revenue Leakage Metrics

System & Tools Knowledge:

• Good to have knowledge of Forwin, Crest and Qlik dashboards

Functional Experience:

• Excellent understanding of Finance processes – for accounting and controlling in particular
• Possess knowhow and experience to assess changes in the process design to enable best-in‑class controlling processes across the globe
• Previous experience being a part of or leading a complex Global Project with cross functional stakeholders
• Ability to work under pressure and in a changing environment
• Ability to work independently, manage own time and tasks
• Possess knowhow and experience on Freight Forwarding / Logistics Industry

Technical Skills:

• Accounting knowledge (Masters / Professional degree)
• Variance analysis, ability to identify, analyse and provide comments and highlight call for action
• P&L and BS financial analysis
• Reports & Data Analysis
• Regular use of analytical skills, using a hypothesis driven approach. Manages multiple reports independently and uses analysis data to accurately predict the future course of action and identify alternative solutions
• Advanced MS office
• Frequently works with spreadsheets and skilled at advanced functions (e.g.MS Access, Excel, PPT, Thinkcell,Qlik)
• Creates Power BI Dashboard or any other visual dashboard representation will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of VBA Macro and process automation (optional)

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills
• MS Excel skills
• Presentation and communication skills
• Proactive and able to work under pressure
• Strong customer orientation (able to build and manage a successful business partnership)
• Constructive challenge (able to stand up for their ideas/beliefs and challenge for the better)
• Able to propose solutions, resolve problems and facilitate decision making
• Strong proficiency with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Efficiently managing multiple financial tasks, especially during peak periods such as Month/Quarter close.
• Strong written and verbal communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.