Director Corporate Center Controlling (m/f/d)

Director Corporate Center Controlling (m/f/d)

RTL Group Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

• Act as the business partner to Corporate Center functions (e.g., Finance, HR, Legal, Communications, Strategy, CEO Office) and identify, track, and communicate cost risks and opportunities, efficiency initiatives, and investment decisions.
• Conceptualize and deliver performance updates and ad-hoc analyses for the top management, translating complex financial data into actionable insights for decision-makers.
• Manage cost accounting activities of the Corporate Center, defining analytical structures, setting up cost allocation mechanisms and governing master data across finance systems.
• Lead and own the budget planning and forecasting processes for the Corporate Center, coordinating with department heads and top management.
• Own high-quality, consistent, and timely delivery of actuals, forecasts, and budgets to Group Reporting and in line with Group standards and IFRS principles.
• Oversee and continuously improve KPI dashboards and performance frameworks and drive controlling tools and processes in collaboration with other headquarter departments ensuring strong integration with Group finance systems.

Your profile

• Excellent university degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field, ideally with a focus on finance or accounting.
• More than 5 years of professional experience in financial controlling, or a related area; prior experience with corporate functions or headquarter cost structures is a plus.
• Strong analytical capabilities with attention to detail, high commitment, and sound business judgment.
• Strong business partnering skills and the ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders and collaborate effectively across departments and territories.
• Solid understanding of IFRS and financial reporting requirements.
• Experience with cost allocation models, controlling frameworks, and budgeting/forecasting processes.
• Advanced skills in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience with finance systems and BI solutions, in particular SAP S/4HANA, SAP Financial Consolidation, OneStream and PowerBI.
• Proven experience contributing to finance transformation or tool implementation projects is a plus.
• Fluency in English, proficiency in German and/or French language is a plus.

Your Team

Around 150 colleagues from 15 nations make up RTL Group's Corporate Centers in Cologne and Luxembourg. As part of this multi‑cultural team, you work in an interdisciplinary environment where expertise meets passion.

About Us

At RTL, we entertain, inform and inspire millions of people every day across multiple platforms with our strong media brands, content and products. We offer many possibilities: from TV and streaming to print, digital, radio and podcasts. More than 16,000 creatives, strategists, techies, numerical geniuses and organisational wizards work towards the same goal. Do you value team spirit and a hands‑on mentality? Do you want to grow beyond yourself and be part of our diverse team? Do you value a trusting working atmosphere? Are you looking for the freedom to implement your ideas and develop your strengths? Then join us in shaping the future of Europe's leading entertainment company.