Junior Business Controller

Henkel; Ümraniye; Hybrid; TRY 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours and hybrid work

Global wellbeing standards

Employee Share Plan

Parental leave

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Henkel in Turkey offers a financial controlling role blending commercial and operational exposure. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to monitor performance, analyze variances, and drive budgeting, forecasting, and planning cycles.

The role emphasizes IFRS/local GAAP compliance and transparent performance steering across the organization. Key responsibilities include profitability analysis, cost control, and delivering high-quality financial data to support strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in Business Controlling / FP&A.
• Strong command of English, both written and spoken.
• Advanced analytical thinking and problem-solving with a data-driven mindset.
• Ability to communicate complex financial insights to non-financial stakeholders.
• SAP experience is considered a strong asset.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to prepare monthly and annual financial statements (IFRS/local GAAP) in line with policies.
• Analyze financial performance and provide insights on variances versus budget and prior year.
• Monitor product and customer profitability and identify drivers for improvement.
• Analyze standard vs. actual costs at a product level.
• Support decision-making with high-quality financial data, sales, cost, and profitability analyses.
• Coordinate budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning across units.
• Conduct feasibility studies and scenario analyses for new initiatives and investments.
• Ensure disciplined cost control by tracking spending versus plans and highlighting deviations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data-driven mindset

Communication of complex insights

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration / Economics / Finance

Tools

SAP

Job description

About this Position

This position offers strong exposure to both commercial and operational aspects of the business, enabling you to build a solid foundation in financial controlling while creating real business impact. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to monitor financial performance, analyze variances, and identify key drivers impacting sales, costs, and profitability. Additionally, you will play an active role in budgeting, forecasting, and planning cycles, contributing to financial transparency and performance steering across the organization.

What You´ll Do

• Partner closely with cross-functional teams and Finance Controlling to prepare monthly and annual financial statements (E6 & E7) in line with IFRS/local GAAP and corporate policies
• Analyze financial performance, providing clear insights on variances versus budget and prior year
• Monitor and evaluate product and customer profitability, identifying key drivers and improvement areas
• Perform detailed analysis of standard vs. actual costs on a product level
• Support business and management decision-making processes through high-quality financial data, sales, cost, and profitability analyses
• Coordinate budgeting, forecasting, and long-term strategic planning cycles across business units
• Conduct feasibility studies and scenario analyses to support new initiatives and investments
• Ensure disciplined cost control by monitoring actual spending versus plans and highlighting deviations

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or a related field
• 5 years of experience in Business Controlling / FP&A
• Strong command of English, both written and spoken
• Advanced analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset
• Ability to communicate complex financial insights to non-financial stakeholders
• SAP experience is considered a strong asset

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.