Financial Controller m/f/d

SAP Fioneer; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 79,926 - 125,599; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Occupational pension provisions

Health and wellbeing support

Bike leasing

Transportation allowances

Celebration rewards

Meal programs

Jubilee recognition

Relocation reimbursement

Job summary

SAP Fioneer in Munich is seeking a Financial Controller to partner with leadership, delivering high‑quality analyses and steering performance management across units.

You will own planning and reporting cycles, drive the P&L month‑end close, and build complex financial models in a fast‑paced environment with a global team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Controlling or Business Administration with excellent grades.
• 2–3 years of professional experience in controlling, preferably in project and/or business controlling.
• Strong analytical thinker with numbers and data interpretation skills.
• Very high-level Excel skills.
• Fluent in German and English.

Responsibilities

• Provide data‑driven financial analyses and forward‑looking recommendations for senior leadership and units.
• Lead planning and reporting cycles, converting data into actionable insights.
• Drive P&L month‑end closing and develop complex financial models.
• Support and challenge business lines to align with corporate objectives and create value across the organization.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Advanced Excel

Data interpretation

Team collaboration

German-English communication

Education

Finance/Controlling degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

About the Role

In the role of Financial Controller m/f/d, you will serve as a strategic partner at the core of our financial steering and performance management. You will shape data‑driven decision‑making by delivering high‑quality, complex financial analyses and providing clear, forward‑looking recommendations to senior leadership and operational units.

Acting as a trusted advisor, you will support and challenge our business lines to ensure alignment with corporate objectives, enabling them to achieve sustainable financial success. You will play a key role in leading complex projects and initiatives, driving transparency, accountability, and value creation across the organization.

Additionally, you will spearhead the optimization and stabilization of controlling processes, enhancing both efficiency and data integrity. You will take ownership of the planning and reporting cycles, transforming data into actionable insights that empower stakeholders at all levels. In particular, you will cover a significant part of the profit and loss month‑end closing and you will contribute to the success of the controlling team by creating complex financial models.

Location

This role requires you to be based in Munich, ensuring smooth collaboration with your team in our very centrally located Munich office.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Controlling or Business Administration with excellent grades.
• A minimum of 2-3 years of first professional experience in controlling, preferably in project and/or business controlling.
• You are a strong analytical thinker, coupled with a talent for numbers and data interpretation.
• Your Excel skills are at a very high level.
• You have a proven track record in transforming complex data into practical insights.
• Your approach to complex tasks is adaptable, dynamic, and proactive.
• Your work ethic is suited for a fast‑paced, startup‑like environment.
• You see challenges as opportunities for growth and value the chance to contribute.
• You’re a team player who collaborates effectively across various business areas and stakeholders.
• You’re able to communicate effectively in German and English.

Benefits

You will have the opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry on an incredibly ambitious project to shape the ever‑evolving financial sector. This is an environment where you can have it all - the agility, enthusiasm and dynamism of a start‑up, combined with the established expertise, solid market presence and extensive customer network of a more established organisation.

At SAP Fioneer, you will benefit from a flexible work environment that encourages creativity and encourages you to think outside the box, bring new ideas to the table, and challenge the status quo. You will become part of a diverse and global team that we are proud of and are constantly growing and reinventing. As an employee, you will have the chance to chart your own career path and take advantage of competitive compensation packages and progression opportunities based on merit.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes occupational pension provisions, support for health and wellbeing, various mobility options like bike leasing and transportation allowances, as well as additional perks such as celebration rewards, meal programs, jubilee recognition, and relocation reimbursement.