Senior Financial Analyst - Business Controller

Heidelberg; Kennesaw (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Heidelberg, based in Georgia, seeks a hands-on Business Controller to oversee accounting, budgeting, and cost-center reviews for assigned product areas. The role emphasizes profitability discussions with business drivers and maintaining month-end timelines.

You will perform month-end closings, rolling forecasts, variance analyses, and provide profitability reports to stakeholders. A Bachelor's in Finance or related field is required; MBA is a plus; 7–10 years of experience is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in finance, accounting, business administration, or related field.
• MBA or equivalent advanced financial education preferred.
• 7–10 years of progressive experience in financial controlling and FP&A.
• Experience leading discussions with business drivers and audits.

Responsibilities

• Month-end closing activities including accruals, calculation of journal entries, deferrals
• Perform product area analysis including variance explanations and recommend corrective actions
• Calculate and maintain monthly rolling forecast of revenues, margins, and costs
• Provide monthly profitability reports to business drivers prior to month-end close
• Support department needs to update financial reports with latest actual results and balance sheet reporting
• Crosstrain on department tasks for knowledge share, backup support, and departmental success
• Work with product teams and business drivers to discuss business concepts for fluid discussions
• Provide support for interim and annual audit process with external auditors
• Provide support for weekly payment cycle approvals

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Month-end close

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

MBA or related advanced financial education preferred

Job description

Business Controller

This is a non-management and hands-on role. The Business Controller is responsible for accounting, budgeting/forecasting activities, and cost center review for assigned product areas. The Business Controller is responsible for leading profitability discussions with business drivers and challenging the status quo to deliver on expected results. The Business Controller is also responsible for reconciliations of assigned accounts and required to meet all month-end and department timelines.

What You Will Do

• Month-end closing activities including accruals, calculation of journal entries, deferrals
• Perform product area analysis including variance explanations and recommend corrective actions to business drivers and finance managers
• Calculate and maintain monthly rolling forecast of revenues, margins, and costs of assigned product/cost areas and proactively communicate anticipated deviations
• Provide monthly profitability reports to business drivers prior to month-end close requesting feedback on material deviations while identifying corrective action
• Support department needs to update financial reports with latest actual results and other metrics, including balance sheet reporting
• Crosstrain on department tasks for knowledge share, backup support, and departmental success
• Work with the various product team members and business drivers to understand the business concepts/topics for fluid discussions across the business
• Provide support for the interim and annual audit process, communicating details with professionalism and understanding, to external auditors where needed
• Provide support for weekly payment cycle approvals

Education

Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field requiredMBA or other advanced financial education preferred

Experience

7–10 years of progressive experience in:

• Financial controlling
• Leading dynamic discussions with business drivers
• Financial Planning & Analysis
• Accounting or corporate finance
• Budgeting and fore