Business Controller

About the role 

We are looking for a Business Controller to join our Finance team and support 2 of the largest regions in EEM: Poland & Ukraine and Czech Republic & Slovakia. 

This is an important role within our Finance reorganization, strengthening our Business Control capabilities across the regions. The position will provide high-quality financial and business controlling support while working in a more centralized regional setup. 

Your responsibilities 

• Business partnering with a strong understanding of the business drivers, dependencies between key operational processes and performance metrics. 

• Acting as a Finance Business Partner to Service business line, providing actionable insight and guiding commercial decisions toward profitable growth. 

• Go beyond standard actuals understanding toward forward looking business development to influence business stakeholders in decision-making covering pricing and productivity initiatives incl. contract profitability reviews 

• Cooperate with local controlling, ensuring accuracy of controlling activities such as budgeting, on time and quality month end closing, actual results reporting (e.g. Balance Sheet and P&L etc) incl. variance analysis and forecast preparation  

• Continues process improvement, tasks harmonization and simplification combined with tasks automation including  

• Support strategic and long-term planning for service business. 

• Provide recommendations, training and coaching to the finance and business community on reporting and accounting matters 

• Initiate and drive assign projects toward set objectives and achieving key results 

About you 

• 3-5+ years of relevant experience in Business Controlling, FP&A, Finance or a similar role. 

• Master's degree in finance or accounting, CIMA/ACCA qualification underway will be an asset. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a solid understanding of financial performance. 

• Self-motivated and result-driven personality with project management skills. 

• Ability to influence and drive improvement incl. effective communication is key. 

• Ability to operate in fast changing and matrix environments. 

• Sound business acumen, demonstrating the ability to combine the key commercial and financial drivers with understanding of core business opportunities & limitations  

• Excellent knowledge of Excel is a must. Knowledge of SAP and related SAP BPC/OneStrea, or Power BI tool will be an asset. 

• Fluent command of English (verbal and written) is a must 

• Ambitious and open for future development Business Partnering mindset and self-starter attitude 

• Key soft skill: problem solving, analytical thinking, drive & energy to act, continuous improvement & collaboration. 

• Fluent English; knowledge of Polish, Czech, Slovak or Ukrainian is a plus. 

Why join us? 

This is an opportunity to take on a high-impact regional Finance role, supporting two major EEM regions and working closely with senior business stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to shape a more centralized Business Control model and contribute to the continued development of our Finance organization. 

If you are a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys turning numbers into business insights, we would love to hear from you. 

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