Controller Expert – Part-Time/Full-Time

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Assist in operational and strategic controlling within the Finance department.

• Create and refine budgets, forecasts, and business plans.

• Perform analyses on budget variances.

• Generate management reports, utilization reports, and other key performance indicators for controlling and management.

• Evaluate revenue, costs, margins, and profitability metrics, including calculations of gross profit.

• Aid and verify month-end closing tasks.

• Analyze provisions, revenue accruals, deferrals, and personnel expenses.

• Oversee project controlling in the ZEP system, focusing on budget tracking, utilization analyses, and ensuring data quality.

• Execute bonus analyses.

• Enhance reporting, business intelligence, and controlling processes.

• Participate in Finance transformation and automation initiatives.

• Prepare and deliver reports on financial performance, incorporating analyses.

• Assist in operational Finance activities, especially in payment processes, travel expenses, invoicing issues, and finance-related process enhancements.

• Engage in projects for leading pharmaceutical firms within the international life sciences sector.

⛳️ Requirements

• A completed degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance, Controlling, Accounting, or a related field.

• Several years of relevant experience in Controlling, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Reporting, or Finance.

• Comprehensive knowledge of cost accounting, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and business performance management.

• Strong grasp of accounting relationships and the influence of business transactions on financial statements and cash flow.

• Excellent analytical skills, with the capacity to clarify complex financial issues and provide actionable recommendations.

• Organized, detail-oriented mindset with a strong affinity for numbers, data, and key performance indicators.

• Capability to generate well-founded analyses accurately and swiftly, even under tight deadlines.

• Experience in project and resource controlling, along with assessing profitability, utilization, and financial performance.

• Familiarity with business cases, forecasts, and scenario analyses.

• Proficient in business intelligence tools and developing as well as enhancing dashboards and reporting solutions.

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365, particularly Excel, Power BI, Teams, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities, capable of collaborating with management, business units, tax advisors, and international stakeholders.

• Proficient in both written and spoken German and English.

• Preferred: Experience with intercompany transactions and international corporate structures.

• Preferred: Familiarity with project controlling systems like ZEP.

• Preferred: Interest in data-driven Finance processes, business intelligence, and AI-powered analytical tools.

🏝️ Benefits

• Options for part-time or full-time employment.

• Primarily remote or remote-first working model.

• Flexible working hours.

• Comprehensive onboarding process.

• A broad array of professional development opportunities.

• Dine & Learn sessions.

• Opportunities for international, cross-border collaboration.

• Competitive compensation with bonus potential.

• Modern work equipment.

• Workshops, events, and team celebrations at least biannually.