Financial Analyst | Controlling

About This Role

The Financial Analyst is responsible for accurate and timely reporting of monthly and annual financial results, supporting month-end close and budget activities. This role partners with various functional areas to provide high-quality analysis that supports organizational goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Supports standard financial processes including month-end closing, budget development, and periodic forecast updates related to order intake, revenue, and operational expenses
• Ensures accurate and timely delivery of standard and ad hoc financial reports
• Analyzes designated performance measures, financial metrics, and compensation plan metrics, performing root cause analysis where required
• Processes and applies data accurately to the database, leveraging technical and financial knowledge
• Supports quarterly and annual forecast and budget processes with coordination, preparation, and submission in corporate tools
• Defines and creates business reports in conjunction with internal partners, managing development, testing, documentation, roll out, and training
• Continuously works on process improvement activities
• Provides analysis, insights, and guidance to business leaders for designing profitable strategies, enhancing cost efficiencies, and improving quality
• Conducts month-end and ongoing analysis of business performance, including expense and KPI reporting versus plan and objectives
• Identifies and helps implement process and cost improvements

Requirements

• 5+ years of analytical experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Accounting experience in US GAAP and IFRS
• Financial & business modeling and tool building
• Problem solving and analytical thinking skills
• Demonstrated time and project management skills
• Experience with large datasets
• Technical aptitude with reporting tools like SAP, PowerBI, CRM, Business objects, Access databases
• Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel proficiency for data manipulation, analysis, and charting
• Self-driven, persuasive, independent with attention to detail and follow-up
• Strong business acumen and sense of accountability/ownership
• Proven ability to build strong working relationships and influence business partners

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of analytical experience

Nice to Have

• ERP system experience, preferably SAP or SAP S4Hana

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits