Join Us As Our Next Central Europe Controlling Manager (m/f/d)

(Cluster including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary)

Location: Warsaw, Poland (hybrid) or South Germany (hybrid, Nürtingen office near Stuttgart)

Languages: English (fluent), German will be a big plus.

What will you do to be successful?

As Central Europe Controlling Manager, You Will Be a Key Contributor To The Cluster’s Financial Performance. Reporting Directly To The Cluster CFO, You Will

Lead & Inspire

• Guide a geographically dispersed team of six controllers.
• Develop capabilities, encourage accountability, and promote proactive business partnering.
• Build strong working relationships across Finance, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Country Management.

Drive Financial Excellence

• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and FP&A processes.
• Support shorter reporting cycles and more dynamic forecasting approaches.
• Collaborate closely with Accounting and the Shared Service Center to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Identify improvement opportunities and provide well-grounded insights to challenge and support the business.

Be a Trusted Business Partner

• Contribute to strategic decisions across pricing, commercial models, margin management, and investments.
• Stay close to both direct and distributor markets with sound financial analysis.
• Provide ad‑hoc insights that support high‑quality decision-making across the cluster.

Shape Processes & Tools

• Harmonize controlling practices across countries.
• Strengthen alignment between commercial and operational teams.
• Support the enhancement of systems including SAP (FI/CO/SD), Salesforce, and Tableau.

Who are we looking for?

You combine expertise, pragmatism, and professional maturity. Ideally, you bring:

Education & Experience

• A Master’s degree, MBA, or equivalent in business administration.
• 5+ years of controlling experience, ideally in a distribution or international environment.
• 3+ years of leadership experience, including remote team management.
• Proven experience as a business partner to senior stakeholders.

Skills & Mindset

• A proactive and structured approach with strong analytical skills.
• Ability to challenge constructively and translate financials into actionable insight including strong communication skills and a collaborative attitude.
• Solid SAP (FI/CO/SD) knowledge.

Language

• Fluent in English, German, French or Polish would be a plus

Travel

• Willingness to travel across Central Europe ~20%.

If you’re solution‑oriented, commercially aware, and enthusiastic about supporting business growth, you will thrive in this role.