Senior Financial Controller (m/f/d)
At a glance
Senior Accounting role at Knorr-Bremse. München · no salary stated · we estimate €69,536–€135,000 across Germany.
Knorr-Bremse has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Coordinate actual and planning normalizations with the group and auditors, and lead intercompany reconciliations
- Run quarterly closing and planning for sales and EBIT bridges, plus inventory and fixed-asset eliminations
- Review cash flow statements and provisions, and handle quota and equity-method consolidation topics
- Support financial due diligence, post-merger integration, and reporting work for acquisitions, divestments and other entity changes
- Improve SAP reporting and dashboards, prepare review slides, and train users on SAP Analysis for Office
What you bring
- A university qualification in business administration, finance, accounting, controlling or a comparable area
- Several years in international finance, controlling or accounting, with IFRS accounting and consolidation experience
- Strong SAP financial-tools experience and the ability to assess profit and loss, balance sheets and cash flows
- Fluent German and English, with strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
Who this fits
This senior role suits someone with international finance experience who can work across reporting, consolidation and M&A-related activity. It is based in Munich with a hybrid arrangement, and business travel is expected at about ten percent.
From the employer
Senior Financial Controller (m/f/d)
LOCATION: Munich / Germany | COMPANY: Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH | REQUISITION ID: 10176 | Full-time | Regular
| ON-SITE/REMOTE: Hybrid
The position will be located in Munich within KB SfN GmbH and will be a global role within the Global CVS Division and part of the department Global Finance & Reporting / M&A.
YOUR TASKS
- Responsible for Normalizations processes in Actual & Planning in alignment with KB Group and auditors
- Lead and optimize the intercompany reconciliation process (actuals and planning) together with Group Accounting, Reporting, and GBS centers
- Responsible for quarterly closing & planning Sales & EBIT Bridges
- Lead & optimize IC Inventory and Fixed Asset elimination processes, calculations and validations
- Analyze and validate cash flow statements and provision development in alignment with KB Group Reporting/Consolidation and Group Controlling
- Taking care of special consolidation topics like Quota consolidation & At Equity consolidation and support the regular consolidation & reporting process
- Support financial due diligence processes
- Support financial PMI activities for new entities, joint ventures, and acquisitions as well as for divestments, liquidations and mergers
- Support SAP rollouts, M&A integrations, and reporting interfaces to continuously enhance reporting quality
- Maintain and develop SAP Analysis for Office Excel reporting, SAP SAC dashboards and CVS Review slide decks
- Plan and conduct user training for SAP AfO Excel reporting
- Takeover of other ad hoc requests and special projects
YOUR PROFILE
- University degree in Business Administration, Finance & Accounting, Controlling, or a comparable qualification
- Several years of experience in an international finance, controlling, or accounting environment, ideally with exposure to M&A, PMI, or restructuring
- Good knowledge (& experience) in IFRS accounting & consolidation
- Profund experience in analysis of profit&loss, balance sheet and cash flow statements
- Know ledge in Financial due diligence and Financial PMI projects
- Strong knowledge of SAP ERP Financial tools, preferably with focus on SEM-BCS, BPC, Analysis for Office, SAC, FI/CO; S/4 know how is benefit
- Good general MS Office skills required (Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook) – Macro & VBA know how is benefit
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills (verbal, written, visual), fluent in German & English
- Willingness to business trips (~10%)
Come and join our team!
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