Senior Financial Controller
Job Summary
- Financial Planning & Budgeting: Overseeing the complete budget cycle and rolling forecasts for designated markets or divisions; creating and maintaining advanced corporate planning and cost-allocation models.
- Internal Control & Risk Management: Leading risk assessment campaigns implementing Minimum Control Standards (MCS) performing quality checks and ensuring full audit readiness across GBS and international affiliates.
- Strategic Analysis & Reporting: Delivering high-quality monthly quarterly and annual management reports performing deep-dive variance analyses (root-cause) and supporting data governance initiatives.
- Business Partnering: Serving as a trusted advisor to senior executives (CFOs COOs regional heads); translating complex quantitative data into actionable business insights and strategic presentations.
- Process Optimization & Digitalization: Driving FP&A process automation using BI tools (Power BI/Tableau) to eliminate manual workflows and maximize data transparency.
- Project Management & Informal Leadership: Leading cross-border transformation projects (such as process migrations to the GBS center) and providing mentorship to junior analysts within the team.
Qualifications :
- Professional Experience: 47 years in FP&A financial controlling (independent position) external audit (Big 4 welcomed) or transaction advisory.
- Corporate Environment: Proven experience working within distributed matrix organizations and a shared services/GBS model.
- Education & Certifications: Degree in Finance Accounting Data Analytics or quantitative methods. Professional qualifications like ACCA CIMA or CPA are highly preferred.
- Languages: C1/C2 English proficiency for business negotiations formal reporting and executive presentations.
- Advanced Systems & Modeling: Expert-level MS Excel (multidimensional modeling financial simulations). Proficiency in complex ERP systems (SAP/S/4HANA or Oracle) and EPM tools (Anaplan Hyperion or SAP BPC).
- Business Intelligence (BI): Developer-level data modeling in Power BI or Tableau including data transformations and DAX/Power Query.
- Financial Standards: Deep understanding of the relationship between financial statements (P&L Balance Sheet Cash Flow) under IFRS/US GAAP alongside global cost allocation (chargeback) models.
- Business Acumen: Ability to tie operational non-financial metrics directly to corporate financial outcomes.
- Stakeholder Management: Assertiveness and confidence in building relationships and discussing financials with executive leadership.
- Data Storytelling: Translating complex financial forecasts and conclusions into engaging business-friendly narratives for non-financial teams.
- Lateral Leadership: Strong track record in informal leadership mentoring junior analysts and managing cross-border transition projects (e.g. process migrations).
- Trust & Collaboration: Natural ability to foster trust and collaborate effectively across diverse multicultural teams.
Additional Information :
- Stable employment based on an employment contract with fixed business hours MonFri (08:00/09:00 16:00/17:00) in a rapidly growing company within the SSC sector.
- A fast and secure remote recruitment process
- Comprehensive onboarding tailored to your individual pace with continuous support from your Team Leader.
- Hybrid work model
- Support in developing your individual career path.
- A comprehensive benefits package: Medicover private medical care group insurance access to the Medicover Benefits platform co-financing for the Medicover Sport card co-financing for language courses additional leave for volunteering and subsidies for eyeglasses.
- An e-learning platform and a wide range of specialized internal and external training conducted by qualified experts.
- Employee Referral Program which rewards you for recommending new talent.
- Opportunity for active participation in various charity initiatives supporting local communities and organizations.
- Semi-annual bonus based on performance.
- Office location in the immediate vicinity of the 3 Stawy Shopping Center with convenient access from the center of Katowice.
- Dedicated employee parking.
Działając na podstawie art. 24 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 14 czerwca 2024 r. o ochronie sygnalistów (Dz. U. z 2024 r. poz. 928) informujemy że w SGS Polska Sp. z o.o. oraz w SGS Global Business Services Europe Sp. z o.o. obowiązuje Procedura zgłoszeń wewnętrznych.
Procedura zgłoszeń wewnętrznych jest dostępna na stronie internetowej pod poniższym linkiem:
Procedura zgłoszeń wewnętrznych SGS Poland
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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