Controlling Business Partner, International Subsidiaries

About Fielmann Group

We at Fielmann are more than just colleagues – we are a team. Our cohesion makes us strong. Through new impulses, we continue to develop. With your commitment, we grow – sometimes faster, sometimes more thoughtfully. Together, we find the right pace and set tomorrow's standards.

As a Controlling Business Partner, International Subsidiaries, you will be the central interface between Group Controlling and our international subsidiaries. You will support local management teams in all controlling-relevant issues, ensure compliance with group-wide standards, and actively contribute to sustainably increasing profitability. With your analytical eye and international perspective, you will create transparency, comparable control logics, and sound decision-making bases.

Your Responsibilities

Business Partnering & Consulting:

• Advise local management teams on strategic and operational controlling and financial matters.
• Support budgeting, forecasting processes, and profitability analyses at country level.
• Evaluate investment decisions, business cases, and efficiency initiatives from an economic perspective.
• Act as a sparring partner for countries and segments and introduce control-relevant impulses.

Planning & Reporting:

• Coordinate and consolidate budget and forecasting processes for international companies and segments.
• Ensure compliance with group-wide controlling standards.
• Prepare and analyze reports, KPIs, as well as target-actual and variance analyses at country and group level.
• Communicate results to Group Controlling and country management in a target-group-oriented manner and derive recommendations for action.

Process & System Support:

• Further develop planning and reporting processes in the international subsidiaries.
• Support the implementation and optimization of ERP and BI systems, as well as reporting tools.
• Standardize methods and processes across all countries and segments.

Project Work & Special Analyses:

• Participate in group-wide transformation, digitalization, and efficiency programs.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses and benchmarking.
• Support M&A activities, especially in the integration of new companies.
• Prepare evaluations, decision-making bases, and presentations for various management levels.

Your Profile

• Successfully completed degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a comparable field with a focus on Controlling, Finance, or Accounting.
• Several years of experience in controlling, ideally in an international environment or in supporting subsidiaries.
• Profound knowledge in budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and investment appraisal.
• Proficient in ERP systems (e.g., SAP FI/CO) as well as BI and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud or similar).
• Strong analytical skills and a structured, independent way of working.
• High communication and consulting competence as well as intercultural understanding.
• Willingness to travel as part of supporting international companies.
• Very good German and English language skills.

Your Benefits at Fielmann

• Attractive compensation, 13th salary with the option of converting it into leisure time.
• Annual budget: €1,080 for Fielmann products for you and your family.
• Employee shares, capital-forming benefits, and numerous other benefits (e.g., discounted Deutschlandticket, bicycle leasing).
• Flexible working hours and mobile working with up to 60% remote per month by arrangement within the team.
• Professional and personal development, e.g., at the Fielmann Akademie Schloss Plön.
• A digital, collegial environment with strong team cohesion.
• A crisis-proof industry with future prospects.

Are you looking for an environment where you can apply your expertise and develop yourself long-term? Your application via our career portal is done in just a few minutes. Please include your desired start date and salary expectations. We look forward to getting to know you! Your contact person in Recruiting is Carina Sanft.

Key skills/competency

• Controlling
• Business Partnering
• Financial Analysis
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Reporting
• ERP Systems (SAP FI/CO)
• BI Tools (Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud)
• International Finance
• Profitability Analysis