Manager Controlling (Mat Cover ~12 months)

As a Finance Business Partner for the GBS Cost Division, the role supports and steers financial planning, forecasting and performance management across Global Business Services (GBS), providing timely, accurate and actionable financial insight that enables informed decision-making and contributes to the achievement of business objectives. The position sits within the Finance team and works closely with Corporate Controlling, GBS transition, transformation and strategy teams, GBS senior leadership, central HQ expert functions and colleagues across the GBS locations. It is offered as a maternity cover of approximately 12 months.

• Support budgeting, quarterly forecasting and financial planning activities for assigned areas, challenging and monitoring progress against own key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Consolidate, report and analyse actuals, forecasts and budgets across all GBS Hubs and functions, supporting target setting and internal planning reviews.
• Partner with GBS teams to collect all relevant information for the planning processes, ensuring alignment with Corporate Controlling guidelines and company targets.
• Assess and report on variances of the GBS budget and approved costs, ensuring delivery of accurate financial information and providing recommendations that enable fact-based decision-making.
• Collaborate with GBS PMO, Transformation & Adoption, Strategy and operational teams to support business case creation and tracking.
• Act as a trusted finance partner for projects and cost centres, ensuring alignment and consistency across the main drivers in GBS, including FTE, PEX and L&P.
• Lead and support finance-related projects, driving implementation, monitoring outcomes and ensuring sustainable results.
• Deliver ad-hoc financial analysis, reports and insights to support stakeholder decision-making.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business partners, GBS leadership teams and Corporate Controlling stakeholders.
• Develop, monitor and report relevant KPIs for areas of responsibility, ensuring they are accurately maintained, achieved and reported in a timely manner.

• University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics or a related field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in Finance, Controlling, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) or related business partnering roles.
• Experience working in multinational and matrix organisations.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and manage data from multiple sources.
• Strong presentation, storytelling and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at different organisational levels.
• Experience in project management and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Cross-functional and business-oriented mindset with the ability to understand end-to-end processes.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, international and multicultural environment.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong SAP FI knowledge gained through hands-on professional experience.

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