Business Controller

GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success – come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.

Why join GEA

Job information

Reference Number
JR-0030999

Job function
Finance (incl. Tax, Treasury, Accounting, M&A)

Position type
Full time

Site
Gladsaxevej 305, 2860 Soeborg

Do you want to provide financial insight through cooperation and business understanding with a role as Business Controller for our stakeholders? Are you able to analyze financial data and present them in an easy-to-understand manner, using digital reporting tools, such as Power BI? And are you ready to contribute with a positive spirit and team-first attitude to our international business controlling team? Then join our office in Søborg, where you will be welcomed into the Business and Project Controlling team, who ensure a strong financial management of our entire project business covering +500 projects as well as controlling our back-office functions.

Your responsibilities and tasks:
The role as a Business Controller comes with considerable exposure to our project business, management for our back-office functions, as well as the Finance team, both locally and globally. Specifically, you will be:

• Preparing reporting & analysis for our business stakeholders
  • Prepare monthly management reporting relating to e.g. Order Intake, Sales, Gross Margins, Overhead, and Hours.
  • Increase the transparency- and understanding of the financials – zooming into drivers and identifying key messages.
• The go-to person for all matters relating to finance for your area(s) relating to both project financials, overhead controlling, and driving forecast- and budget processes.
• Consolidating and developing data-driven models to enhance cross-functional cooperation and KPIs, e.g., through capacity planning and long-term forecasting.
• Helping to develop and implement strategic financial management capabilities – together with your colleagues – through digitalization and business partnering.

Your profile and qualifications:
We are seeking a highly motivated individual with a strong background in finance and a keen interest in financial management and data analysis. Whether you are a recent graduate or possess a few years of experience in business controlling, we value self-motivation and a drive for excellence above all else. This position offers an exciting opportunity to leverage your skills and curiosity to deliver high-quality reporting and analysis, while also contributing to our team's digitalization journey. Moreover, we imagine that you:

• Hold a degree in finance, preferably a master’s degree.
• Have a strong interest in financial management and data analysis.
• Are comfortable working with large datasets and deriving key insights for stakeholders.
• Possess a digital mindset with a flair for finance applications.
• Are self-motivated, results-driven, and capable of working independently.
• Are team-oriented, and a skilled communicator with a flair for building effective relationships with your stakeholders.
• Speak and write English fluently.
  

Join our team and help us drive business success through high-quality financial analysis and innovative digital solutions.

We offer

A good working environment and interesting tasks. You will be part of an ambitious company in constant development, and you will be able to contribute to a successful journey. We are an international organization with a strong focus on our customers, employees and creating results together.

Are we your new colleagues?

If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Kim Ullman, Head of Business and Project Controlling directly on +45 28 49 91 89.

We will process the applications as we receive them, but please submit your application no later than January 5, 2025. Please note that GEA only handles applications received through our application system.