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Country Controller

YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Country controller enables efficient, timely, and high-quality services in reporting, analysis, and automation for country level controlling.

Meaningful and lean controlling processes build a fundament for accelerated decision making, cost savings and eventually value increase of Covestro. The position enhances transparency and quality with regard to the implementation of global Controlling standards and processes. Moreover, the position safeguards the consistent execution of Covestro's steering concept, by ensuring timely information flow, knowledge transfer and aligned standards and processes.

Major tasks and responsibilities on this position include:

Reporting and Data Analysis:

• Generate monthly reporting and deviation analyses for local purposes to provide transparency to the country organization
• Conduct coordinated ad-hoc analyses in alignment with Managing Directors and global Controlling
• Create reports/dashboards and data visualizations using internal and market-standard tools like SAC

 

Controlling Support and Processes:

• Contribute to initiatives to optimize Controlling processes, in particular ensure interface function with Managing Directors
• Support global roll-out of Corporate Controlling standards and processes to ensure consistent and harmonized Controlling approach for the country organizations
• Perform financial planning and forecast activities (e.g. LE planning) as a key player in several global processes (e.g. Tax: Advance payments, Accounting: Impairment test, Finance: Liquidity planning)
• Drive and support local projects together with MD
• Ensure adherence to internal controls, accounting & tax policies, and regulatory compliance
• Conduct benchmark analyses on Controlling topics, share findings and derive recommendations

Automation, Process Improvement and AI:

• Contribute to initiatives to optimize Controlling processes, in particular ensure interface function with Managing Directors
• Assess and test AI tools like Covestro Virtual Assistant and ICON for potential usage in Country Controlling and reporting tasks
• Support actively projects impacting country controlling including cross communication within the local functions in the country (HR, Finance, business, MD, etc.)
• Uphold further development of Controlling best practices (content-and process-related) and drive changes towards

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• MBA or comparable university degree preferably in business, economics or a comparable branch of study
• At least 5 years’ experience in a Controlling, FP&A, or comparable functions
• Strong analytical skills
• Proactive, result-driven and customer-oriented mindset
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Team player with sense for initiative
• Flexibility to manage varying workloads.
• English fluent, both spoken and written
• Additional language skills are a plus.
• Affinity with different cultures
• High affinity for using and developing tools in the Controlling area, e.g., planning, data visualization (SAC)
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel
• Knowledgeable about Power Apps and Power Automate
• Skilled in using business intelligence querying tools (e.g., AO or SAP Hana Studio).
• English fluent, both spoken and written
• Additional language skills are a plus.

WHAT WE OFFER

We want our employees to feel at home at Covestro. We provide them with financial security and enable them to enjoy a healthy work-life balance. In addition to this, we are offering a wide range of employee benefits – and we are determined to keep improving them.

Location

Bratislava, Slovakia (Job with occasional home office)

Salary

2 400 EUR/monthThe minimum offered salary is 2400 EUR. The salary can be higher depending on the candidate's skills and experience.

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