Hybrid Business Unit Controller – Corn

Posted 2 months ago

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About the role

  • Business Unit Controller supporting strategic and operational excellence. Key role in budgeting, financial planning, and organizational development at KWS in Germany.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a proactive partner to the Business Unit (BU) management, supporting both strategic steering and operational excellence.
  • Translate the BU strategy into concrete, actionable measures, ensuring effective implementation and progress tracking.
  • Lead and coordinate the budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes across the Business Unit, in close collaboration with Regional and Country Heads, Global Controlling, and Global Finance.
  • Support the management team with financial insights, performance analyses, and scenario modeling to enable sound decision-making.
  • Contribute to organizational development, including the implementation of new business models and process improvements.
  • Ensure compliance with corporate standards while fostering agility and a culture of continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Relevant university degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • Customer-oriented mindset (internal and external) with strong communication and intercultural skills.
  • Proven professional experience in international Controlling or a similar finance role.
  • Strong background in Financial Controlling, with hands-on experience in ERP systems (SAP), proficient use of Excel, and familiarity with other tools such as Power BI.
  • Fluent English skills (written and spoken); additional languages are a plus.
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to see the big picture, connect the dots, and derive meaningful conclusions from complex data.
  • Agile, accountable, and self-driven – someone who takes initiative and enjoys making an impact.

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours with the possibility of mobile working
  • Capital-forming benefits
  • Christmas and holiday pay
  • Childcare allowance
  • JobRad

Job title

Business Unit Controller – Corn

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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