Head of Controlling

The Company is seeking a Head of Controlling to lead company-wide controlling and an experienced team. Responsibilities include overseeing planning, forecasting, reporting, and financial controls, while partnering with management and operational units to identify actions that improve performance across the value chain. The role will develop integrated planning and management processes, enhance KPIs and analytical tools, and assess earnings, costs, and profitability. It will also support optimization and benchmarking initiatives, prepare financial insights for senior stakeholders, and advance digitalization, automation, and the use of AI in controlling. Candidates should hold a business administration degree, ideally focused on finance or controlling, or an equivalent qualification. They need substantial controlling experience in a complex organization, prior disciplinary leadership experience, and broad expertise in planning, forecasting, and reporting. Familiarity with modern analysis and reporting tools, process automation, and AI is expected; experience in retail, consumer goods, or a similarly dynamic sector is an advantage. Strong analytical and entrepreneurial skills, effective communication, a development-oriented leadership style, and fluency in German and English are required.