Business Partner Controlling Ukraine

We are looking for Business Partner Controlling Ukraine, Kyiv.

The Business Partner Controlling / Ukraine is a key interaction point for the business to provide high-quality consulting and insight-related and knowledge-based services from a functional perspective and to improve decision making. Business Partners typically have specific business, product, market and/or customer knowledge besides strong functional know-how. This position influences and interacts with different levels of the organization. He/she has been assigned Controlling responsibility for legal entities in Ukraine in East (South East Europe, East Europe and Asia Pacific). The Business Partner supports local and regional managers in implementing and executing the businesses operative and strategic targets by providing high quality financial analysis and advice. He/she manages interfaces and triggers permanent improvement of Controlling activities in his/her area of responsibility in close cooperation with Expert Hubs, other Business Partner teams, related functions and business.

Main responsibilities:

• First point of contact and interface between function and business for knowledge-based activities
  
• Proactively consults and works with the business to solve complex issues and to develop adequate solutions. Acts as advisor and integrator
• Supports business in the decision-making process with adequate information, reports and analytics
• Manages and supports improvement projects
• Ensures the definition and implementation of the functional KWS-wide strategy and strategic priorities
• Supports the implementation and monitoring of functional KWS-wide policies, standards, rules and guidelines
• Executes financial planning and forecasting processes in his/her area of responsibility, supported by GTC (Global transition center) and ExH (Expert hub); challenges assumptions with a profound knowledge of market and company?s development, focusing on achieving business targets and evaluating chances and risks
• Pro-actively provides high quality analyses to support manager decisions in operative and mid-long term steering of the business; pushing permanent improvement and capturing potentials
• Collects and evaluates Controlling demands of the business (structure/content) and provides solutions supported by ExH and GTC, striving for utmost usage of standardized processes and reports
• Performs regular business profitability reviews with respective managers and monitors adequate measures
• Generates scenarios together with management for changed/new processes or business models
• Liaises with other BP teams for intercompany and cross country/region activities
• Closely cooperates with BU-/RD-CT and ExH concerning developments in the business and improvement potentials
• Supports quarterly and year end closing processes according to respective processes and timelines
• Keeps up to date on the relevant market developments

Requirements:

• Academic degree in Economics/Business Administration
  
• Over 5 years of experience in the field of Controlling
• 5 years of work experience in globally acting industry environment
• Fluent in English (written and spoken), Ukrainian,Russian
• High mobility and flexibility
• Project Management experience (PMP preferred) and strong organizational skills
• Profound business knowledge
• Experience in relevant IT systems (Microsoft, SAP FI/CO and other)