Head Of Corporate Controlling (M/F/D)

Grow with us - start your career at IU!
Join our Finance & Controlling team immediately in a full-time position (40 hrs/week) as Head of Corporate Controlling(m/f/d) at one of our locations in Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, or remotely.

Lead a dynamic team from the start and manage exciting projects and day-to-day business as Head of Corporate Controlling, reporting directly to the Director of Finance & Controlling.

Gain deep insights into business operations and start a challenging career at the largest and fastest growing university in Germany and a global leader in education technology. Work at the interface to renowned private equity investors such as Oakley Capital, TPG, HarbourVest, Goldman Sachs, Glendower and Pantheon. Show your leadership talent and shape the future together with us!

Your Responsibilities

• Leadership: Provide professional and disciplinary guidance to Financial and/or HR Controlling teams, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Financial Planning and Analysis: Lead the company-wide planning process, including budgets, forecasts, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms.
• Reporting and Forecasting: Produce and analyze reports, focusing on interim forecasts, FTEs, vacancies, and budget planning.
• Annual Financial Statements: Collaborate with Accounting in preparing and auditing annual financial statements to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Process Optimization: Develop and refine controlling processes and frameworks, enhancing efficiency through digitalization and automation.

Your Profile

• You are an ambitious individual with a high level of initiative, pronounced business acumen, a growth mindset, and well-developed analytical skills.
• Several years of relevant professional and leadership experience preferred in a fast-paced and international environment (e.g., rapidly growing portfolio companies, management consulting, private equity, investment banking, venture capital, or similar).
• You proactively and pragmatically address challenges and are a team player with an independent and structured way of working.
• Excellent knowledge of Excel, as well as ERP systems (especially Workday) and Business Intelligence systems (PowerBI)
• You are fluent in German and English

We offer

• Shape your career: Rapid growth opens up many new opportunities for you. Tell us about your dream career and we will help you make it a reality.
• Work wherever you want...: Digitalization is part of our DNA. So decide for yourself which place sparks the most productivity in you. You love remote work? No problem! Would you like to work abroad for a while? Our WorkFlex Benefit makes it possible
• ... and flexible in terms of time: It's your job; We trust you and give you the greatest possible freedom to organize yourself.
• Take your knowledge to a new level: Where if not with us? Benefit from free further training, language courses and discounted study programs. With us there is always something new to learn.
• Rest well: We make an effort every day, but we also take the time to recharge our batteries: with 30 days of annual vacation plus an extra day of vacation on your birthday. Do you need a longer break? How about a sabbatical?
• Reach your destination sustainably: Germanys 9-Euro-Ticket is history, we got the DeutschlandTicket for 7 €. You prefer to travel by bike? Then a Jobrad (bike leasing)might be the right choice. We offer many environmentally conscious options to be mobile both professionally and privately.

Become part of our Finance & Controlling team at Germany's largest university! We are the team that finds investors, increases capital and protects us against the financial risks of our explosive growth. We manage the invested capital - the costs and the returns. This puts us in a position to present our students with a meteoric ROI

Does this sound like the perfect job for you? Then apply now! Simple, straightforward and without a cover letter. If you have any further questions, you can also contact Philipp Kanceljak at philipp.kanceljak@iu.org.

Words are followed by deeds: We take our "Culture Of Everyone" very seriously and would like to take this opportunity to emphasize once again that you are very welcome to join us, regardless of your origin, religion, gender, age or sexual orientation. Our doors are also wide open to you if you have a disability. We look forward to a diverse community here at the IU!