Controlling Specialist

Summary

Join Europe's fastest-growing marketplace for refurbished products as a Controlling Specialist! You will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality, accuracy, and compliance of our transaction processes. This involves analyzing and reconciling customer transactions, automating processes, and ensuring compliance with VAT reporting and audit requirements. The ideal candidate possesses a strong controlling background, preferably in e-commerce, with expertise in data analysis and process improvement. We offer a fast-paced, dynamic environment with opportunities for professional development and a healthy work-life balance, including remote work options and a dog-friendly office in Vienna.

Requirements

• Have a university degree or comparable in finance, accounting or controlling
• Have at least 3-5 years' experience in controlling, financial analysis, or audit (preferably in a big four)
• Be familiar with financial controlling tools and processes (budgeting, variance analysis); knowledge of BMD or LucaNet is a plus
• Have a data analytics affinity and be capable to analyse large data sets, using analytic tools like Looker or Python and be a strong user of Excel (Power Query, Pivot-tables)
• Be used to a fast-paced, changing environment and have worked for high growth companies in the past
• Be very keen on accuracy and quality and always have high attention to detail
• Have a hands-on/problem solving mentality
• Be fluent in English (German is a nice to have)

Responsibilities

• Drive and improve existing cost reporting tools and processes
• Conduct variance analyses (actuals vs budget/forecast)
• Identify opportunities for cost savings together with department heads
• Support planning processes (budget/forecast)
• Analyse and reconcile customer orders and payment transactions across various payment service providers (e.g., Stripe, PayPal)
• Identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, and implement corrective measures
• Work closely with data analytics, engineering, and other departments to drive reconciliation automation and process improvements
• Continuously review and improve financial processes and tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Have gained work experience in e-commerce before
• Have previously worked in a high-volume business dealing with large transaction volumes such as e.g. marketplaces, payment service providers or equivalent

Benefits

• Unlimited number of trainings through LinkedIn learning
• Partnership with Likeminded, offering private sessions with experts for personal growth and mental health
• Frequent internal workshops to develop skills and enhance collaboration
• Fully remote work setting
• Possibility to work from the office in Vienna (dog-friendly)
• Self-organized work schedule
• Participation in office weeks with team-building events and workshops