Financial Controller, expondo

Group Reporting

Salary not provided

Senior level

Berlin

Marketplace for professional equipment

Job no longer available

Marketplace for professional equipment

201-500 employees

B2BMarketplaceeCommerce

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Senior level

Berlin

201-500 employees

B2BMarketplaceeCommerce

Company mission

To enable experts with their experience and knowledge when needed.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

A university degree in business administration ideally with a focus on controlling or finance
5-7 years of professional experience in controlling or accounting on a specialist position
A keen awareness of the operational success factors of the business as well as the corresponding processes and constraints
The ability to recognize important interrelationships between shareholder(s), management, divisions and to be able to move efficiently within them, as well as to drive forward change processes
Communicative ability in storytelling and diplomacy - always in the interest of the company
Data driven mentality
Be able to successfully operationalize corporate strategies and implement them under time pressure with a high degree of technical precision
Sufficient analytical and deductive skills to establish modern, Agile and, above all, digital commercial systems
Bringing creative processes to a successful conclusion in a consistent and goal-oriented manner
Expert knowledge in the field of accounting
Fluent English skills

What the job involves

The future job holder will be part of a highly specialized controlling team and will be responsible for financial controlling along the accounting chain. Furthermore, the expansion of the Financial BI's Reports (Business Intelligence) and the further optimization of the reporting system. In addition to financial controlling, investment and cost controlling are also part of the scope of duties
The main responsibilities are consolidation, month-end closing and reporting for the entire expondo Group. The goal is to ensure reliable information about the company's overall result-oriented situation with a high standard of digitalization and quality. As KeyUser for the topics Financial Reporting and Information, the job holder is in a very responsible role
Specifically, the primary responsibilities of the future position holder include:
Monthly financial statements
Responsible for the preparation of the consolidated monthly financial statements according to IFRS with Lucanet
Reconciliation meetings with the local accounting departments
Monthly reconciliation of the Prelimerys with the Head of Controlling & Head of Accounting
Further development of optimizations between accounting and controlling departments
KeyUser for data quality in LucaNet
Reporting
Overall responsibility for monthly Management Group reporting and quality
Further development of the reporting(s) with the Head of Controlling
Optimization and creation of processes for better data availability
Independent discussions of the cost center reporting with the various departments
Development of a new "Shareholder Reporting" and a "Management Reporting" in coordination with the Head of Controlling
Contact person for internal as well as external stakeholders such as CFO or auditors and tax advisors for queries
Group
Ensuring the correct accounting of intercompany relationships with Group Accounting
Ensure and have overall responsibility for the creation of monthly and annual accruals in coordination with the Group's country accountings
Contributing to the budget process and playing a key role in defining target data figures for reporting purposes
Building value driver trees and optimizing value drivers in the business model
Data Quality
Collaborate with the BI team in the alignment of Financial Data from the Datawarehouse and Lucanet. As well as automations and reporting capabilities
Validation of data sources and digitalization of information channels
Expansion of the existing data model and thus the BI capability
Further development of the controlling tool landscape
Analyses and costs
Cost analyses on product and/or site level
Development and provision of any kind of financial analyses
Weak point and deviation analyses and decision preparation

Our take

The convenience of online shopping has brought most commercial industries to the web, and for a small business can make purchasing good tools at the right price much quicker and easier. Expondo specialises in high-quality and inexpensive tools for these small businesses, selling a collection of devices for the food, craft and health sectors.

Expondo, founded in 2007, began with sales from the founders’ garage via eBay, and shifted to its own platform in 2011. The company utilises continuous search algorithms which scan supply and demand data to find openings in the market, allowing the company to proactively stock niche and popular devices.

The company first began selling in the German and Austrian markets and expanded into Poland, France, the UK, and China in the first four years. It has reported impressive profitable growth since its inception and received its first external investments in 2021, which are set to facilitate further growth of the Expondo platform.