Senior Business Controller (m/w), Frankfurt

As a world leading food company DANONE stands for international success. Around 104.000 employees work on all five continents in the four business areas Fresh Dairy Products, Early Life Nutrition, Waters and Advanced Medical Nutrition on one corporate mission: “Bringing health through food to as many people as possible.”

Your Mission

• Ensure internal & external performance planning & reporting processes on each horizon (extrapolation, closing, rolling forecast, strategic plan)
• Co-ordinate sales planning processes in line with internal & external requirements
• Active role in month-end & year-end closing processes with sales and marketing and in close cooperation with accounting
• Forecast the CBU business activity on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis according to role within GPS process
• Provide recurrent variance analysis and monitor financial risks & opportunities
• Support strategic planning process
• Close collaboration with Customer Profitability Growth team

Your Profile

• University degree in business sciences or economics with an excellent result and a focus on finance/controlling
• Minimum 3-5 years of working experience in top line controlling in a FMCG environment
• Very good German and English language skills (spoken & written), French is a plus
• Excellent skills in MS-Office
• Independent, solution-oriented way of working, even beyond your own area of responsibility
• Strong analytical skills, with the 'right' eye for detail
• An entrepreneurial, can do 'mindset
• Very strong communication skills
• Teamplayer