Your mission This is a limited, 12-month contract to cover the parental leave of a current employee. <ul><li>Perform cost accounting, variance analyses, and ad hoc evaluations with confidence and attention to detail</li><li>Support and advise project managers on planning, representation, and monitoring of key financial indicators</li><li>Accompany and monitor customer projects, including cost planning, ongoing calculations, and post-calculations, ensuring continuous project margin analysis</li><li>Conduct target vs. actual comparisons, identify deviations, and initiate corrective actions in collaboration with relevant departments to ensure goal achievement</li><li>Monitor cost bookings and support the continuous improvement of controlling processes, systems, and cost optimization potential</li><li>Take an active role in budgeting, forecasting, and the reporting process, including WIP (work in progress) valuation, accruals for trailing costs, and percentage-of-completion (PoC) calculations</li><li>Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements</li><li>Assist with the creation of management presentations and decision-making templates</li><li>Act as a point of contact for auditors during internal and external audits</li></ul> Your profile <ul><li>Successfully completed a degree in economics, finance, business administration, or a comparable qualification, ideally with a focus on controlling or finance</li><li>2+ years of professional experience in controlling, especially project or cost controlling, with solid process understanding</li><li>Confident handling of MS Office applications, especially Excel, and ERP systems (e.g. SAP)</li><li>Strong technical understanding, analytical thinking, and solution-oriented mindset</li><li>Ability to work independently and take initiative, while still being a strong team player with cross-functional collaboration skills</li><li>Excellent command of English (written and spoken); German is a strong advantage but not mandatory; other language skills are a plus</li><li>Strong communication skills, adaptability, and willingness to look beyond one’s own area of responsibility</li><li>Willingness to travel, depending on project needs</li></ul> Why us? <ul><li>A motivated team with flat hierarchies, an open communication culture and short decision-making paths</li><li>Work in a secure, established business with great long-term career prospects. Solar is on a steep growth curve</li><li>There’s nowhere better than Schletter to bring out your best and have a positive impact on the world</li><li>Eligibility for the EGYM Wellpass scheme, which unlocks access to health and fitness options like gyms, virtual classes, and mental health programs</li></ul>

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Financial Controller (Limited 12- Month Parental Cover)

Your mission This&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;limited,&nbsp;12-month&nbsp;contract&nbsp;to&nbsp;cover&nbsp;the&nbsp;parental&nbsp;leave&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;current&nbsp;employee. <ul><li>Perform cost accounting, variance analyses, and ad hoc evaluations with confidence and attention to detail</li><li>Support&nbsp;and&nbsp;advise&nbsp;project&nbsp;managers&nbsp;on&nbsp;planning,&nbsp;representation,&nbsp;and&nbsp;monitoring&nbsp;of&nbsp;key&nbsp;financial&nbsp;indicators</li><li>Accompany&nbsp;and&nbsp;monitor&nbsp;customer&nbsp;projects,&nbsp;including&nbsp;cost&nbsp;planning,&nbsp;ongoing&nbsp;calculations,&nbsp;and&nbsp;post-calculations,&nbsp;ensuring&nbsp;continuous&nbsp;project&nbsp;margin&nbsp;analysis</li><li>Conduct&nbsp;target&nbsp;vs.&nbsp;actual&nbsp;comparisons,&nbsp;identify&nbsp;deviations,&nbsp;and&nbsp;initiate&nbsp;corrective&nbsp;actions&nbsp;in&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;with&nbsp;relevant&nbsp;departments&nbsp;to&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;goal&nbsp;achievement</li><li>Monitor&nbsp;cost&nbsp;bookings&nbsp;and&nbsp;support&nbsp;the&nbsp;continuous&nbsp;improvement&nbsp;of&nbsp;controlling&nbsp;processes,&nbsp;systems,&nbsp;and&nbsp;cost&nbsp;optimization&nbsp;potential</li><li>Take&nbsp;an&nbsp;active&nbsp;role&nbsp;in&nbsp;budgeting,&nbsp;forecasting,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;process,&nbsp;including&nbsp;WIP&nbsp;(work&nbsp;in&nbsp;progress)&nbsp;valuation,&nbsp;accruals&nbsp;for&nbsp;trailing&nbsp;costs,&nbsp;and&nbsp;percentage-of-completion&nbsp;(PoC)&nbsp;calculations</li><li>Prepare&nbsp;monthly,&nbsp;quarterly,&nbsp;and&nbsp;annual&nbsp;financial&nbsp;statements</li><li>Assist&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;creation&nbsp;of&nbsp;management&nbsp;presentations&nbsp;and&nbsp;decision-making&nbsp;templates</li><li>Act as a point of contact for auditors during internal and external audits</li></ul> Your profile <ul><li>Successfully&nbsp;completed&nbsp;a&nbsp;degree&nbsp;in&nbsp;economics,&nbsp;finance,&nbsp;business&nbsp;administration,&nbsp;or&nbsp;a&nbsp;comparable&nbsp;qualification,&nbsp;ideally&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;focus&nbsp;on&nbsp;controlling&nbsp;or&nbsp;finance</li><li>2+&nbsp;years&nbsp;of&nbsp;professional&nbsp;experience&nbsp;in&nbsp;controlling,&nbsp;especially&nbsp;project&nbsp;or&nbsp;cost&nbsp;controlling,&nbsp;with&nbsp;solid&nbsp;process&nbsp;understanding</li><li>Confident&nbsp;handling&nbsp;of&nbsp;MS&nbsp;Office&nbsp;applications,&nbsp;especially&nbsp;Excel,&nbsp;and&nbsp;ERP&nbsp;systems&nbsp;(e.g.&nbsp;SAP)</li><li>Strong&nbsp;technical&nbsp;understanding,&nbsp;analytical&nbsp;thinking,&nbsp;and&nbsp;solution-oriented&nbsp;mindset</li><li>Ability&nbsp;to&nbsp;work&nbsp;independently&nbsp;and&nbsp;take&nbsp;initiative,&nbsp;while&nbsp;still&nbsp;being&nbsp;a&nbsp;strong&nbsp;team&nbsp;player&nbsp;with&nbsp;cross-functional&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;skills</li><li>Excellent&nbsp;command&nbsp;of&nbsp;English&nbsp;(written&nbsp;and&nbsp;spoken);&nbsp;German&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;strong&nbsp;advantage&nbsp;but&nbsp;not&nbsp;mandatory;&nbsp;other&nbsp;language&nbsp;skills&nbsp;are&nbsp;a&nbsp;plus</li><li>Strong&nbsp;communication&nbsp;skills,&nbsp;adaptability,&nbsp;and&nbsp;willingness&nbsp;to&nbsp;look&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;one’s&nbsp;own&nbsp;area&nbsp;of&nbsp;responsibility</li><li>Willingness to travel, depending on project needs</li></ul> Why us? <ul><li>A motivated team with flat hierarchies, an open communication culture and short decision-making paths</li><li>Work in a secure, established business with great long-term career prospects. Solar is on a steep growth curve</li><li>There’s nowhere better than Schletter to bring out your best and have a positive impact on the world</li><li>Eligibility for the EGYM Wellpass scheme, which unlocks access to health and fitness options like gyms, virtual classes, and mental health programs</li></ul>

Financial Controller (Limited 12- Month Parental Cover)

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