Financial Reporting & Controlling Analyst working within Finance team on financial reporting and controlling activities. Focus on supporting closing processes and providing management analysis.
Responsibilities
This role sits within the Finance team and focuses on financial reporting, controlling activities, and analytical support. The Financial Reporting & Controlling Analyst ensures reliable financial data, supports closing processes, and provides analysis that helps management understand performance and key financial drivers.
The position combines reporting, forecasting, and business support responsibilities and involves interaction with senior finance stakeholders. It requires a high degree of independence, ownership, and analytical thinking in a fast-moving environment.
Main ResponsibilitiesClosing & Financial Accuracy
Support monthly and annual closing processes, ensuring financial data is accurate, complete, and consistent.
Work closely with General Ledger and related finance teams, including allocation topics and support during system changes or migrations.
Perform variance analysis versus budget and forecast and validate data consistency.
Financial Reporting
Prepare standard and ad-hoc financial and project-related reports using various data sources.
Deliver monthly management reporting and contribute to business review materials and executive presentations.
Ensure reporting outputs are clear, accurate, and provide meaningful insights.
Controlling, Budgeting & Forecasting
Contribute to forecasting cycles and annual budgeting activities by collecting, reviewing, and consolidating financial inputs.
Analyze deviations between actuals, forecast, and budget and ensure alignment across regions and systems.
Understand financial movements and clearly explain underlying drivers.
Stakeholder & Business Support
Act as a key finance contact for internal stakeholders within the business unit.
Provide regular and on-demand financial analysis and variance explanations.
Coordinate with international teams and collaborate closely with senior finance leadership.
Ensure common reporting standards and methodologies and resolve discrepancies.
Data Review & Analysis
Identify trends, anomalies, and inconsistencies in financial and commercial data.
Recommend actions to improve data quality, transparency, and process efficiency.
Process Improvement & Projects
Support initiatives aimed at automating, standardizing, and simplifying reporting and controlling processes.
Participate in finance and cross-functional projects as required.
Requirements
**Essential:**
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a results-driven mindset.
Advanced Excel proficiency.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.
Minimum 3 years of experience in reporting, controlling, audit, or similar analytical finance roles.
Solid understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under tight deadlines.
Capability to work independently with limited supervision.
Good command of English, written and spoken.
Clear and effective communication skills.
**Preferred:**
Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
Experience with Power BI and/or Power Query.
Experience in an international or multi-regional environment.
Competencies
Adaptability and change orientation
Learning agility
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Stress resilience
Result and deadline focus
High attention to detail
Planning and prioritization skills
Strong technical finance capabilities
Collaborative working style
Effective communication
Benefits
200 hours of vacation (equivalent to 5 weeks)
5 sick days per year
Cafeteria 4 000 CZK/month net (in trial period 1 500 CZK/month)
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