HQ Expense Controller

*Limited contract till the end of July, 2027*

Your Responsibilities

• Monitor, track and analyze all significant operating expenses across HQ, regions and plants conduct regular expense profitability review.
• Establish, update and unify global expense accounting & controlling standards, standardize expense categorization, accrual rules and allocation methodologies.
• Conduct in-depth contract cost analysis for service, consulting, leasing and supplier agreements.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities, potential waste and inefficient spending, develop feasible cost reduction action plans and track implementation results.
• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual expense review.
• Cooperate with Business Areas, Business Units and GHS during supplier negotiation, new contract signing and service renewal to evaluate full expense impact.
• Coordinate with SAP GPEs, Finance and IT to optimize expense data, ensure data integrity and build standardized global expense reporting dashboards.
• Drive cross-functional optimization projects to lift expense transparency, streamline approval workflows.
• Compile, update and maintain global expense controlling guidelines, process documents and internal reporting templates for group-wide alignment.

Your Profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Controlling, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 2–5 years professional experience in expense controlling, overhead analysis or group finance, manufacturing / multinational enterprise background preferred.
• Knowledge of SAP FI/CO, proficient in overhead review and budget variance analysis.
• Comprehensive understanding of full expense structure, contract cost composition, budget management.
• Advanced Excel and strong analytical skills; experience with SAP BW or Power BI is a plus.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and drive process standardization across regions.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage