Financial Controlling Manager

Medline is looking for an experienced Financial Controlling Manager with practical experience in controlling, budgeting, and management reporting, who will contribute to the consolidation of financial processes and the provision of relevant information for business decisions. The role offers the opportunity for gradual development towards a financial position with broader responsibilities, once company processes are taken over and optimized.

The role is suitable for a hands-on professional, capable of analyzing company results, contract profitability, and cost evolution, and of transforming financial data into concrete conclusions and recommendations for management.

Responsibilities

1. Financial Analysis and Budgeting

• Builds and validates P&Ls at company, business line, and contract/project level.
• Analyzes revenues, costs, margins, and contract profitability, identifying deviations from estimates.
• Monitors cost structure and the accuracy of their allocation to cost centers.
• Analyzes the differences between budget, forecast, and actual results and proposes corrective actions.
• Coordinates the budgeting process and periodically updates forecasts in collaboration with operational managers.
• Verifies significant estimates and offers from a financial perspective.
• Performs simulations, ad-hoc analyses, and business cases to support management decisions.

2. Cash Flow and Liquidity

• Builds and periodically updates cash flow, providing visibility into liquidity position.
• Analyzes cash inflows and outflows and anticipates potential risks or imbalances.
• Monitors receivables, collection terms, and key working capital indicators.
• Prepares the analyses and financial information necessary for decision-making regarding company payments and financing.
• Collaborates with management, the finance team, and banking institutions in treasury-specific activities.

3. Financial and Accounting Reporting

·       Collaborates with the internal finance team and the external accounting provider in the monthly and annual closing process.

• Verifies balances and investigates any errors or discrepancies before reporting.
• Ensures correct classification of information by company, business line, contract, and cost center.
• Ensures the quality of financial and accounting information used in controlling and management reporting.
• Participates in inventory and audit processes and in the implementation of resulting measures.

4. Financial Support for Management

• Prepares and presents periodic financial analyses and reports to management.
• Transforms financial information into concrete business conclusions, scenarios, and recommendations.
• Builds simulations for commercial, operational, and investment decisions.
• Proposes solutions for identified problems and monitors the implementation of agreed measures with management.
• Contributes, through analyses and recommendations, to the development of the company's financial directions.

5. Financial Systems and Reporting

• Works directly with the ERP, Excel, and financial tools to verify and analyze data.
• Verifies and contributes to improving the analytical structure in the ERP: cost centers, inventories, and analysis dimensions.
• Develops and validates the tools used for P&L, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and profitability analysis.
• Identifies opportunities for simplification and automation of financial and reporting processes.
• Collaborates with software vendors for the configuration, testing, and implementation of agreed solutions.
• Participates in the development of dashboards and reports in Power BI and ERP.

6. Coordination of the Financial Team

• Coordinates the activity of the internal financial team and monitors adherence to responsibilities and deadlines.
• Defines work standards and clear processes and verifies relevant financial deliverables.
• Supports the development of competencies and the growth of team members' autonomy.

Desired Profile

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in controlling, FP&A, or financial analysis.
• Practical experience in building and analyzing P&Ls.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Ability to analyze contract profitability, costs, and cost centers.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with a financial-accounting ERP.
• Analytical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to formulate clear conclusions.
• Ability to work hands-on and monitor the implementation of agreed measures.
• Higher education in economics or finance.
• Conversational English proficiency.

Advantageous:

• experience in companies with complex operational activities or services;
• experience with Power BI;
• experience in optimizing reporting or the analytical structure of an ERP;
• WinMentor Enterprise;
• experience in coordinating a small team;
• ACCA, CECCAR, or other financial certification;
• knowledge of Hungarian.