Financial Business Partner in Controlling

About the Position

Financial Business Partner in Controlling

As a Financial Business Partner in Controlling, you will be a key member of the Business Controlling Team at Avaloq. Your role will be pivotal in understanding and steering Product Development’s business goals, objectives, and business models. Your expertise will enable you to link business-critical information to extensive analysis, assembling decision-making insights and outlining possible outcomes aligned with the company’s goals.

You will work both independently and as part of a team, regularly connecting with business partners such as the Business Area Head, Product Owners, Project Managers, Business Case owners, and fellow Controllers and Accountants. Your financial performance analysis will be vital to the steady improvement of Avaloq’s innovation and profitability. Your ability to understand financial and business information, translate data into decision-taking insights, connect different business perspectives, and communicate effectively will be key to supporting Avaloq’s success story.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring, analyzing, and reporting of monthly performance of the business area, strategic initiatives, and projects
• Driving periodically project forecasting, coordinating gap analysis, and gap-closing process
• Hosting performance measuring meetings such as performance and business case reviews
• Coordinating target setting and budgeting at different hierarchy levels of divisions
• Reviewing and approving commercial contracts related to the area of responsibility
• Preparing and implementing the material for monthly book closing (accruals, completion degree of projects)
• Reporting to the Head Business Controlling in Finance

Requirements

• Controlling background (i.e., Bachelor Degree in Finance, Business Economist)
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a similar role, preferably within the financial industry or IT industry
• Good know-how in enterprise resource planning system SAP, Power BI, and similar
• Solid experience with Microsoft Office applications, especially with Excel
• Experience in software development projects (as project controller or project manager is an advantage)
• High degree of confidence and flair for digital products
• Excellent analytical skills, the ability to work well in a demanding, dynamic environment, and meet overall objectives
• High degree of initiative and dependability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal, and collaborative skills
• English fluent, German is nice to have

We Offer

• Annual bonus or sales reward: At Avaloq, we work hard to remain an industry-leading provider and we love to reward our colleagues with a share of that success with an annual bonus. You will even remain eligible for annual bonus while you do the hardest job of your life – taking care of your children during parental leave.
• Flexible working: We understand that fitting your life around your job can be challenging, which is why in most roles we offer flexible working to allow you to thrive both in and out of work.
• Kudos instant recognition scheme: We love to see people thriving in their roles and we have an instant recognition scheme at Avaloq to help managers reward the great work our colleagues deliver with a gift to say thanks.
• Access to Udemy for professional and personal learning: We think it is important to learn and grow professionally, but if you are someone who likes to learn outside of work, we give you access to online learning for both professional and personal learning, with over 210,000 courses to choose from.

About the Company

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research-led approach and continual innovation are powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.

We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive, and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Location: Allmendstrasse 140, 8041 Zurich, Switzerland

Work arrangement: Full-time

Employment Type: Hybrid

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