Business Controller

Company Description

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 is 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.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly capable and motivated Business Controller to manage financial steering and strategic planning for Region International (APAC, MEA, UK). This role is instrumental in driving financial discipline, ensuring accurate reporting, and supporting strategic initiatives. You will work closely with the Business Partners and cross-functional teams within Finance.

The Region Controlling Team aims to improve the impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance; provide/deliver analysis and insight that links financial reports to business strategies; provide effective processes to ensure key operational and financial targets are achieved; build partnerships and maintain strong relationships with senior managers and their teams.

Your key tasks

As a Business Controller you will be responsible for the following activities:

• Financial business partnering covering Project Delivery and SaaS Areas
• Responsibility for application of defined processes and tools and for professional methods.
• Responsible to ensure proper & timely month end closing. Preparing and implementing the material for the monthly book closing (PoC for projects, License and Maintenance, externals accruals).
• Deep dive in variance analysis to provide timely business headlights to business partners within the month end closing timeline.
• Monthly reporting on expenditure
• Support in cost controls, IRAs and POS approval
• Creation of ad hoc reports and support in official monthly financial reporting on various hierarchy levels
• Participation & steering of monthly review meetings
• Driving budget and forecasting exercises strategic & operational planning processes
• Educate and implement strong controller-thinking within Project Staff community, KAM and Sales Ops.
• Ready to take over ad hoc special tasks / contributes in special task forces and represents CFO-area

Qualifications

• Degree qualifications in Business Administration / Economics / Finance
• 2-4 years of relevant working experience, preferably within IT industry
• Solid experience in management accounting and financial accounting
• Strong quantitative abilities and excellent written and oral communication skills (English fluent)
• Strong proficiency in MS Office applications handling complex excel database
• SAP and Business Intelligence proficiency is a plus
• Self-starter and self-motivated
• Good commercial sense and interest in business
• Strategic thinker with an analytical mindset
• High degree of initiative and dependability

Additional Information

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.