Manager Controlling

As a global player, Messer offers its sustainable products and services in Asia, Europe and America.

For our European team we are looking to immediately fill the position as

Manager Controlling (m/f/non-binary)

Location: Serbia (Belgrade)
Referenznummer: E-13/2025

What we offer:

• As Manager Controlling, you will make a valuable contribution to an international, successful, and financially stable company as part of their European leadership team.
• A dynamic, supportive, and inclusive work culture that values innovation and encourages collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Empowering your skills through targeted training opportunities
• A competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package (yearly bonuses)
• Modern work environment (e.g Messer Gym at location, Paid company canteen)
• Minimum 26 and maximum 30 days of annual leave + Additional days off by collective agreement
• Flexible working hours
• Gifts for employees and their children
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Your responsibilities:

• Drive financial planning and analysis to support business growth and long-term strategy
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of Customer and Product Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) in SAP for Europe
• Deliver clear, actionable insights through interactive dashboards for senior management and the European management board
• Champion finance transformation, driving automation and standardization in alignment with our S/4HANA journey
• Provide financial leadership and strategic support to European business units, acting as a key business partner to drive performance.
• Collaborate closely with regional controllers and finance teams in our European countries to identify and implement financial process improvements

Your profile:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field, Master or MBA is preferred
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in financial management, preferably in a multinational environment
• Deep expertise in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and translate it into strategic insights
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (incl. PowerQuery and PowerPivot) as well as developing dashboards and reporting tools (e.g. Tableau)
• Proven experience in Controlling, including Customer and Product Profitability Analysis ( CO-PA) and cost center/ object accounting within SAP
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage across functions and geographies
•  Highly motivated, results-oriented, and comfortable working in an international environment with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines as well as a strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Full professional proficiency in spoken and written English, additional languages are a plus

Does this describe you, and are you interested in this position?

Then we look forward to receiving your application in English.

We hereby inform you that your applicant data will be forwarded to our parent company Messer SE & Co. KGaA in Germany as the hiring process is conducted by Messer SE & Co. KGAA and the reporting line of the position you applied for is also at Messer SE & Co. KGaA.

Information regarding our data protection policy for applicants is available on our homepage at: https://www.messer.rs/zaposlenje-i-karijera

Messer is the world‘s largest privately owned specialist for industrial, medical and specialty gases. Under the brand‚ Messer - Gases for Life‘, the company offers gases and services in Europe, Asia and America. The cooperation between the more than 11,500 highly qualified international employees is based on mutual respect. Messer pays particular attention to diversity and inclusion.