Financial Business Partner in Controlling

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

As Financial Business Partner, you will be a member of the Business Controlling Team. Your expertise will be crucial in understanding and steering Product Development’s business goals, objectives and business models. This 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 as a sole contributor and team player, while 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 support Avaloq’s success story.

Your key tasks

• Monitoring, analysing and reporting of monthly performance of business area, strategic initiatives and projects
• Driving periodically project forecasting, coordinating gap analysis and gap-closing process
• Host performance measuring meetings such as performance and business case reviews
• Coordinate target setting and budgeting at different hierarchy levels of divisions
• Review and approval of commercial contracts related to area of responsibility
• Prepare and implement the material for monthly book closing (accruals, completion degree of projects)
• Your reporting line is to the Head Business Controlling in Finance

Qualifications

• Controlling background (i.e. Bachelor Degree Finance, Business Economist)
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a similar role, i.e. controlling, 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 and 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
• Exhibit 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

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.  

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