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Group Control Business Controller
Liberty Global
Denver, CO, United States
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Job purpose
The responsibility of a Group Control Business Controller entails three themes: The first is to create a robust and maintain a control framework with country reports, and monitoring KPIs and budget adherence. The second is to be the finance business partner of the management teams and supporting them in realizing their (financial) objectives. The third is to have a proactive outlook on risks and opportunities and drive consequent actions.
Group Control focus is to initiate and execute group wide planning, reviews and optimizations by working closely with the business and the procurement control team and based on reporting, analysis and monitoring of key drivers among with the procurement spend buckets.
Key Accountabilities
Main Responsibilities:
• E2E responsibility of the Business performance monitoring for total Europe; including prepare related reviewing documentations, aligning with HFM reporting team, build up close working relationship with countries, deep understanding of country performance through the numbers as well as contacts with country SPOC
• Monitor and maintain a robust process for E2E business performance review, budgeting and reporting
• Constant monitoring of country financial performance combining with the understanding of market and business development
• Active finance role in contract negotiations, SoW, business cases and execution together with Procurement team, work closely with the Procurement Control team responsible for the Procurement spend buckets
• Work with Directors/VP to draft budget/Long Range Plan and strategy discussions
• Evaluate performance/return on investment on cost type level
• Initiate and follow through on improvement initiatives
• Influence strategy from a financial perspective
• Assist in business casing
General:
• Responsible for the financial translation of business issues and developments
• Participate in substantial operational and financial review meetings with management
• Internally focus activity and resources to improve service to the finance community
• Proactive approach to smarter, cost effective support and implementation models that challenge status quo
• Continuously seek improvements and ways to strengthen the Business Control team
Knowledge & Experience
Preferred education/ qualifications:
• Masters in BA or other relevant field. Accounting or controlling qualification is a pre
Knowledge & Experience:
• Minimum 5 years prior professional experience in Financial planning & analysis or Business Controlling area
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a dynamic, multinational finance environment with proven ability to work with professionals of different cultural background, professions and levels
Skills & Abilities:
• Fluent in English, both verbal and in writing, another European language is a pre
• Knowledge in HFM is a pre
• Strong excel, PPT, think cell and modelling skill
• Analytically strong and pragmatic with a long term vision
• Ability to apply sound business practices and work with business leaders
• Result driven, output focused team player
• Being able to build bridges and create support for improvements
• Being able to build high performance teams of professionals
• Being able to translate budgets in business cases into operational impact assessments
• Proactive and self-reliant/ independent self-starter
• Fits into ambitious, result-driven, down-to-earth culture
• Ability to cope with high pressure assignments and used to meeting strict deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy. Maintaining poise under pressure
• Strong organizational and operational skills, able to plan effectively, anticipate on issues and solving problems