About this role
<p>Req ID 86430 | Częstochowa, ZF ASP_Wrocław, Poland, ZF Automotive Systems Poland Sp. z o.o.</p> <p> </p> <div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">About the Team</H2> </div><div><p>We are looking for a skilled professional to drive financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis across key business areas. This role demands strong reporting capabilities, a sharp analytical approach, and the ability to work closely with stakeholders to support strategic and operational decisions. With a focus on financial transparency and process coordination, the position offers a chance to contribute meaningfully to the domain’s financial direction while working in a collaborative and data-driven environment.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>What you can look forward to as a Senior Controlling & Reporting Specialist (f/m/d):</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead the Operational Planning process across the domain, coordinating inputs for cost, workforce, income, and investments, and ensuring alignment with business targets.</li> <li>Contribute to the Strategic Planning cycle by preparing long-term financial scenarios and supporting strategic decision-making with data-driven insights.</li> <li>Collaborate with domain stakeholders and reporting units to align planning assumptions, validate figures, and ensure consistency across planning cycles.</li> <li>Prepare and maintain rolling forecasts, integrating key financial and operational drivers to support agile and forward-looking business steering.</li> <li>Deliver monthly performance reviews, including variance analysis and commentary on key metrics, to support proactive financial management.</li> <li>Provide tailored reporting and ad-hoc analysis to domain leadership, translating complex data into clear, actionable insights.</li> <li>Ensure structural accuracy and data consistency in reporting systems (e.g., FACT, SAP BW, ZP1), acting as a key contact for system governance.</li> <li>Coordinate organizational changes and structural updates within the domain, ensuring compliance with internal standards and operational continuity.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Your profile as a Senior Controlling & Reporting Specialist (f/m/d):</strong></p> <ul> <li>University degree in Economics, Finance, or a related field, with a strong foundation in controlling and financial management.</li> <li>Minimum of 5 years in a controlling, financial planning, or business partnering role, ideally within a complex organizational structure.</li> <li>Proven ability to interpret financial data, generate meaningful insights, and present findings in a clear and structured way to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.</li> <li>Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage confidently across functions and levels, fostering alignment and shared understanding.</li> <li>Hands-on experience with SAP R/3 or S/4, SAP BW, and ideally SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office; comfortable working with large datasets and planning tools.</li> <li>Fluent in English, both written and spoken.</li> <li>Ability to understand the broader business context and contribute to strategic discussions with a commercial mindset.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Why should you choose ZF in Częstochowa or Wrocław?</strong></p> <ul> <li>Stable employment and attractive work conditions.</li> <li>Possibility of professional development in an international environment.</li> <li>Benefit package – private healthcare, life insurance, My Benefit system etc.</li> <li>Hybrid working model.</li> </ul></div></div></div><p> </p> <p>Be part of our ZF team as Senior Controlling & Reporting Specialist (f/m/d) and apply now!</p> <p>Contact</p> <p>Anna Zygmułka-Reszka</p>