About this role
<p style="margin-left:-5.0px"><span style="color:#06038d"><span style="font-family:Gotham"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Wizz Air is a leading European low-cost airline. Our mission is to provide affordable and reliable air travel to everyone, everywhere, while minimizing our environmental impact. We are proud to foster a diverse and inclusive team of over 8,000 employees from more than 110 nationalities, who share our values of inclusivity, positivity, dedication, integrity, and sustainability.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:-5.0px;text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="margin-left:-5.0px;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#06038d"><span style="font-family:Gotham"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">As a rapidly expanding airline, we offer exciting career opportunities across a range of functions, from flight operations to engineering, customer experience, finance, and more. We provide extensive training and development opportunities to help our employees grow and succeed in their roles. Joining Wizz Air means joining a team that is passionate about aviation, dedicated to excellence, and committed to making air travel accessible and sustainable for all. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the aviation industry, we welcome you to explore our job opportunities and become a part of our success story. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:-5.0px;text-align:center"> </p> <p style="margin-left:-5.0px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18.0px"><b><span style="color:#c6007e"><span style="font-family:Gotham">Division Controller</span> </span></b></span></p> <p style="margin-left:-5.0px;text-align:center"><span style="color:#06038d"><span style="font-family:Gotham"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Based in Budapest</span></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:1.0;margin-left:-4.0pt;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0cm"> </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">Purpose of the role</H2> </div><div><p>The Division Controller will have responsibility for all financial planning and controlling related to a particular business unit and is expected to deliver best-in-class forecasting, financial analysis, and insights while driving relentless process improvement and cost reduction. </p></div></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">Responsibilities</H2> </div><div><p>The main focus of the role will be to take responsibility for all financial planning and controlling related to a particular business unit within the company. This includes: </p> <ul> <li>Developing the annual budget and three-year plan and updating the monthly forecast </li> <li>Promoting Wizz Air’s ultra-low-cost values by driving and tracking transformative cost-saving initiatives </li> <li>Providing oversight of financial control processes </li> <li>Leading performance and accountability meetings with senior management to present the latest trends and analysis </li> <li>Contributing to month close activities, reporting, and analysis </li> <li>Supporting the Head of Department, CFO and wider Leadership Team with impactful financial analysis </li> </ul></div></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">Experience</H2> </div><div><ul> <li>3-5+ years overall working experience with 2+ years of relevant professional experience in a finance or controlling role </li> <li>Airline experience or experience with a maintenance provider is a strong plus </li> </ul></div></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">Hard skills</H2> </div><div><ul> <li>Strong technical understanding of accounting principles </li> <li>Proficient user of Microsoft Excel </li> <li>Knowledge of IFRS standards is an advantage </li> <li>Experience with SQL databases and Power BI is an advantage </li> </ul></div></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">Education</H2> </div><div><p>Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, preferably in economics, finance, or accounting </p></div></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">Language</H2> </div><div><p>Fluent in English (both written and spoken) </p></div></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">Skills and competencies</H2> </div><div><ul> <li>Excellent analytical skills </li> <li>Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholder requests in a fast-paced environment </li> <li>Hard-working with a can-do attitude </li> <li>Strong presentation skills </li> </ul></div></div></div><p> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Gotham"><span style="color:#06038d">When applying, please only provide valid information regarding your educational background and certificates, as the original documents will be requested during the hiring process.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Gotham"><span style="color:#06038d">We look forward to meeting you and learning more about your skills and experience. Join the Wizz Air team and discover the world of opportunities. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:1.0;margin-left:-4.0pt;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0cm"> </p> <p> </p>