Your mission

This is a limited, 12-month contract to cover the parental leave of a current employee.

• Perform cost accounting, variance analyses, and ad hoc evaluations with confidence and attention to detail
• Support and advise project managers on planning, representation, and monitoring of key financial indicators
• Accompany and monitor customer projects, including cost planning, ongoing calculations, and post-calculations, ensuring continuous project margin analysis
• Conduct target vs. actual comparisons, identify deviations, and initiate corrective actions in collaboration with relevant departments to ensure goal achievement
• Monitor cost bookings and support the continuous improvement of controlling processes, systems, and cost optimization potential
• Take an active role in budgeting, forecasting, and the reporting process, including WIP (work in progress) valuation, accruals for trailing costs, and percentage-of-completion (PoC) calculations
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Assist with the creation of management presentations and decision-making templates
• Act as a point of contact for auditors during internal and external audits

Your profile

• Successfully completed a degree in economics, finance, business administration, or a comparable qualification, ideally with a focus on controlling or finance
• 2+ years of professional experience in controlling, especially project or cost controlling, with solid process understanding
• Confident handling of MS Office applications, especially Excel, and ERP systems (e.g. SAP)
• Strong technical understanding, analytical thinking, and solution-oriented mindset
• Ability to work independently and take initiative, while still being a strong team player with cross-functional collaboration skills
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken); German is a strong advantage but not mandatory; other language skills are a plus
• Strong communication skills, adaptability, and willingness to look beyond one’s own area of responsibility
• Willingness to travel, depending on project needs

Why us?

• A motivated team with flat hierarchies, an open communication culture and short decision-making paths
• Work in a secure, established business with great long-term career prospects. Solar is on a steep growth curve
• There’s nowhere better than Schletter to bring out your best and have a positive impact on the world
• Eligibility for the EGYM Wellpass scheme, which unlocks access to health and fitness options like gyms, virtual classes, and mental health programs

About us

THE SCHLETTER GROUP
 
At Schletter, we believe that any enterprise, big or small, can only benefit from passionate support. And if ever there were an industry worth supporting, it’s solar. Which is why we care about the success of every solar company. We’re here to cheer them forward and support their efforts with products engineered to secure the long-term success of their solar projects – which will contribute to changing lives and the planet for the better. If they don’t deserve our support, who does?

Schletter is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, belief, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.