Corporate Controlling Specialist

Core Responsibilities

Overall responsibility for steering, coordinating, and monitoring Corporate Controlling activities for Mercedes-Benz Otomotiv Türkiye.

Main Tasks

Monthly financial closing:

• Coordination and execution of monthly financial closing activities for the legal entity in Corporate Controlling scope.

• Preparation and validation of management reports in IMPACT and other group tools, ensuring correct reflection of P&L, balance sheet and KPIs.

• Variance analysis versus budget, forecast, and prior year; preparation of explanations for management and HQ.

Financial planning and reporting:

• Coordination of annual budget (OP) and rolling forecast (FC) cycles for overheads and Corporate cost centers.

• Consolidation and challenge of input from functional areas; preparation of financial scenarios and sensitivity analyses.

• Preparation of regular steering decks and ad-hoc analyses for local management and HQ.

Corporate cost and overhead controlling:

• Controlling of all Corporate and overhead cost centers

• Monitoring budget utilization, identifying efficiency potentials and supporting cost optimization initiatives.

• Providing analytical support to department heads regarding staffing, external services and project costs.

Investment and Capex controlling:

• Steering and controlling of Capex projects within Corporate scope (e.g. facility investments, IT projects).

• Review of business cases, follow-up of actual vs. planned spending and post-investment reviews where applicable.

• Ensuring compliance with internal approval processes and global investment guidelines.

Education:

Graduate or Postgraduate degree in Business Administration, Economics, Accounting or a related field.

Experience:

• 5 years of work experience in Controlling / Finance, preferably in an international company.

• Experience in Corporate / Overhead controlling and/or Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).

• Solid understanding of financial accounting principles (IFRS and local GAAP).

• Experience in working with management and cross-functional stakeholders (e.g. HR, IT, Facility, Legal).

Specific Knowledge:

• Fluent in English and Turkish.

• Strong MS Office skills (especially Excel and PowerPoint).

• Experience with SAP FI/CO, SAP BW and planning tools (e.g. BPC, SAC) is an advantage.

• Strong analytical and conceptual skills; ability to work with large data sets.

• Good understanding of economic and financial impacts of high inflation on multi-division companies.