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AniCura Finance Business Controller in Warsaw, Poland
About AniCura:
AniCura is a family of well-known animal hospitals and clinics specialized in veterinary care for companion animals. AniCura provides modern, high-quality veterinary care for pets at over 500 practices in 15 European countries and creates peace of mind for pet owners through excellent access and patient safety. AniCura has a turnover of around $1B with the aspiration to expand business through a combination of organic growth and new hospital acquisitions. Every year, AniCura’s 12.000 passionate veterinary professionals attend to three million companion animal patients. Since 2018, AniCura has been a part of Mars Veterinary Health, a family-owned company focused on veterinary care.
Job overview:
Business Partner to the Finance Market Head, General Manager and Operations Managers. Key support in business partnering the General Manager as well as Regional Operations.
Drive simplification and standardization of reports and best practice sharing within financial management reporting as well as performance tracking (KPIs, business cases, budgeting, forecasting). Build new reports and insights for the Market (PL, AT, CH)
Share insights between countries in the Market and support ad-hoc projects. Responsible for preparing management reporting packages in terms of financial performance reporting and providing strong business insights. Leads annual financial planning cycle.
Description:
Job Title: Finance Business Controller
Department: Finance
Reports To: Market Finance Head.
Location: Warsaw (Poland) / Germany [Hybrid]
Languages : Fluency in Polish and English, with German language skills as a plus
Contract: Full Time
Duties and Responsibilities:
Business Partnering :
Act as a financial co-pilot for the Finance Market Head, General Manager, and Operations Managers.
Provide critical financial insights and advice to support business decisions and strategy execution at the market level.
Financial Reporting and Analysis :
Drive the standardization and simplification of financial reports across different countries within the market.
Prepare management reporting packages and deliver strong business insights into financial performance.
Lead the annual financial planning cycle, including budgeting and forecasting.
Process Improvement and Optimization :
Focus on improving and optimizing financial processes, including reporting and accounting standards implementation.
Collaborate with the Financial Accounting Team to enhance automation and accuracy in financial reporting.
Support Business Cases and Projects :
Assist in developing and analyzing business cases to support strategic decisions.
Participate in and drive ad-hoc projects and analyses requested by the Group or Market Management Team.
Knowledge Sharing :
Gather insights from different countries within the market and share best practices to improve performance monitoring and reporting.
What we are looking for:
University education with a focus on finance, economics or business administration
Minimum of 6 years relevant work experience
Knowledge of financial processes and accounting is advantageous, multiple years of work experience in business control a must.
Experience in translating data into insight and providing data-driven advice to senior stakeholders.
Ability to optimize and build Business Intelligence solutions.
Comfortable utilizing ERP systems utilizing various data warehouse, dashboarding and other business intelligence solutions.
Excellent command in verbal and written Polish and English languages.
Additional German language knowledge will be preferred
As a person we believe you are:
Strong communication skills for explaining complex financial data.
Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive approach.
Ability to take ownership and act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for business support.
Self-starter with the ability to work independently and make quick decisions.
Experience in dealing with complex stakeholders and navigating matrix organizations.
Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability.
Effective stakeholder management and keeping them engaged
Our offer:
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to shape the future of veterinary care, together.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package
A stimulating work environment with good opportunities for personal development
Freedom to take responsibility and the opportunity to influence .
Flexible working hours, hybrid working, international, digital work environment .
Learning and development opportunities
The opportunity to cuddle our beloved 4-legged friends in our offices.
We are always open for a conversation to discuss your individual needs.
If this sounds like you
Please contact Lekya Kanamarlapudi, Group Corporate Recruiter, who will be happy to tell you more about this opportunity and the recruitment process. Or apply by submitting your resume through clicking the apply button below.
AniCura is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.