GAF Geospatial GmbH (GAF), an e-GEOS S.p.A. (Telespazio S.p.A./ASI) company, is a globally active provider of cross-platform geoinformation solutions and innovative Earth Observation applications. In addition to receiving and procuring satellite-based earth observation data, GAF holds a leading position in the areas of data processing and geo-consulting due to its 40 years of expertise. With an international and interdisciplinary team of experts, GAF sets standards for geospatial consulting, cloud- and AI-based data analysis, and satellite-based monitoring of the environment and natural resources in Europe and around the globe.
To strengthen our finance organisation at our headquarters in Munich, we are seeking an experienced and business-oriented
Head of Controlling
In this role, you will lead the controlling function across planning, reporting, forecasting, and performance analysis and act as a key sparring partner to the CFO and management team.
Your responsibilities:
Controlling leadership
- Lead the controlling function across budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, variance analysis, and performance steering
- Further develop a robust financial planning and analysis framework to support strategic and operational decision-making
- Increase transparency on revenue, margins, cost development, profitability, and cash-related performance indicators
- Support management in understanding business drivers, deviations, risks, and improvement levers
- Act as a finance business partner to the CFO and leadership team
Group reporting and reporting coordination
- Support the preparation and coordination of timely, accurate, and decision-relevant group reporting packages
- Ensure consistency, comparability, and transparency across business units and reporting lines
- Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting cycles in close collaboration with accounting, internal finance teams, and group finance interfaces
- Support the preparation of annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS and German HGB requirements
- Ensure reporting outputs meet internal management, shareholder, and group requirements
Planning, budgeting, and forecasting
- Own and continuously improve budgeting, rolling forecast, and longer-term planning processes
- Coordinate planning cycles across functions and business units and ensure assumptions are robust, aligned, and documented
- Develop scenario analyses, sensitivities, and forward-looking financial views
- Improve planning quality, forecast accuracy, and accountability across the organisation
- Translate financial plans into meaningful management insights and steering tools
Management reporting and performance analytics
- Develop and maintain a high-quality management reporting environment with clear KPIs, dashboards, and executive-ready financial summaries
- Ensure reporting is accurate, relevant, actionable, and linked to business realities
- Analyse revenue trends, margin development, cost structures, project profitability, and productivity indicators
- Support business reviews, board materials, and shareholder reporting
- Strengthen fact-based performance dialogue across the organisation
Process improvement and systems
- Professionalise controlling and reporting processes through standardisation, automation, digitalisation, and stronger governance
- Improve reporting calendars, templates, definitions, data flows, and review routines
- Support the further development of finance systems, reporting tools, and structures
- Ensure reliable master data, KPI logic, and reporting consistency
- Drive continuous improvement in reporting quality, efficiency, and usability
Team leadership and finance partnering
- Lead and develop the controlling and reporting team with clear priorities and quality standards
- Act as a key interface between controlling, accounting, operations / PMO, commercial teams, HR, and executive leadership
- Strengthen controlling as a proactive business partner
- Support the finance organisation in building stronger analytical capability and reporting discipline
- Promote a culture of ownership, transparency, and fact-based decision-making
Your profile
- Master degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, Controlling, or a related field
- 10+ years of relevant professional experience in controlling, FP&A, or management reporting
- Proven leadership experience in a senior finance role with responsibility for planning, reporting, and business performance analysis
- Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and performance steering
- Familiarity with group reporting requirements, consolidation interfaces, and shareholder reporting environments
- Experience in mid-sized, international, project-based, service-led, technology-driven, or industrial environments is highly relevant
- Experience with ERP systems, BI tools, and planning/reporting systems
- Fluency in spoken and written German and English (min. level C1, CEFR); Italian is a plus
Personal strengths
- Strong analytical capability and the ability to translate financial information into business insight
- Structured, precise, and reliable working style
- Strong business judgment and pragmatic mindset
- Proactive, collaborative, and solution-oriented approach
- Calm under pressure and confident in deadline-driven environments
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
What we offer
- A responsible leadership role with broad scope and visibility
- An international and interdisciplinary working environment
- The opportunity to further professionalise controlling and reporting structures
- Comprehensive onboarding and training opportunities
- A respectful, modern, and trust-based working environment
- Workation: temporary work from abroad, subject to individual and legal requirements
- Flexible working hours and hybrid working options in line with company policy
- Additional benefits, including contribution to the Deutschland-Ticket, company pension scheme (optional), travel health insurance (worldwide), and workplace health initiatives
- An attractive location with excellent public transport links and great opportunities for outdoor and leisure activities, including in the immediate vicinity
Further information:
- Place of work: Headquarters in Munich
- Full-time position (40 hours per week)
- Permanent position, available to start as soon as possible
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recruiting@gaf.de
phone: +49 89 12 15 28 0
Arnulfstr. 199 • 80634 Munich• https://www.gaf.de
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