Finance Business Controller - Cost Management and Business Advice (Germany)

About the role

ING Hubs Philippines is recruiting a Finance Business Controller to join the extended Germany Finance team. The role delivers financial analysis, cost management, planning and forecasting, management reporting and business advice, with direct visibility to the Board and Senior Management. It combines analytical expertise, clear communication and knowledge of banking financial models to turn complex data into actionable insights.

Key responsibilities

• Support FBA Germany stakeholders in understanding financial performance, cost movements, forecast changes and key business drivers
• Prepare, analyse and validate actuals, forecasts, dynamic planning inputs and management reporting outputs
• Support cost management: cost trend and run-rate analysis, savings tracking, cost allocation review and business cases for efficiency initiatives
• Write financial commentaries and management narratives explaining variances, risks, opportunities and expected impacts
• Collaborate with Germany-based finance stakeholders, business controllers, global controllers and country finance teams
• Work with financial data from global management accounting platforms, local SAP environments, Excel-based reporting and other Germany finance tools
• Document role expectations, reporting responsibilities and operational guidelines, and identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate recurring reporting

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related field; a professional certification or postgraduate qualification is an advantage
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in FP&A, management accounting, business controlling, finance advisory, cost management or management reporting
• Experience in banking, retail banking, financial services, technology, shared services or another multinational is strongly preferred; exposure to Germany- or Europe-based stakeholders is an advantage
• Ability to work in a global matrix environment, balancing Manila-based delivery with Germany-led priorities

Required skills

• Corporate finance, month-end reporting, planning and forecasting, variance analysis, cost control and management reporting
• Sound understanding of banking financial models and their drivers
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; Power Query, Power BI, SAP, Hyperion, SmartView, Oracle EPM, Essbase, TM1, SQL or similar tools are an advantage

What we offer

• A truly international working environment
• Exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic business discussions
• Opportunities for continuous learning, professional development and career growth

Applications are submitted through the official ING careers site using Workday.