Finance Business Partner DACH - Cost Management

Contract Type: Fixed-term (Maternity Cover – 12 months)
Location: Poland (Remote) with occasional travel to Frankfurt/Main

Are you passionate about turning data into actionable insights and driving business performance? We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our high-performing and engaged finance team on a 12-month maternity cover. In this role, you will play a critical part in supporting the DACH organization by providing deep financial analysis and commercial insights that influence key decisions.

You’ll work closely with stakeholders to manage costs across headcount, labour, marketing, and more, leveraging SAP data to uncover trends and opportunities. This is a unique chance to combine analytical expertise with strategic impact, helping shape the future of our business. As part of an international finance community, you’ll collaborate with peers across the region and headquarters, contributing to projects that matter while enjoying the flexibility of remote work from Poland with occasional travel to Frankfurt/Main.

What you will enjoy doing to be successful in this role:

In this role, you will take ownership of direct cost management across the DACH markets, including headcount, labour, supply chain, marketing, and other overheads, ensuring performance is tracked and analysed in depth.

You will support the budgeting and forecasting process by building assumptions, consolidating forecasts, and guaranteeing alignment with EMEA and Group Finance requirements.

Monthly performance reviews will be a key part of your work, where you provide insightful commentaries, root cause analyses, and identify risks and opportunities.

You will also contribute to P&L optimization, prepare business cases and investment proposals, and maintain high reporting standards to ensure data accuracy. Beyond regular reporting, you will deliver ad-hoc analyses, assist with month-end closing, and support decision-making by presenting data in innovative ways that highlight trends and opportunities.

Collaboration is essential, as you will build strong relationships with market teams and provide finance support for projects, including M&A, while continuously seeking improvements and managing your own development as a proactive member of the finance team.

If you have the following skills and experience, we want to hear from you:

• A university degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or a related discipline; alternatively, a professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• At least 2 years of experience in FP&A, Controlling, or Finance within a commercial environment.
• Strong analytical, forecasting, and reporting skills with the ability to turn financial data into actionable insights.
• Solid knowledge of accounting principles (local GAAP, IFRS) and financial statements (Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow).
• Proficiency in Excel and experience working with SAP and Data Warehouse systems.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across different levels of the organization.
• Very good command of spoken and written English; knowledge of German is an advantage.

The Extras You’ll Get

At our company, we believe in not only providing a fulfilling career but also ensuring your well-being and personal growth. When you join our team, you'll enjoy a range of benefits designed to enhance your work-life balance and nurture your development. Here are some of the enticing extras you can expect:

• Private Medical Care: Your health is important to us. Access comprehensive private medical care to keep you in the best shape.
• Subsidy for Multisport Card: Embrace an active and healthy lifestyle with our subsidy for a Multisport card, supporting your holistic well-being.
• Lunch Card: Savour the convenience of a lunch card, making your workdays more enjoyable.
• Holiday Allowance: Take advantage of a holiday allowance when you decide to recharge and rejuvenate by taking two consecutive weeks off.
• Employee Referral Scheme: Connect and flourish within our internal referral program. Your network becomes a catalyst for personal and professional growth, and you'll be rewarded for it.
• Partially Subsidized English Language Lessons: Broaden your horizons and enhance your skills with partially subsidized foreign language lessons. We support your journey to acquire new language skills.

These benefits are just the beginning of what you can experience when you join our team. We aim to provide you with an environment that fosters diverse perspectives, innovation, and personal well-being.

We are RS

At RS we’ve been solving engineering problems for over 80 years: big ones, small ones, easy and difficult ones. We turn the ‘what ifs’ into the ‘why nots’, the impossible into the possible. 

Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world. 

We offer service and product solutions. We send out a parcel every 2 seconds, to over 130 countries. We provide over 700,000 in-stock and over 3 million unstocked products to more than 1.2 million customers. 

We want people like you, as you are curious about things, you like doing things differently and also in a human way with empathy. Because that’s exactly how we partner with people – our customers, suppliers, colleagues and communities – to solve problems. 

We’ll also invest in your development and wellbeing – because building a more diverse and inclusive culture, being ethical, responsible and committed to our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) action plan is at the heart of everything we do.

Come and join us – and we’ll help you to think big, do more and unleash your brilliance, so you do amazing things too.

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