Category Controller DACH (Dairy) (m/f/d) - limited for 18 months

Job Description:

About the job

You love strong brands - we love strong personalities! Become part of Danone and our team with the successful brands Volvic, Aptamil, Activia, Actimel, Alpro and more.

* Act as financial business partner to Topline and cross-functional teams, enabling aligned, data-driven decision-making
* Provide early performance insights through robust analyses to proactively steer the business
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Drive continuous improvement of controlling tools, reports, and planning systems and support and initiate finance transformation
* Ensure timely and accurate month-end closings for the Dairy Category, including variance and trend analysis
* Own and support the monthly forecasting process, delivering reliable forecasts with risks & opportunities, scenarios, and clear recommendations

* Successfully completed Master’s in Business Administration with focus on finance, controlling or a comparable field
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Several years of experience in controlling, finance and business partnering, ideally in FMCG
* Very good knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel; experience with SAP desirable
* Strong analytical skills with a high level of accuracy, attention to detail and ability to translate numbers into clear business insights
* Learning-oriented, flexible, and resilient, with an agile mindset and affinity for process improvement and optimization
* Highly self-motivated with an independent working style and strong communication skills
* Fluent in English

This position is vacant from the 1st of July 2026 and is located in our german based offices. The position is limited for 18 months." descriptionHeader="
You love strong brands - we love strong personalities! Become part of Danone and our team with the successful brands Volvic, Aptamil, Activia, Actimel, Alpro and more.

* Act as financial business partner to Topline and cross-functional teams, enabling aligned, data-driven decision-making
* Provide early performance insights through robust analyses to proactively steer the business
*
Drive continuous improvement of controlling tools, reports, and planning systems and support and initiate finance transformation
* Ensure timely and accurate month-end closings for the Dairy Category, including variance and trend analysis
* Own and support the monthly forecasting process, delivering reliable forecasts with risks & opportunities, scenarios, and clear recommendations
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