IT Controller

Description du poste:

Company Description:

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.
Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Job Description:

Group IT Controlling is looking for an IT Controller to support the Group IT Infrastructure and Security Department with cost controlling, budget planning, and administrative activities in line with Group recommendations and legal compliance. The IT Controller will report to the IT Controlling Team Lead and support IT Directors and other stakeholders.
Your primary responsibilities include day-to-day control and compliance for IT costs and the allocation of IT fees. A key part of the role is preparing and reconciling budgets - participating in the budgeting process, supervising assigned IT scopes, providing feedback to relevant IT Directors, and challenging the accuracy and validity of submitted data. Additionally, you will contribute to initiatives aimed at improving cost transparency and enhancing cost reporting capabilities.
In the area of cost controlling, you will organize accurate tracking of IT expenses on a large scale, covering cost centers distributed globally. You will analyze variances between actuals, budgets, and forecasts, report findings to stakeholders, identify risks, and challenge budget owners to close gaps while monitoring corrective action plans. Furthermore, you will coordinate the implementation of agreed solutions such as asset capitalization, accrual bookings, and proper P&L line usage in collaboration with local finance teams. Profitability analysis and evaluation of IT infrastructure and security investments are also part of your responsibilities.
From an organizational perspective, you will provide explanations and respond to inquiries from business, finance, and IT leaders regarding IT fees. You will work closely with Group IT and Group Finance to support the introduction and management of the Group's financial policies and procedures. Maintaining the financial setup and flows within the IT organization and coordinating accurate intercompany invoicing with National Service Centers are also essential aspects of the role.

Qualifications:

Hard Skills
We are looking for a candidate with strong technical and financial expertise. Advanced proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel with VBA, is essential. A solid academic background with a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics is required, along with 1-3 years of experience as a Controller, Financial Analyst, Accountant, or Auditor. Fluency in English is a must for working in an international environment. Experience with IT projects will be considered a plus, and familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics AX, Power BI/Power Query, or Cognos TM1 would be highly advantageous.
Soft Skills
Equally important are your personal qualities. We value a dynamic, proactive, and detail-oriented approach, combined with a strong sense of responsibility for priorities, deadlines, and data quality. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential, as you will collaborate with diverse teams across the organisation. Strong analytical thinking will help you succeed in managing complex financial data and supporting decision-making processes.

Additional Information:

We support your development! Do you feel you don't match 100% of the requirements? Don't hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.
We embrace diversity!  As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Eurofins network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.
Sustainability matters to us!  We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!
Find out more on our Careers page: https://careers.eurofins.com/
Company description: Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.
The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.
In over 37 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to ca. 65,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 950 laboratories in over 1,000 companies across 60 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.
In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.95 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years