Are you passionate about turning data into value - business-minded, analytical, and eager to make an impact? We are looking for a Business Controller to join our team in Munich. If you thrive on partnering with others, enjoy collaborating across departments and are ready to drive growth in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, we'd love to hear from you!
Netlight Consulting is an IT consultancy with over 2,000 Netlighters across Europe, with offices in Zurich, Berlin, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Helsinki, Munich, Frankfurt, Oslo, Stockholm, Cologne, London, Toronto, Gothenburg & Madrid. As a network organization, our way of working is based on leveraging the combined competence, allowing us to benefit from our collective expertise, beyond the ability of the individual. Netlight is built on trust & responsibility.
As a key member of our Global Finance Team in Munich, you’ll partner with senior stakeholders and help steer the direction of Netlight’s German business. You’ll take ownership early and make a real difference - leveraging data to drive projects that improve profitability and support strategic decisions.
We believe in trust, collaboration, and self-leadership. You’ll work closely with colleagues across Northern Europe, share insights and learnings, and help shape our finance structures. Together, we create value beyond numbers - making an impact locally and globally.
What's the role about?
- Deliver insights & reporting: Analyze revenue, costs, and profitability; create sharp management reports to guide decisions.
- Shape budget & performance: Develop budgets, monitor costs and KPIs, and take action to boost business success.
- Steer financials: Stay on top of key metrics, forecast with confidence, and make sure we’re always ready to act.
- Drive financial foresight: Build and refine forecasting tools - structure reporting and processes for clarity and impact.
- Be a key business partner: Collaborate with management and teams, providing actionable insights and recommendations to drive our business forward and add value to the Netlight.
How can you contribute to it?
- Master’s degree in Finance, Controlling, MBA or a related field.
- 5+ years’ experience in finance, controlling, or a similar position - ideally within a service or sales-focused company; experience building and evolving controlling structures is a plus.
- Strong data and business mindset - skilled at transforming numbers into actionable insights, aligned with our culture.
- Expertise working with ERP, BI systems and advanced Excel; comfortable handling complex, changing datasets and proven ability to deliver reliable analysis and reporting.
- Experience working within corporate structures and dynamic scale-up environments, with the flexibility and curiosity to thrive in a fast-paced consulting context.
- Confident in stakeholder management; excellent communication skills for national and international collaboration.
- Fluent in both business English and German.
- Ready to be on site in Munich several days a week and actively contribute to our collaborative team culture.
What do we offer?
- Exciting, international work environment with continuous personal development opportunities
- Long-term career path with regular evaluation, mentorship, coaching, and knowledge-sharing culture
- Collaboration with a dynamic, supportive global Finance team
- Deutschlandticket
- Phone & laptop, also for private use
- Wellpass
- 30 vacation days
- Mental health & parental support offerings
- Regular team events, offsites, etc.
- Opportunities for networking and career exploration within the company
We’re committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities.
The role is a full-time position starting asap. Please read the required qualifications carefully and note that fluency in the German and English language is a necessary requirement. Send in your up-to-date CV. If we find that your profile matches with what we are looking for, you will hear from us within two weeks of applying. We are looking forward to your application!
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Finance, Controlling, MBA or a related field
- 5+ years' experience in finance, controlling, or a similar position
- Expertise working with ERP and BI systems and advanced Excel
- Fluent in both business English and German
What We Do
Netlight is a relationship organisation of 2 000 consultants making aspiring digital leaders successful. Providing a full range of consultancy services from technology and design to data and management. Netlight has been awarded top employer several times, as well as for growth, continued profitability, and engagement for equality and diversity within the IT industry. Located in Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Zurich, Cologne and Amsterdam. We refine the concept of IT consulting to be about talents who, in cooperation, create valuable results for our clients. For our consultants, the client's interest always comes first. Our clients are market-leading within their field. Our goal is to deliver independent solutions and tangible results based on our clients’ conditions and business objectives. We accomplish this by focusing on competence, creativity and business sense. Our offering is realized by Netlight’s talented consultants, with qualifications above the ordinary. Netlight delivers independent solutions together and benefits from our collective expertise, beyond the single individual’s ability. This allows Netlight to engage where technology is business critical by taking on our clients’ biggest challenges and identifying opportunities or solving problems. We call it to grow talent, create together and engage in challenge
