Business Finance Controller

Life at Ness

At Ness, people come first. Here, you'll be part of a vibrant team that values curiosity, innovation, and growth. We work with industry-leading clients on projects that truly make an impact while supporting every team member in carving out their unique career path. With resources for learning, certifications, and hands-on experiences, Ness offers you more than just a job—it’s a place where your ideas, ambition, and well-being matter.

The Role

We are looking for a Business Finance Controller to support financial planning, forecasting, reporting, profitability analysis, and project controlling across assigned business units and CEE operations. The role will act as a trusted finance business partner to delivery, business development, project management, and leadership teams, ensuring financial transparency, performance optimization, and compliance with company policies.

The ideal candidate will bring strong FP&A capabilities, hands-on project controlling experience, commercial finance judgment, and the ability to work closely with operational stakeholders to support decision-making and business performance.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting

• Prepare annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and monthly outlooks for assigned business units, projects, and cost centers.
• Monitor actual results against budget and forecast targets.
• Perform variance analysis and provide actionable recommendations to management.
• Support long-term financial planning and strategic initiatives.
• Analyze revenue, gross margin, utilization, operating expenses, and profitability.

• Support month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Partner with the global business finance team and management on financial performance reporting and analysis.

Project Controlling & Business Finance

• Monitor financial performance of customer and internal projects.
• Track project revenues, costs, margins, and resource utilization using relevant project accounting and operational tools.
• Ensure correct project setup and maintenance within financial systems, including SAP S/4HANA.
• Support project managers with financial analysis, profitability reviews, and forecasting.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities across projects and support timely corrective actions.
• Organize and support regular financial reviews with project managers.
• Manage project-related closing activities, including validation of POC calculations, revenue recognition, accruals, provisions, contract asset balances, WIP/unbilled balances, margin reviews, and financial reporting accuracy.
• Own end-to-end financial controlling of public sector projects, including project profitability, resource utilization, cash flow, financial performance, and risk exposure.
• Act as finance lead and business partner for management, delivery teams, and project managers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support POC methodology, revenue recognition, forecasting, governance, and compliance with corporate standards.
• Review contracts, amendments, and commercial terms to support accurate invoicing, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Support audits, contract reviews, variance analyses, and ad hoc requests from local, regional, and global management.

Business Partnering

• Serve as finance partner for delivery managers, business leaders, and project managers, especially for public sector projects.
• Provide financial guidance to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Participate in business review meetings and management discussions.
• Support presales and business development activities through financial analysis and business case evaluation.

Internal Projects and SAP S/4HANA Project Administration

• Set up and manage internal projects related to business development, presales, and strategic initiatives.
• Track billable and non-billable activities in SAP S/4HANA.
• Open, close, and maintain projects in SAP S/4HANA project builder.

Compliance and Process Improvement

• Ensure compliance with corporate finance policies and internal controls.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Improve reporting processes, data quality, and financial transparency.
• Drive standardization and automation of financial reporting activities.

Suggested Candidate Profile

The successful candidate should have a strong background and expected work experience of around 10+ years in business finance, FP&A, project controlling, and management reporting. They should be comfortable partnering with senior stakeholders, supporting project managers, managing financial governance, and driving transparency across revenue, cost, margin, utilization, and profitability performance.

Experience in IT services, project-based business models, POC revenue recognition, and advanced Excel-based financial analysis would be highly relevant for this role

Why Join Us
At Ness, you will work with diverse, talented professionals who are dedicated to making an impact through technology. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply—even if you don’t meet every requirement, we’d love to connect with you if this role excites you. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates each team member’s unique talents.

With flexible remote options, diverse projects, and access to development resources, joining Ness means building a career that’s meaningful and impactful.

What to Expect Next

We believe great experiences start with transparency—and that includes our hiring process. Here’s what you can typically expect after you hit "Apply":

1. HR Interview – A conversation to get to know you better and align on expectations.

2. Technical Interview – A chance to showcase your skills and experience.

3. Client Interview – Ensuring mutual fit between you and the client team.

4. Offer Stage – If everything aligns, we’ll be happy to make it official.

While many of our roles involve just 2–3 steps, some client processes may include additional conversations. Regardless of the path, we aim to keep every step transparent and respectful of your time.

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