Job Description
Shape performance. Unlock value. Create sustainable impact.
Ramboll is seeking a Business Controller (m/f/d) to join our Business Finance team and use financial expertise to influence strategic decisions, improve business performance, and help close the gap to a sustainable future. In this role, you will become a trusted advisor to management—driving forecasting, reporting, project profitability, working capital excellence, and data‑driven insights across the business.
Reporting to the Head of Finance Business Partnering for Energy, you will provide high‑quality financial planning and analysis support to management teams, including Team Leaders, Heads of Departments, and Divisional Directors. The scope spans budgeting, forecasting, P&L analysis, and management/project reporting. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand project performance and deliver clear, value‑adding business performance insights.
If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Business Finance team as our new Business Controller (m/f/d) and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.
Your new role
Business Finance delivers comprehensive financial planning, analysis, and reporting, alongside expert financial advice across Ramboll’s business areas. You will join the Finance team supporting the Energy business area - a diverse team of 12 colleagues located across five countries.
To succeed in this role, you bring initiative, adaptability, and a strong commercial mindset. You will help drive a culture of continuous improvement while motivating and developing those around you to challenge constructively and contribute to the business’s growth.
Your key responsibilities will be:
Insights & Advisory
1. Perform core financial activities, present management information, and lead performance reviews.
2. Enhance financial understanding and provide guidance on complex project setups and key accounts.
Reporting & Analysis
3. Manage Income Statement and Balance Sheet reporting with analysis and narrative for leadership.
4. Conduct financial analysis, including cost, margin, profitability, and support year-end audit activities.
Planning & Forecasting
5. Guide budgeting and forecasting cycles with business leaders to ensure robust, accurate, and fully owned financial plans.
Working Capital & Risk
• Manage Working Capital discipline, including risk assessment and proactive identification of emerging risks and opportunities, ensuring follow-through with stakeholders.
Continuous Improvement & Tools
6. Promote continuous improvement in Business Finance by enhancing processes, simplifying reporting, improving tools, and supporting adoption of Power BI, automation solutions, and ERP upgrades.
About you
7. Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in finance, Economics, or Mathematics, preferably from a leading university.
8. Qualifications: ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or part qualified, or motivated to pursue certification.
9. Skills: Advanced Excel and Power BI skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, experience with ERP systems (Maconomy is a plus) and BI tools, structured and collaborative mindset, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, sound business judgment, and commercial mindset.
10. Experience: Commercial finance or business partnering, multicultural/international environment, project accounting, financial accounting, management accounting, leading process/reporting/system improvement initiatives, multi-country project setups or engineering/technical consultancy environments.
11. Attributes: Strong communication and presentation skills, proactive and forward-thinking, ability to work independently and as part of a team, ability to prioritize and deliver under time pressure.
12. Languages: Fluent in German and English, excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
What we can offer you
13. Commitment to your development
14. Leaders guided by our Leadership Principles
15. A culture that welcomes you as the unique person you are
16. Inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
17. Hands-on experience across the full business finance spectrum.
18. The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
19. Flexible working hours and locations
20. Hybrid working: 2-3 days of mobile working per week
21. Permanent employment, with part-time possibilities
22. An extensively subsidised 'Germany ticket'
23. Contribution to company pension scheme and occupational disability insurance