Junior Financial Controller (m/f/d)

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Summary: Join ZF's European Controlling Shared Services Hub in Belgrade as a Junior Financial Controller to shape mobility's future and elevate reporting and controlling standards. Highlights: 1. Opportunity to shape the future of mobility 2. Work in an international environment supporting strategic financial decisions 3. Play a key role in daily Controlling Factory operations **Become our next FutureStarter** --------------------------------- Are you ready to make an impact? ZF is looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a FutureStarter, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of mobility. Join us and be part of something extraordinary! **Junior Financial Controller (m/f/d)** ======================================= Country/Region: RS Location: Pančevo, VO, RS, 26000 Req ID 85848 \| Pančevo, Serbia, ZF Serbia d.o.o. Pancevo **About the Team:** ------------------- Join us at the newly established **European Controlling Shared Services Hub in Belgrade**, where we are building a modern, collaborative, and forward‑looking team. As we continue to grow, we are looking for a motivated Financial Controller who wants to play a key role in shaping daily Controlling Factory operations and contributing to continuous process improvement. In this position, you will work in an international environment, support strategic financial decisions, and help us elevate reporting and controlling standards across the organization. If you enjoy analytical work, driving efficiencies, and partnering with stakeholders—this role is an excellent opportunity to develop your career in a dynamic, evolving team. **What you can look forward to as Junior Financial Controller:** * Execute/ define day\-to\-day processes in scope (e.g. manage and continuously improve standardized reporting processes, provide financial analysis), * Identification of improvement areas and implementing additional measures required, * Supporting cost control and optimization efforts, * Participating in financial planning and budgeting activities, * Collaborating with senior staff to identify financial risks and opportunities and providing decision support, * Providing regular reports in KPIs and all other topics required, * Create specific reporting (e.g. open items, ledger reconciliation, …) analyze differences, prepare required files as per templates, * Carrying out target/actual comparisons, variance analyses and ad hoc evaluations, * Interact with organizational counterparts. **Your profile as Junior Financial Controller:** * University degree preferred or alternatively education in Finance / Controlling / Business Administration, * About 1 year of experience in a role in the relevant process area, preferably in an international environment and / or automotive industry, within shared service organization, * Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines, * A high level of numerical and analytical skills, * Problem identification skills, * Ability to prioritize and schedule workload, * Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; additional languages as a plus. **Why you should choose ZF in Belgrade:** * An employment contract in a stable, global company with career opportunities, * International work environment and international projects, * Work in hybrid model, * Private health insurance. **Please submit your CV in English** Be part of our ZF team as Junior Financial Controller (m/f/d) and apply now! Contact Joanna Becher **What does DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) mean for ZF as a company?** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- At ZF, we continuously strive to build and maintain a culture where inclusiveness is lived and diversity is valued. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that all our employees can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this vision in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape the future of mobility. Find out how we work at ZF: **Job Segment:** Accounting, Financial, Business Process, Automotive, Finance, Management