Your responsibilities

What if you could drive financial transparency, consistency, and insight across EMEA? As a (Senior) Controller (f/m/x) EMEA, you will play a central role in steering regional financial performance and providing high-quality financial analysis and insights that inform strategic decision-making at both EMEA Management and Group Headquarters in Japan. As part of a collaborative finance team, you will contribute to harmonizing processes, improving reporting standards, and enabling data-driven decisions across multiple countries. Your key responsibilities include:

Coordinating, consolidating, and analyzing EMEA-wide financial results (Actuals, Forecast, Budget)
Preparing management-ready financial reports and commenting on P&L developments, key drivers, deviations, and trends
Ensuring consistency, transparency, and data quality across regional financial reporting
Coordinating the EMEA planning, forecasting, and budgeting process in close alignment with affiliates
Challenging assumptions, identifying risks and opportunities, and providing actionable insights to management and HQ
Conducting deep-dive analyses on financial performance, cost structures, and business drivers
Preparing scenario analyses and ad‑hoc evaluations to support strategic decisions
Acting as a finance interface between EMEA HQ and local affiliates, supporting and challenging local finance teams on reporting logic, KPIs, and methodologies
Collaborating closely with Controlling, Accounting, Business Finance, and other functions across the region
Driving further development of EMEA reporting and analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI) and contributing to finance digitalization, automation, and standardization initiatives
Contributing to strategic initiatives and gaining high visibility with senior management and Corporate HQ, with the opportunity to shape regional finance transparency and standards

Your profile

You are a strong match for this role if you bring solid finance experience, a strategic mindset, and a passion for driving performance across regions. Ideally, you bring the following qualifications and strengths:

Degree in Finance, Controlling, Business Administration, or a comparable field
Several years of experience (typically 5+ years) in controlling, financial analysis, or reporting
Proven experience in an international or regional (EMEA) environment, ideally within a group structure
Strong understanding of P&L logic, planning, forecasting, and performance management
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to structure complex financial topics
Strong proficiency in MS Excel; experience with Power BI and ERP systems (SAP preferred)
High level of ownership, independence, and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset
Ability to communicate financial insights clearly to senior and non-finance stakeholders
Confident working across cultures and organizational levels
Fluent English (written and spoken); German is an advantage but not required

Our benefits

We are an aspiring corporate group where respect and trust form the basis for cooperation and communication within Sysmex.

Culture & cooperation An appreciative work environment, open corporate culture, flat hierarchies and an inclusive and caring atmosphere. Working in an innovative and international environment with a broad learning and development landscape in our EMEA Campus, after-work events for internal networking
Work-life balance Flexible working through flextime and a hybrid working model (60% mobile working, 40% on-site), 30 days annual leave
Additional benefits Attractive compensation package including Christmas and vacation pay, childcare allowance, capital-forming benefits, subsidy for company pension scheme, corporate benefits, relocation assistance, subsidised lunch in our canteen
Health & wellbeing Various sports courses, massages, company medical and psychological care, workplace glasses, general health management
Mobility Subsidy for the public transport “Deutschlandticket”, free parking, bike leasing via JobRad
Social Responsibility Various opportunities to get involved in different sustainability and charity initiatives, climate friendly and respectful use of resources

Did we spark your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your application with salary requirements and the earliest possible starting date.