Food, machinery or T-shirts: Hapag-Lloyd moves goods around the globe with over 250 container ships. We connect more than 600 ports on all continents and are one of the largest liner shipping companies. More than 13,000 employees work on board, ashore or in one of our 350 offices. Together, we transport around 12 million containers per year. Our corporate values "We care. We move. We deliver" serve as coordinates on our way. They guide our collaboration with each other as colleagues and with our customers to achieve the best possible quality. In the long run, we are committed to climate and environmental protection as well as human rights and many other social issues.

Are you someone who likes to work with numbers and facts, and curious to know how a business is performed and steered?

We are a team of Controllers who are monitoring the costs incurred in the Northern European Continent for Hapag-Lloyd, be it the operational costs incurred at the ports or hinterland locations where our customers’ cargos are moved from one place to the other, or the overhead costs for our own Hapag-Lloyd offices.

If you are interested in joining a nice and competent controlling team in a truly international company, you should apply!  

Following tasks are waiting for you:

Your responsibilities:

  • Prepare, assess, and analyze monthly result, quarterly forecast, and annual budget for Region North Europe, including Area Benelux, Area Germany and Central Europe, Area France, Area UK and Ireland, Area North (incl. Poland and Scandinavian countries)
  • Assess the accrual for monthly result and review the accrual balance on a regular basis
  • Monitor the regional cost development regularly, follow up with areas/ countries or Regional/ HQs departments and share findings with regional management 
  • Prepare and consolidate monthly regional and area management key figures report to support business steering of the cost development
  • Prepare monthly result, quarterly forecast and annual budget summary (MS PowerPoint) for Regional Management’s discussion with the Board
  • Support the management for ad-hoc analysis and report 

Your profile:

  • Academic degree in Economics/ Science/ Business/ Accounting/ Finance/ Statistics or comparable qualifications
  • Comfortable working with numbers and good at analyzing through data
  • Excellent skills in MS Excel, former experience in SAP and BI tools is a plus
  • Fluent business English is expected
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Previous working experience in Controlling or IT field is a plus  

We offer:

  • Constantly new, responsible tasks, the opportunity to introduce solutions that you are personally convinced of
  • Excellent opportunities for further development, supported by a wide range of training and development opportunities
  • Competitive remuneration (13 salaries + vacation pay) and social benefits, as well as a permanent employment contract
  • At least 28 days of vacation, flextime, capital-forming benefits, company pension plan
  • Company restaurant with daily changing, high-quality dishes to choose from as well as coffee bar
  • Central location between the main train station and Jungfernstieg as well as subsidy for public transportation
  • Hybrid work model: 3 weekdays at our headquarters in the heart of Hamburg and 2 weekdays mobile work
  • Health and company sports programs (e.g. yoga, sailing, company doctor, etc.) as well as bicycle leasing

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Contact person

Alexandra von Bastian Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding Manager