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.

Your responsibilities:

You will be, together with a team of experts, responsible for the development of new controlling reporting and performance management concepts. The new concepts build upon treating each shipment individually and incorporate IFRS15 over-time revenue recognition. The new concept opens up possibilities at Hapag-Lloyd, but will require system changes. You will be instrumental in shaping the transition from current controlling systems to an eventual future solution in a SAP S/4 environment. You will work closely with the relevant central and global business units as well as with IT. Do you want to help shape the future direction of a global player in logistics? We look forward to hearing from you!

  • Develop and work out the implications from the new controlling concept, including a target design for profit center accounting
  • Drive the alignment between controlling, accounting and other relevant stakeholders
  • Be responsible, together with the Controlling organization, for the according development of our management accounting system and further sub-systems
  • Develop, together with the Controlling experts, the target design for financial budgeting & financial planning / forecasting
  • Where relevant, you will engage and drive the discussion and conceptualization on the financial steering logic of Hapag-Lloyd, including profit and cost center logics, KPIs for cost & profit steering and alignment of the steering concept with the top-level financial result
  • You will, together with other stakeholders, drive the implementation planning and efforts of the new controlling concept in our current systems (mainly SAP R/3, FIS) and eventually transitioning to SAP S/4
  • In cooperation with IT you will define the technology strategy for Controlling in relation to the Controlling Concept
  • You will set up and develop presentations covering the subjects and drive alignment with senior management and C-Levels of Hapag-Lloyd
  • You will support the development of team members working with you

Your profile:

  • Completed STEM or business degree (Bachelor or Master) or similar qualification.
  • Previous experience working as a team leader and/or program/project manager of cross-functional, global, virtual teams
  • You are familiar with interfaces, defining already proven solutions, SAP R3 requirements, their different options and their respective advantages and disadvantages
  • Expertise in designing and implementing the SAP R3 roadmap, SAP FI/CO and integration to/from different SAP modules e.g., S4/HANA and/or external systems
  • Fast perception and structured approach to complex problems
  • Excellent, working knowledge of English, both written and spoken

We offer:

  • The opportunity to introduce solutions that you are personally convinced of, and to constantly take on new challenges with a high level of responsibility
  • Excellent career development opportunities, supported by a wide range of training and development courses
  • Competitive remuneration (13 salaries + vacation pay) and social benefits, as well as a permanent employment contract with a financially healthy company
  • 30 days of vacation, flextime, capital-forming benefits, company pension plan
  • Company restaurant with daily varying, high-quality dishes to choose from as well as coffee bar
  • Centrally located between the main train station and Jungfernstieg as well as subsidized public transportation
  • Hybrid work model: 3 days a week at our headquarters in the heart of Hamburg and 2 days a week of 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

Christian Kerschke Manager Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding