Senior Financial Analyst

About the Team:

The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for controlling activities related to the Sales Domain and Business Center Function, including the preparation and support for the monthly closing, forecast and budgeting process.

 What you can look forward to as Senior Financial Analyst:

• Lead the Operational Planning process across the domain, coordinating inputs for cost, workforce, income, and investments, and ensuring alignment with business targets.
• Contribute to the Strategic Planning cycle by preparing long-term financial scenarios and supporting strategic decision-making with data-driven insights.
• Collaborate with domain stakeholders and reporting units to align planning assumptions, validate figures, and ensure consistency across planning cycles.
• Prepare and maintain rolling forecasts, integrating key financial and operational drivers to support agile and forward-looking business steering.
• Deliver monthly performance reviews, including variance analysis and commentary on key metrics, to support proactive financial management.
• Provide tailored reporting and ad-hoc analysis to domain leadership, translating complex data into clear, actionable insights.
• Ensure structural accuracy and data consistency in reporting systems (e.g., FACT, SAP BW, ZP1), acting as a key contact for system governance.
• Coordinate organizational changes and structural updates within the domain and business center, ensuring compliance with internal standards and operational continuity.

 Your profile as Senior Financial Analyst:

• University degree in Accounting, Finance or related field, with a strong foundation in controlling and financial management.
• Minimum of 6 years in a controlling, financial planning or business partnering role, ideally within a complex organizational structure.
• Proven ability to interpret financial data, generate meaningful insights and present findings in a clear and structured way to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage confidently across functions and levels, fostering alignment and shared understanding.
• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4, SAP BW, and ideally SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office; comfortable working with large datasets and planning tools.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Ability to understand the broader business context and contribute to strategic discussions with a commercial mindset.
• High flexibility, resilience, and interest in new challenges

Why you should choose ZF in Częstochowa:

• Working in a multidimensional environment with various stakeholders involved
• Private medical care
• MyBenefit platform, discounts package on goods and services
• Flexible working hours and very good working environment
• Opportunity to work in a flexible hybrid model