Commercial Controller (f/m/x)

Posted:
10/13/2025, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Baden-Württemberg, Germany ⋅ Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Finance & Banking

Your Talent, our Vision – together we see beyond. Your start at ZEISS Vision Care. As a leading manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses, we help people around the world achieve a clearer vision – sustainable and with focus on the future. 

Our products are as diverse as the career paths we offer, from tailored lenses to award-winning measurement systems. Become part of our team and shape a future in which clear vision and professional success go hand in hand.

Your Role

  • Manage international finance controlling processes for designated commercial entities, ensuring alignment with the group financial guidelines and policies.

  • Coordinate and support financial planning process across the entities, facilitating collaboration and alignment

  • Regularly monitor and analyse financial and business KPIs, variances and underlying drivers, to provide timely and actionable insights

  • Prepare comprehensive reports and decision-making documents for management and stakeholders, ensuring clarity and accuracy in financial communications

  • Collaborate closely with business leaders to provide financial insights, support strategic initiatives and ensure alignment across the business and financial objectives

  • Actively contribute to enhance reporting and analysis processes for greater efficiency and effectiveness and support cross-departmental projects, fostering a collaborative work environment across the organization

Your Profile

  • Bachelor’s degree in economics, Finance, or a related field; a Master’s degree and/or professional finance and accounting certification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, CMA) is a plus

  • professional experience in financial planning & analysis, finance controlling and finance business partnering is highly desirable

  • Proficient in MS Office Suite; familiarity with BI systems, data visualization tools, and SAP is preferred

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a results-oriented and proactive mindset

  • High level of commitment and enthusiasm for working in a diverse international environment

  • Excellent command of English and German, both written and verbal; additional languages are a plus

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Hannah Beutler