MBC Controlling Manager - Customer Service & Product

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Aufgaben MBC Controlling Manager - Customer Services & Product

About Us
At Mercedes-Benz Cars, we're passionate about what we do. Whether we're exploring ways to make motoring more sustainable, or pushing the boundaries of technology, innovation underpins everything we do.
It's an exciting time to be part of the team, so what are you waiting for?

How you'll play your part

We're looking for someone highly motivated and passionate, who can lead our team with both operational and developmental responsibilities. This role is pivotal in managing the MB Cars Customer Services and Product Controlling Team, preparing objectives, conducting performance reviews, and planning professional development paths
You will have demonstrated success in leading, coaching, and developing teams to reach their full potential, while fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth. You'll oversee the team's workload, providing guidance, coaching, and direction to ensure balanced distribution of tasks. You will identify resource requirements and constraints, planning accordingly to meet the demands of the business
You'll have a recognised Professional Accounting Qualification with substantial and relevant work experience in finance, ideally within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Your expertise in management accounting will have been developed, preferably within a large, complex organisation.
You will have excellent excel and analytical skills with the capacity to identify key financial drivers, solve complex problems, and make data-driven decisions that contribute to business success as you'll be managing the annual plan (MBBP) and monthly forecast (FC) submissions for Mercedes-Benz Cars Customer Services, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. As your role will involve providing comprehensive commentary on variances, you will have the ability to convey complex financial concepts clearly and confidently to colleagues across all levels, including non-financial stakeholders, ensuring alignment and understanding within the broader business context
Your financial expertise will be essential in managing the financial reporting for Mercedes-Benz Cars Customer Services, ensuring accurate data submission and providing variance analysis to stakeholders. You will oversee the financial evaluation and approval of Parts and Services pricing and campaign proposals, as well as product pricing proposals for new models and updates, ensuring they meet company standards. Additionally, you will act as the key contact for audit requirements, reviewing findings and implementing solutions to address any issues

At Mercedes-Benz, we operate with integrity and therefore you are required to maintain ethical standards in accordance with our polices and adhere to the Company's Compliance Guidelines and Policies including Anti-Bribery and all relevant competition law

What's in it for you

As well as the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, with a great team and culture, we'll offer you a competitive salary and discretionary bonus structure. We also hope you'll love our products as much as we do, with access to our colleague car schemes. On top of that, you'll be able to join our pension scheme and you'll get a flexible benefit pot that can be used to find the benefits that are right for you. We are pleased to be able to offer a hybrid working approach - achieving a great balance between remote and office working

We're here to support you - we offer access to colleague wellbeing resources, including an Employee Assistance Programme and Mental health First Aiders, as well as flexible opportunities to support work life balance. We'll also encourage your development, with the training and knowledge you need to reach your potential

Who we are
Through the doors of Mercedes-Benz Cars, you'll find a passionate team working to drive creative solutions, who think and act luxury brand in everything that we do. We know that to keep this team motivated, we need to ensure that everyone has equal opportunity.
We celebrate a culture of appreciation and respect, where everyone is valued for who they are. We believe our backgrounds, experiences and cultures contribute to our shared experience and shape who we are and what we do. The diversity of our colleagues reflects the diversity of our customers. This diversity is the driving force behind our ideas

What's next?
Once you click apply, we'll take you through to the Mercedes-Benz Group careers portal - this is our parent company site, so don't worry, you're in safe hands. Here, you'll find a short application form to complete.
Please be assured that we're here to support you throughout the recruitment process and beyond, and reasonable adjustments are available to any candidates who need them. We're also open to working flexibly and are happy to discuss flexible working options.
Due to UK legislation, we need to let you know that we can only accept applications from those with the right to work in the UK

Managing your data
We care about your personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation provides you with more control and by submitting an application to us, we consider this to be an agreement to process your personal data in support of our recruitment and selection process.
Data categories that we process in relation to your application are the ones that you provided as part of the application process. We process your personal data in relation to the application, in accordance with the legal requirements. Recipients of your personal data within our company are the managers of the specialist unit in charge of filling the position and the responsible colleagues from HR
Your application data is held within our secure application tracking system called Taleo - you'll be given access to a candidate zone in this system where you can monitor and manage your application and see status updates. We will communicate with you, by email or phone throughout the recruitment process so that we can keep you updated and inform you of your progress through the recruitment process. You can also seek 'job alerts' once you are registered in Taleo and it's possible your details may be returned in searches we conduct for new positions and we may contact you by email to let you know about them. We limit the storage of your data to the necessary period. Contact us as careers@mercedes-benz.com for further information.
If you have any questions about any matter relating to data protection or the personal data that we process about you for the purpose of personnel recruiting, please contact the Mercedes-Benz UK Data Protection Officer at the following address: Mercedes-Benz UK Ltd, Legal Department, Tongwell, Milton Keynes, MK15 8BA or datacompliance@mercedes-benz.com