Head of Controlling (f/m/d)

Chrono24

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are Chrono24, the world’s leading online marketplace for luxury watches. Every day, we bring together watch enthusiasts, collectors, dealers, and buyers from all over the world. As a global tech company with strong growth, a highly data-driven culture, and a clear focus on quality and transparency, we are actively shaping the future of the luxury watch market. For the Chrono24 Group, with subsidiaries in Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Japan, Hong Kong, and the US, we are looking for an experienced Controlling leader who will help shape our setup and take our financial steering to the next level.

Requirements

• Several years of relevant experience in Controlling, ideally gained in a fast-growing international business group.
• First leadership experience and a genuine interest in developing people and taking ownership.
• A structured, analytical mindset and the ability to keep an overview in complex situations.
• Strong skills in budgeting, forecasting, and data analysis.
• The ability to connect financial and operational KPIs and turn them into meaningful steering insights.
• Confident communication skills in both German and English, spoken and written.
• A hands-on mindset, a critical view on existing processes, and the ability to contribute ideas proactively.
• Strong Excel skills, a quick grasp of new systems, and ideally experience with LucaNet.
• A good understanding of modern analytics and AI-supported ways of working, and the ability to use them to make Controlling processes more efficient.

Responsibilities

• Shape the Controlling setup of the Chrono24 Group together with your team.
• Further develop our budgeting process, investor reporting, and an efficient cost and revenue controlling framework with strong analytical depth.
• Work closely with the CFO, the Director Data, the business units, and the Finance team to ensure that our steering logic is robust, transparent, and truly useful in day-to-day operations.
• Connect Controlling, Accounting, and Data, turning figures into actionable decisions for the business.
• Help shape an international Controlling setup for a growing group structure with multiple subsidiaries.
• Further develop structured budgeting and forecasting processes and ensure regular, reliable actual vs. plan reviews.
• Drive clear and effective investor reporting and provide management with solid decision-making input.
• Challenge numbers, assumptions, and business logic in a constructive way and treat Controlling as a real management tool.
• Work closely with our Data team, especially Data Analytics, to further develop data-driven and automated reporting and analysis processes.
• Bring structure to complex topics, set clear priorities, and make sure that reporting, planning, and analysis work in practice.
• Lead and develop your team, provide direction, and create an environment where strong work can thrive.
• Bring fresh ideas into Controlling and help evolve the function from a technical, process, and strategic perspective.

Benefits

• A benefits app with a monthly allowance of €80 for sports, childcare, or flexible mobility.
• Free lunch to keep you energized and bring the team together.
• A permanent employment contract with long-term development opportunities.
• 30 days of annual leave.
• Additional paid time off on December 24 and December 31.
• Option to work up to 20 days per year from abroad.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed