IT & Project Controller (f/m/d)

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Who we are

Deutsche Börse Group is one of the world's leading exchange organisations and an innovative market infrastructure provider. With our products and services, we ensure that capital markets are fair, transparent, reliable, and stable. Together, we develop state-of-the-art IT solutions and offer our IT systems all over the world.

Within the Deutsche Börse Group, Clearstream is an international central securities depository (ICSD). It provides post-trade infrastructure and securities services for the international market and 59 domestic markets worldwide, with customers in 110 countries.

Prague

Your career at Deutsche Börse Group

Your area of work:

Within our Post Trade IT area we operate and develop the IT infrastructure, systems and applications of our post trading and issuance as well as funds business.

The Central Post Trade IT Office acts as counterpart for all departments within and beyond the CIO/COO division regarding management, planning, controlling and future development of the Post Trade / Clearstream IT.

As IT & Project Controller you enable all Post Trade IT Product and related Legal Entity managers to fully concentrate on their core competencies by leveraging on best-practice approaches for finance and vendor management tasks and execution in a highly regulated environment.

Our Mission: enable, support and execute.

Your responsibilities:

Plan activities

• Coordinate the budget planning process for Operational and Capital Expenditures, internal capacity (valuated hours) allocation, Projects/Operations budgets of your area of responsibility
• Compile budget overviews and ensure final alignment with the stakeholder for your area of responsibility
• Review and challenge quarterly forecasts of your area(s) of responsibility

Monitoring & Reporting activities

• Monitor on an ongoing basis your area of responsibility and ensure actuals remain within budget
• Analyse deviations between actual and budgeted costs and provide comments on deviations for monthly reporting
• Work closely together with line managers and project managers to steer the cash out, capitalization and cost as well as initiate steering actions if needed
• Identify risks and initiate mitigation actions for your area(s) of responsibility

Support the development of the Plan & Control Unit

• Ensure harmonisation, standardisation and documentation of the relevant processes
• Design and implement standardised and automated dashboards in SAC
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization and efficiency improvements
• Establish relationships with your Clearstream IT, Business and Deutsche Börse Group counterparts on relevant topics

Your profile:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• 5+ years of experience with budget planning (OpEx & CapEx) as well as variation analysis and reporting
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with SAP or equivalent financial software
• Affinity for the IT function
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to work with and interpret financial data
• Ability to work in a cross-location international team
• Team player with good communication skills

You can look forward to our benefit package:

• Hybrid Work and Flexible working hours
• Work from abroad - 12 days of remote work from EU countries per year
• Group Share Plan - discount on company shares
• Pension fund contribution - 3% of your gross salary (5% after 5 years with us)
• Health & Wellbeing - fully covered Multisport card, life & accident insurance, sick days and 100% salary contribution during sick leave (up to 56 days)
• 25 vacation days
• Mobility - fully covered public transport in Prague & free parking
• Flexible Benefit Account (Pluxee per month
• Personal Development - annual budget of € and way more

Why Deutsche Börse Group?

We are committed to providing a work environment where everyone feels welcome and can reach their full potential. Our standards go far beyond simply matching candidates with the right position.

Mobility

We enable you to move freely with our job tickets, job (e-)bikes and free parking opportunities.

Work environment

Collaboration, communication, or deep focus – in our modern office buildings you will find the perfect work environment. Free drinks and food and meal allowances included.

Health and wellbeing

We care for your health and wellbeing and besides various health promotion measures we offer you a group accident insurance and additional insurance offers at discounted rates.

Financial stability

We provide financial stability by offering attractive salaries, company pension schemes, participation in our Group Share Plan, as well as bonuses, subsidies and discounts.

Hybrid work

Collaborate and exchange on-site or work remotely several days a week in line with business needs and local regulations. Our hybrid working model combines the best of both worlds.

Flexible working hours

We want your job to fit your life situation and offer flexible working time models, childcare allowance, or the possibility to study alongside your job.

Internationality

Our market infrastructures are globally connected. Working with us means collaborating with like-minded colleagues across over 60 locations from more than 100 nations.

Development

We promote individual development by offering internal development programmes, mentoring, further education and training budgets.

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