Finance Controller in HR with German

This is a hybrid role. Upon agreement between you and your supervisor, you are entitled to a flexible arrangement where you will be able to split your time between working from the office and working remotely.

Fresenius Medical Care is a people business. Our success depends on having the best and brightest employees, and helping them attain their personal and professional goals while delivering excellence in patient care and business results. Our employees embody our culture which is based on core values supporting our promise to improve the quality of life of every patient every day. These core values are: We Care. We Connect. We Commit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and manage the budgeting and forecasting process for Total Rewards and people-related costs, with a strong focus on salary budgets.
• Prepare and maintain headcount and payroll forecasts to ensure sufficient funding coverage for business units in EMEA, primarily supporting 54 clinics.
• Perform detailed salary cost calculations, including base salary, benefits, increases, and new hires, applying predefined salary increase percentages by role level and clinic.
• Monitor actuals vs. budget, identify deviations in people-related costs, and proactively flag budget risks, proposing alternative scenarios or revised allocations where needed.
• Build and maintain financial models and scenario analyses to assess the impact of hiring plans, salary adjustments, and structural changes.
• Prepare regular budget, forecast, and cost control reports, providing clear recommendations for cost optimization.
• Deliver cost-per-employee and cost-per-clinic analyses to support management decision-making.
• Lead Total Rewards projects, e.g. reviewing and refreshing benefit packages in EMEA markets.
• As part of the Total Rewards Operations EMEA function, the scope of responsibilities also includes day-to-day operations related to Compensation & Benefits.
• Analyze market data to maintain competitive pay practices.
• Ensure all insurance plans and benefit programs are effectively communicated and administered.
• Provide support to Leaders, HR, and Total Rewards Business Partners on compensation-related inquiries and issues, aligned with service level agreements.
• Analyze market data to maintain competitive pay practices, as well as Workday Total Rewards data, auditing for discrepancies and identifying opportunities to minimize deficiencies.
• Approve transactions within Workday and process inquiries through the company's ticketing system.
• Apply relevant labor laws and company policies to ensure all compensation and benefit practices are compliant.

Our requirements:

• Proven experience in financial controlling, FP&A, HR controlling, or people cost management, ideally in an international or multi-unit environment.
• Hands-on expertise in budgeting and forecasting, including salary budgets, headcount planning, and payroll cost forecasting.
• Fluent English.
• Desired German knowledge on at least B2 level.
• Any Compensation & Benefits or payroll experience will be a big advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Power BI experience.
• Experience working with an HRIS and a ticketing system.

Preferred Requirements:

• Project management experience.

• Understanding of Total Rewards programs and practices.

• Good to have: additional language - preferably Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, or Arabic.

Our offer:

• Flexible working hours (start between 6:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.)
• Hybrid working mode (We prefer candidates based in Wrocław, as we aim to meet regularly in the office. However, if you are located further away, we can offer a limited hybrid model, with on-site presence approximately once per month.)
• Private medical care in LuxMed
• PZU life Insurance (voluntary insurance)
• Unlimited international travel Insurance (with a global range)
• Benefits System platform (120 points / month for multisport card, cinema tickets, online shopping etc.)
• Language courses reimbursement (up to 70% of course reimbursement)
• Studies reimbursement (up to 50% of study reimbursement)
• Work abroad possibility (up to 30 days / year)
• Recommendation programme (2000 PLN or 2500 PLN for successful recommendation)
• Holiday allowance (up to 1000 PLN / year)
• Childcare refund (up to 1200 PLN / year)
• Glasses and contact lenses reimbursement (500 PLN per year)
• Occasional gifts (e.g. 1st year anniversary gift)
• Office team building activities and events