Senior Business Operations Manager with German (New Mainframe) (m/f/diverse)

Your tasks

• Supporting cluster-wide budgeting, cost tracking, and financial processes;
• Preparing and monitoring purchase orders for cross locational teams;
• Checking purchase orders for accuracy (vendor rates, cost centers, approvers);
• Coordinating with Product Owners, Procurement, and Finance on approvals and cost questions;
• Working with vendors to resolve issues such as incorrect invoices;
• Supporting Procurement during contract discussions when needed;
• Reviewing and validate invoices for external contractors and service providers;
• Reconciling actual costs with Finance and flag unexpected deviations;
• Coordinating onboarding, contract renewals, and offboarding of external contractors;
• Preparing required documentation and run reliability checks;
• Providing HR with accurate staffing information;
• Ensuring compliance with relevant German employment rules;
• Making sure working hours are correctly booked across projects;
• Approving time records in the system;
• Creating monthly reporting based on time approvals from Line Managers.

Your profile

• Proven stakeholder management - communicating with stakeholders to understand requirements and resolve issues;
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint);
• Experience with Applying procurement best practices;
• Experience with Confluence/Jira for documenting and sharing processes/information internally -Jira as primary agile tool;
• Fluent in German and English- both written and spoken;
• Good organizational & time-management skills with ability to effectively prioritize tasks;
• Enjoy working on complex issues and breaking down problems to find a solution;
• Driven by a strong willingness to learn using creative thinking and proactivity;
• Good team player with high ability to work in international teams.
• High flexibility and adaptability to a fast-changing environment;
• Degree in Finance, Business Administration, or similar (preferred);
• Experience in banking or corporate environments is an advantage.

In return, we offer:

• Good work-life balance, including 25 days annual paid leave (increasing with 1 day per year up to 31 in total), flexible working hours, work-from-home and work from abroad opportunities;
• Luxury package of additional health and dental insurance;
• Food vouchers in the amount of EUR 80 monthly;
• 6 additional annual days off for exceptional circumstances
• Employee assistance program for psychological, financial and legal consultations;
• Multisport card;
• Annual contribution of EUR 153.39 net per child for a summer camp/school/kindergarten for children up to age of 15;
• Possibilities for building career-advancing skills by covering training/certification courses and conferences based on individual learning and development needs, access to an online learning platform;
• Opportunities for long-term professional development in a stable, 150-year-old company while contributing to the vision of a new, just starting Digital Technology Center;
• Friendly and supportive multicultural environment, open to new opinions and ideas.

Commerzbank is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, color, national origin, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetics, disability, age, or any other characteristics.

Our Benefits

• Learning Platforms
• Children Summer Camp Contribution
• Employee assistance program
• Food vouchers
• 6 Exceptional Days Off
• 25 up to 31 annual paid leave
• Multisport Card
• Health& Dental Insurance
• Work-life balance
• Work internationally

Learning Platforms; Children Summer Camp Contribution; Employee assistance program; Food vouchers; 6 Exceptional Days Off; 25 up to 31 annual paid leave; Multisport Card; Health& Dental Insurance; Work-life balance; Work internationally

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The company

Commerzbank is a leading international commercial bank with branches and offices in almost 50 countries. The world is changing, becoming digital, and so are we. We are leaving the traditional bank behind us and we are choosing to move forward as a digital enterprise.

As part of this strategy, Commerzbank continues the expansion of its Digital Technology Center in Sofia, Bulgaria. We need motivated people who will join us on this journey, and we are looking for a Senior Business Operations Manager with German in our New Mainframe team.

In this role, you support the cluster with its daily financial, operational, and administrative activities. You will be responsible for managing the budget, tracking the costs, preparing financial information, and supporting key initiatives. You work closely with the Cluster Lead, Product Owners, Finance, Procurement, and external vendors. Good communication and an organized working style are important, as you will coordinate many topics across different teams.

Contact

Apply now with your up-to-date CV in English!

Due to the high volume of applications, we contact only the candidates who best match the role requirements. If you do not hear from us within 14 days, please consider that we won't proceed with your application at this stage.