Job Description

Your scope of work

As Financial Controller Specialist at MediaMarkt, you will play an important role in coordinating the budgeting and forecasting processes for the Benelux region. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and our headquarters in Germany to ensure accurate financial planning, reliable reporting, and alignment across the business.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Budgeting & Forecasting: Coordinate and support the budget and forecasting cycles for the Benelux region, collecting and consolidating input from various stakeholders across the business.
• Financial Systems & Data Management: Ensure that budget and forecast figures for the P&L and Balance Sheet are accurately uploaded into the relevant systems, maintaining data consistency and alignment with agreed financial plans.
• Stakeholder Management: Act as a key point of contact for budget and forecasting-related topics, following up with stakeholders to gather input, validate assumptions, and ensure timely delivery of financial information.
• Headquarters Coordination: Maintain close contact with our headquarters in Germany regarding budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and related financial processes, ensuring alignment between local and group-level requirements.
• Month-end Closing: Actively participate in the monthly closing process by preparing, analyzing, and reporting P&L results.
• Financial Analysis: Analyze variances between actual results, budgets, and forecasts, identify key drivers, and share relevant insights with the controlling team and stakeholders.
• Financial Reporting: Support the preparation of regular financial reporting packages for our headquarters in Germany, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
• Internal Controls: Maintain strong internal controls and ensure efficient daily, weekly, and monthly controlling routines.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to optimize budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes, and contribute to ad hoc financial analyses and projects.

Who are you?

You are full of energy and thrive in a dynamic environment where no two days are the same. Variety in your work and new challenges give you extra drive to spot opportunities and take initiative. With your proactive mindset, you actively contribute to the team, as you believe the best results are achieved together. You switch easily and adapt quickly to what’s needed. Do you recognize yourself in this? Then you’re a perfect fit for MediaMarkt!

• A bachelor's or master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of relevant experience in financial controlling, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), or accounting.
• Experience in retail, wholesale, or logistics is a plus.
• Strong Excel skills and experience working with financial models and reporting systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• A proactive, solution-oriented attitude and a strong sense of responsibility.
• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to maintain accuracy under pressure.
• The flexibility to thrive in a dynamic environment with tight deadlines.

About Us

At MediaMarkt, everything is built around the “Let’s Go!” mentality: not just a slogan, but a way of working and thinking. We love technology and enjoy sharing this passion with others. We have fun in what we do and aim to inspire. As the number one in the Benelux and Europe, we help shape how people experience and use technology. We make a difference and are ready for our customers across all channels. Together with over 50,000 colleagues across Europe, we are building the retail experience of the future every day.

We believe that the best solutions arise when diverse perspectives come together. Diversity is key to achieving our vision: becoming the Experience Champion in consumer electronics. We value diversity, promote equal opportunities, and foster inclusion. Will you become part of our team?

What do we offer you?

• An – without exaggeration – fantastic workplace in ‘De Rotterdam’
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Freedom and responsibility to shape your own role and bring ideas to life in a dynamic, opportunity-rich environment

At MediaMarkt, we’re bold. We’re entrepreneurs within the company, which means you’ll have the opportunity to grow quickly and develop yourself in many directions.

In addition, you’ll benefit from attractive perks, such as an employee discount, 30 vacation days, discounted fitness memberships, a bike lease program, and advantages on various insurance products.

Job Infos

​Location: Rotterdam

Media Markt Hoofdkantoor

Department: HQ - Controlling, Finance, Accounting & Tax

Entrylevel: Professional Level

Type of Employement: Full Time

Working Hours: 40

Persona: Job Requisition HQ Employee

Recruiter: Nikki Scheffer | Schefferni@media-saturn.com

Recruiter: Nikki Scheffer