Financial Analyst BI & M&A Specialist

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2022, Continental generated sales of €39.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 57 countries and markets.

ContiTrade is the strategic retail arm of the Continental Tire business in Europe. It’s business purpose is to facilitate access to the respective markets & leverage Trade opportunities in Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA). The scope of the ContiTrade business ranges from selling tires to complete fleet management via tires, tire services and vehicle services, through approximately 600 equity stores and 2,300 franchise and network partners. The business scope includes sales to end consumers, business and fleet customers, wholesale and as a service partner to Continental, as well as other major tire brands. This is done physically in branches and on the road, as well as through e-commerce platforms.

In the function as Financial Analyst BI & M&A Specialist you are responsible for the following areas:

Central ContiTrade Reporting

• The Financial Analyst BI is responsible for designing, developing and deploying interactive Business Intelligence dashboards, reports and visualizations that support data-driven decision-making throughout the organization and the key user for Finance & Controlling in Power BI
• Management of ContiTrade’s Power BI app used by central functions and the markets
• Periodical reporting of business-, financial and market KPI’s (e.g. month end closing, weekly updates, daily margins)
• Ad-hoc reporting for Central Management
• Consolidation of data from different BI sources

Development of Finance and Controlling processes in BI:

• Continuous improvement of our BestDrive BI environment (Data Lakehouse) together with BI IT and business stakeholders
• Central contact for user of the area Finance and Controlling
• Responsibility for realization of Controlling requests in cooperation and alignment with the Product Owner Power BI
• Consultancy of legal entities and business departments for the optimized use of ContiTrade data and reports
• Steering and support of cross-functional projects

M&A (optional)

• Operationally steer the M&A process for acquisition and divesture projects, providing expert guidance on legal, financial, procedural, and operational aspects. Act as the primary point of contact for all related matters for the projects under management.
• Conduct the stand-alone and integrated financial valuation of potential M&A targets & divestures. 
• Provide, implement and continuously improve a framework to manage the equity branch portfolio of ContiTrade within EMEA.

• University degree in Business Administration/Economic, Business Informatics or comparable qualification
• Experience in MS Office Software (Power BI, Power Automate, etc.) SAP, SQL and further BI tools, especially in Power BI
• Fluent English (written & spoken)
• Professional experience in controlling or reporting area
• Strong analytical and numeric skills
• Optional:
  • Knowledge and practical experience of company valuation (like DCF method)
  • Work experience in M&A Experience in

• Professional, dynamic, and multicultural work environment;
• Endless development opportunities in an international company and work with leading world-class technologies;
• Company discounts;
• Discounts in modern employee restaurant;
• Flexible working hours;
• Mobile work option or work from office operated to the highest level of comfort and sustainability;
• Salary: 2800-4500 EUR (before withholding taxes). 

Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application.

Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application.