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Job Title: Head of Finance Systems, Data & Analytics (f/m/d)

Job Description:

For our highly motivated team in the CFO (Finance) department, we are seeking a qualified candidate for our location in Essen or one of our other locations in Bonn, Dresden, Hamburg, Hannover, or Munich, starting as soon as possible.

Do you not only want to manage existing systems but also shape the technological and data-driven foundation of a modern finance organization? Are you excited by a leadership role where finance, data, systems, and analytics converge, and you create structures with your team that enable scalable and reliable corporate governance?

Then take on responsibility for Finance Systems, Data & Analytics at secunet and significantly shape the further development of #OneFinance. You will report directly to the Group Head of Finance and lead an existing, growing team of data, architecture, systems, and analytics experts.

Your Responsibilities:

• You will lead and further develop the Finance Systems, Data & Analytics team, creating an organization with clear roles, responsibilities, priorities, and development opportunities.
• You will be responsible for the target vision and roadmap for our finance system, data, and analytics landscape, translating the finance strategy together with the Group Head of Finance into clear priorities and effective implementation.
• You will develop, together with your team, a robust single source of truth for reporting, planning, controlling, and accounting, ensuring consistent data, control, and KPI logics.
• You will establish Finance Data Excellence with clear standards for data quality, taxonomies, business rules, dimensions, hierarchies, and master data, along with a pragmatic governance model with defined responsibilities.
• You will gather requirements from finance, IT, business, and other departments, translating relevant use cases with your team into scalable data, system, and analytics solutions—from management reporting and dashboards to automated analyses and self-service capabilities.
• You will oversee the further development of our central finance system landscape, particularly around SAP with a finance focus, SAP Business Warehouse, Lucanet, and board Enterprise Planning, as well as relevant interfaces and applications.
• You will provide your team with guidance on strategic targets, architectural decisions, and priorities, leveraging diverse competencies and ensuring that central architecture, governance, and documentation topics receive the necessary attention.
• You will drive harmonization, automation, and digitalization along our finance processes, creating the foundation for scalable, data-driven, and future-proof corporate governance.

Your Profile:

• You bring extensive leadership and transformation experience at the intersection of finance, data, systems, and analytics, having already led and developed high-performing teams.
• You understand core finance processes and control logics, particularly in controlling, accounting, planning, forecasting, and management reporting.
• You have in-depth experience in areas such as data governance, master data management, data quality, data architecture, and technical data and reporting logics.
• You possess a solid understanding of SAP finance processes and their data and integration logics. Deep expertise in SAP FI/CO configuration is not required.
• Experience with technologies such as SAP Business Warehouse, Lucanet, and/or board Enterprise Planning will help you assess requirements and steer their further development in collaboration with the respective experts.
• You can structure complex system and data landscapes, translate strategic visions into executable roadmaps, and set clear priorities even with differing interests.
• You combine deep technical expertise with modern leadership: You recognize expertise, provide direction and development opportunities, and communicate effectively with experts, management, and external partners—both in German and English.

Not meeting all requirements perfectly? No problem. What matters most to us is your understanding of the interplay between finance, data, and systems, as well as your ability to jointly develop people and topics.

Our Offer:

• True team spirit: Collaboration in teams that drive change—regardless of how complex or extensive the projects may be.
• Social relevance: We work on solutions with game-changing potential across all areas of IT security.
• Individual development: Career growth at secunet is not a one-size-fits-all approach. We develop together and support you with what you need to advance.
• People first: Our strength lies in our diversity. We respect each other as we are and prioritize the balance between work, family, and private life. We have been certified for this since 2025.
• Flexible work arrangements: 12 locations in Germany, mobile office, shared desk model, trust-based working hours, and flexible part-time options—there’s a model for everyone.
• Sun, beach, or mountains: Working in the EU abroad? No problem—you can work up to 20 remote days per year within the EU.
• Attractive benefits: Enjoy bike leasing, company fitness programs, discounted public transport tickets, secudog, and much more.
• Market-competitive salary: You can expect an annual target salary starting at 100,000 € gross, depending on qualifications and years of experience, with potential to exceed this—comprising an attractive fixed component and a performance-based bonus.

Contact:

secunet Security Networks AG

Jasmin Dopatka

Kurfürstenstraße 58 45138 Essen

Phone: +49 201 5454-0

If you’re eager to further develop the finance data, system, and analytics landscape together with your team and create a central foundation for secunet’s corporate governance, we look forward to receiving your complete application, including your salary expectations, notice period, and the reference number 3504/F.