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Finance / Controller Jobs in Germany

Finance / Controller jobs in Germany center on Accounting (50% of postings), with demand spread across business methods, business tools, office. Roles conc

Market snapshot

  • 253 postings analyzed · 108 companies
  • Top skill: Accounting (50%)
  • Top city: Berlin
  • Hybrid: 53%

The skill landscape

Business methods

  • Accounting · 50%
  • Reporting · 31%
  • Controlling · 24%
  • Compliance · 15%
  • Forecasting · 11%
  • Digitalisierung · 8%

Business tools

  • Excel · 46%
  • SAP · 24%
  • Salesforce · 1%

Office

  • MS Office · 37%
  • PowerPoint · 4%
  • Google Workspace · 4%
  • Outlook · 1%
  • SharePoint · 0%

Finance tools

  • HGB · 25%
  • DATEV · 15%
  • IFRS · 13%
  • US GAAP · 4%

Top locations

  • Berlin · 6%
  • Frankfurt · 3%
  • Munich · 3%
  • Hamburg · 2%
  • Dresden · 2%
  • Düsseldorf · 2%

Insights

No single skill rules this role

The top skill (Accounting) is only 50% of postings; demand spreads across Accounting, Excel, MS Office.

Do this: Position around a profile, not one tool. Show the recurring combination, not a single keyword.

This role is less remote than it feels

Only 2% of postings are fully remote. Hybrid is 53% and onsite 23%.

Do this: Plan your search around being reachable from a hub; treat fully-remote roles as a bonus, not the baseline.

FAQ

What skills do you need as a Finance / Controller in Germany?
The most-required skill is Accounting (50% of postings). Beyond it, demand spreads across Business methods, Business tools, Office.
Which cities have the most Finance / Controller jobs in Germany?
Berlin leads. City is unknown on 64 of 253 postings, so ranks reflect the known subset.
Are Finance / Controller jobs remote in Germany?
About 2% are fully remote; hybrid is 53% and onsite 23%.

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