Controlling & reporting senior

Who is Volkswagen Financial Services?

It's been more than 70 years since Volkswagen Financial Services AG financed the first Volkswagen vehicles in Germany in 1949. A lot has changed since then, but our core goal hasn't; ensuring we meet the mobility needs of the people.

Volkswagen Financial Services today operates in 48 markets through its various subsidiaries, shareholdings, and joint ventures. Volkswagen Financial Services is the largest provider of automotive financial services worldwide.

At VWFS Porto, we are proud to foster a gender-equal workplace, where diversity is celebrated, and every individual is provided with equal opportunities to thrive and succeed.

What do we do?

Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) Porto is a nearshore hub that supports European markets by delivering stable, compliant, and high‑quality services across contract management and adjacent systems, integrations, data, and large‑scale projects. You will be part of the Finance team in Porto, working day‑to‑day with our Headquarters to align on approvals, processes, and reporting—enabling efficient vendor management, invoice verification, and procurement governance across our operations.

Objectives:

The Controlling & Reporting Specialist will support the Finance & Controlling team in planning, forecasting, reporting, invoicing and process improvement activities. The role will be responsible for ensuring accurate financial data, reliable reporting, efficient budget monitoring and strong operational support to internal stakeholders and international markets.

This position combines core controlling responsibilities with a strong focus on automation, dashboarding, process digitalization and continuous improvement.

In this role you will be responsible for:

1. Forecast, Budget and Planning Round Activities
2. Month-End Closing, Reporting and Financial Analysis:
3. Invoicing, Payments and Market Support
4. Budget, PO and Cost Centre Monitoring
5. Automation, Digitalization and Process Improvement

We believe that the right profile for this job should have / be:

• Previous experience in Controlling, Finance, Reporting, Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial Planning or similar roles.
• Familiarity with time-tracking tools and experience in service provider company is a plus.
• Experience in international or shared services environments is a plus.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with complex financial files.
• Knowledge of SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow structured processes.
• Good communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal); German is a plus.
• Ability to interact professionally with both internal stakeholders and external vendors.
• Proactive mindset and continuous improvement orientation.
• Structured and organized way of working.
• Problem-solving attitude and ability to manage incidents independently.

What we Offer:

• Long-term contract.
• Competitive package including private health insurance, life insurance and meal allowance (pay by meal card).
• Bonuses and benefits depending on performance.
• Schooling allowance and pension scheme.
• Incredible and unique annual company events.
• Opportunity to work on an international project and be part of multicultural and multidisciplinary team.
• Solid performance evaluation and career management methodologies.
• Continuous training – technical and behavioural development.