Finance Manager Transformation - #2193101

About

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe's largest Publishers. From women's and celebrities' magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

We are currently seeking multiple Finance Manager with passion for transformation and operational excellence to join our newly created Transformation & Finance Excellence team as "Senior Finance Managers, Transformation" and "Finance Managers, Transformation". This is your opportunity to help shape the future of how Finance operates at Bauer, driving best practice and delivering meaningful change across the function.

Why This Role?

You'll be joining a high-impact, cross-functional team reporting to the Director, Finance Transformation & Excellence. The team is responsible for redesigning and strengthening the global Finance operating model — spanning processes, systems, governance, KPIs, and more.

This Is a Chance To

• Lead strategic transformation initiatives across our global finance function
• Drive and embed data-led, KPI-focused improvements
• Collaborate with finance leaders and cross-functional teams
• Build long-term impact by delivering sustainable, best-in-class solutions
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of finance transformation projects from design through to implementation
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Group Finance and other departments to drive alignment and adoption
• Deliver improvements across core finance areas including R2R, P2P, O2C, and FP&A
• Provide subject matter expertise in process and systems transformation
• Support post-implementation activities and ensure smooth handovers to BAU teams
• Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of Finance operations and governance
  
  

We're Looking For Employees Who

• Have 5+ years of Finance experience, ideally with exposure to transformation, strategic change, or project delivery
• Are highly skilled in financial analysis, modelling, and insights, with a proven ability to drive decisions in a KPI-led, data-rich environment
• Bring experience in project or program management, with strong planning and stakeholder engagement skills
• Demonstrate excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing capabilities
• Are proactive, curious, performance-driven, and eager to challenge the status quo
• Have experience with financial systems (e.g., S/4HANA) — a plus
  
  

We want to inspire not only our customers, we also want to inspire our colleagues. How? By giving you the opportunity to take on responsibility and by offering you a long-term perspective.

You Can Also Benefit From Our Attractive Offers

• Individual solutions for the flexible organisation of working hours and location
• Targeted and individual training for your professional and personal development
• A central location in Hamburg's city centre with good transport options (bus & train)
• Subsidy for Deutschlandticket & bike leasing
• Effective health management (e.g. health week, free sports programmes & Wellhub)
• 30 days of holiday & frequent events for employees
• Company restaurant, free magazines & various discounts via corporate benefits
• A culture in which personal responsibility, teamwork and creativity are valued and you have room for creativity and for exciting and challenging tasks
  
  

If you are looking for an independent position and would like to enrich our existing team with fresh impulses, we look forward to receiving your complete application documents.

Your contact for this position is Antonia Samanns & Doris Tuchen

Reference Number: 2790

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

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Nice-to-have skills

• Communication
• Finance
• Planning
• Reporting
• SAP S/4HANA
• Implementation
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Analysis
• Project Management
• Program Management
• Communication
• Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  
  

Work experience

• Finance & Accounting
  
  

Languages

• English