Job Description

Join our Finance Country Controlling Competency, service line at DHL Global Forwarding, Freight (DGFF) GSC - Global Service Centre!

Job Title: Specialist - Finance Controlling [Freight]

RCS Grade : M

Job Location: DHL Global Forwarding, Freight (DGFF) GSC, India (Mumbai)


In this role, you will have the opportunity to participate, analyse, & shape Country Controlling & compliance data & reporting.

Key Responsibilities:


Execute controlling activities, run analysis, and create reports.

Operations Reporting Controller:

• Cost & Revenue Controlling & Analytics
• Estimate Ledger controlling - (Accrual / WIP / Suspense A/c)
• Financial Report Analysis (NWC/CF/SCD/P&L/BSH/DSO/DPO others)
• Gross Profit share, distributions & Analysis
• Monthly & Quarterly Management Review Deck
• Volume Statistics Reporting & Analysis
• P&L / Balance Sheet & Key Ratio in-depth Analysis
• Steering Logic- Preparing profitability analysis to support business decisions
• Monthly Metrics and other management reporting requirements as per MEC of the country
• Involvement in other reporting activities including variance reporting, KPI reporting, P&L Reviews etc.
• Ensure the process documentations are updated with changes as per the plan
• Ad hoc Finance Controlling reports, Dashboards, Finance Controlling

System & Tools Knowledge :

• Cargowise One
• FORWIN
• CREST
• QLIK
• S21/JBA & OTHERS

Revenue Reporting Controller:

• Create daily reports that track volume by customer. Shipments, Weight, and Revenue
• Create daily reports that track volume by station. Shipments, Weight, and Revenue
• Create a daily report that tracks unbilled shipments
• Assist in revenue forecasting
• Create dashboards for volume by station and customer showing month over month changes, as well as year over year changes

Technical Skills

• Accounting knowledge:
• High standards of accounting. Masters / Professional degree
• Exposed to various accounting field and an expertise in tools
• Act as an expert on recon, balance sheet accounting
• P&L and BS financial analysis:
• Variance analysis, ability to identify, analyze and give comments to BP on financial reports (as and when required)
• Reports & Data Analysis
• Regular use of analytical skills, using a hypothesis driven approach. Manages multiple reports independently and uses analysis data to accurately predict the future course of action and identify alternative solutions
• Advanced MS office
• Frequently works with spreadsheets and skilled at advanced functions (e.g.MS Access, Excel, PPT, Thinkcell,Qlik)

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Graduate with finance & accounting specialization
• Post graduation / Financial Management certification (preferable)
• Minimum 2 to 5 years of experience in Finance domain
• Preferably an internal candidate with 2+ years of experience in DHL. Should have know how of Finance Controlling reporting systems such as: CREST, FORWIN, CW1, S21 & FRP
• Prior experience in managing onshore offshore working environment
• Should be well versed in MS Office Suite especially Advanced MS Excel (pivots, dashboards, data models, database management) and should have good knowledge of Powerpoint.


Personal Attributes:

• Must be comfortable working in Australia working hours.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced team environment to meet deadlines.
• Must be able to analyze, communicate, facilitate, prioritize, escalate and resolve issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical and creative bent of mind with proactive approach to business problem solving


Soft Skills:

• Excellent English communication skills verbal and written
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills (Trend analysis, Reconciliation, Forecasting) and be pragmatic.
• Should be a self-starter and a good team player.



Join our team at DHL Global Forwarding, Freight (DGFF), Shared Services (GSC), a Great Place to Work certified organization and as a part of a forwarding division, proud recipient of multiple prestigious awards, including Top Employer in India, Top Employer Asia Pacific, and Top Employer Global.

Apply now and embark on an exciting journey with us!

Why Join Our Shared Services (GSC) Team?


At GSC, you will be part of a strong team that respects its employees, society, and the environment. You will interact with people from all over the world and get the chance to experience the unique international spirit of GSC DHL. We offer benefits and programs to help you manage your time at and away from work, enabling a healthy work/life balance. With highly competitive compensation, incentive, and bonus plans, we recognize and reward your hard work.


As one of the top captive shared services globally (recognized by SSON), GSC offers a wide range of interesting job challenges and opportunities in our different Centers based in 4 countries. Our performance management system supports us in recognizing your potential, evaluating your performance, and continuously planning the development of your career within GSC and within our DHL group. We will always enable you to take on responsibility and encourage your growth, personally and professionally.


As the Global Service Center, we offer wide range of services to our business partner spread across more than 100 countries. GSC has experienced, diverse, and passionate team of 4600+, that value adds to our Business Partners through our expertise in process and service management, enabled with technology and robust people culture.


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