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Financial Controller (m/f/x)

Location: Haren
Working Hours: Full-time employee

1,400 employees in 24 locations around the world with a fleet of 60,000+ circulating containers. Since ELA’s establishment in 1972, our business has continuously been expanding, we are specialists in mobile room solutions. Our family-run company based in Haren (Ems), Germany, is growing at a fast pace and we are actively looking for qualified and dedicated team players to join us locally, internationally and beyond.


Become the key to well-founded decisions as a Financial Controller (m/f/x)!
Create precise forecasts, support reporting and be the central point of contact for project evaluations and analyses. With your ad-hoc analyses and the further development of our cost accounting, you will make a significant contribution to the success of the ELA Group.

You are a person with your own personal profile of qualifications, talents and desires. And we are not like any other company. We offer exciting tasks, opportunities for further development and a relaxed, friendly culture. Interested? Then we should get to know each other better.

Your Future Role

  • Forecasts and planning: Future architect for the ELA Group
  • Contact person for business units: Go-to person for project analyses and presentation of results
  • Monthly reporting: Ensuring transparency and traceability
  • Ad hoc analyses and evaluations: Lightning-fast analyses for specialist departments and management
  • Further development of cost accounting: Innovation driver for our cost accounting systems
  • Controlling projects: Bringing a breath of fresh air to strategic and operational projects (e.g. SAP project)

What You Bring to the Team

  • Successfully completed studies in business administration, preferably with a specialisation in controlling / finance or a comparable qualification
  • Initial professional experience in financial controlling or accounting is an advantage
  • Confident handling of new technologies and tools and a good understanding of SAP (or willingness to familiarise yourself with it)
  • Passion for numbers and the ability to translate them into meaningful analyses
  • Team spirit and at the same time the ability to work independently and responsibly
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders at eye level
  • Very good knowledge of German and business fluent in English

What you can expect from us 

  • Once ELA, always ELA. When you join our company, we want you to be a key member of the team, which is why we’ll offer you a permanent contract
  • We offer you flexible working hours and the opportunity to work flextime
  • You have the option to work up to 60% of your week from home
  • Our company fitness program: for just €25 a month, you can have access to thousands of gyms, swimming pools, and more throughout Germany, including unrestricted digital access
  • We can help you with emergency childcare
  • The ELA Corporate Benefits portal offers attractive discounts on more than 1,500 brands from all relevant areas of life 
  • Our company restaurant serves up fresh, delicious lunches on a daily basis
  • We want you to be optimistic about the future, which is why we support you with our company retirement plans and capital-forming benefits for your financial security
  • We organize an extensive onboarding program for you at our headquarters in Haren (Ems), so that you can get to know the entire company, our products, and our employees
  • There’s no need to part ways with your four-legged friend at ELA, as you can simply bring your dog with you into the office if the situation allows
  • At ELA you can also expect a varied job in a globally active company, uncomplicated interaction with one another and a wide range of opportunities to contribute your own ideas.
  • Your health matters to us, which is why we offer you height-adjustable desks in every office

How you can apply 

The best way to send us your documents is via our career portal at career.ela-container.com or by e-mail to career@ela-container.com: your CV, the most important references and qualifications. Add a few lines about what makes you special, why we fit together and how you became aware of us. We are also interested in your notice period and salary expectations. A personal interview is the best way to get to know each other. We look forward to meeting you!


Any questions ?
Contact our colleague Laura Schepers via e-mail or WhatsApp/text message on +49 1511 9539616.