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Controlling specialist CV: example and template

This example is for controlling specialists at retail chains, manufacturers and service companies, and for financial analysts and accountants who want to move into controlling.

The employer wants to know which reports you prepare, how you work with the budget and variances, which profitability analyses you run and which tools you use. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: controlling specialist

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Filip Jankowski

Controlling specialist

Wroclaw +48 123 456 789 filip.jankowski@example.com

Professional profile

Controlling specialist with 5 years of experience, the last 3 at a homeware retail chain with 160 stores. I prepare monthly reports, the store cost budget and analyses of variances and store profitability. I built Power BI reports that give regional managers results 5 days earlier. My profitability analysis helped close 6 loss-making stores and improve the chain's result.

Work experience

Controlling specialist

02.2022 - present

Homeware retail chain, 160 stores, Wroclaw

  • Monthly reports for the board and regional managers.
  • The store cost budget and quarterly forecasts with the finance department.
  • Variance and profitability analyses for 160 stores.
  • Power BI reports, results for regions 5 days earlier.
  • A profitability analysis after which 6 loss-making stores were closed.

Junior financial analyst

07.2020 - 01.2022

Manufacturer, Wroclaw

  • Production cost reports.
  • Reconciling data with accounting.
  • Preparing data for the budget.

Education

Master's degree, finance and accounting

2015 - 2020

Wroclaw University of Economics and Business

Skills

  • Budget and forecasts
  • Monthly reports
  • Variance analysis
  • Store and product profitability
  • Power BI and advanced Excel
  • Cost centres

Training

  • Corporate controlling training, 2022
  • Power BI course, 2023
  • SQL for analysts course, 2021

Languages

  • English: C1

Additional information

  • Hybrid work

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a controlling specialist CV

Professional summary

Write which company you work for, which reports and analyses you prepare and which tools you use. Add a result, for example faster reports or a decision your analysis supported. The employer is looking for someone who turns numbers into conclusions for the board.

Junior financial analyst with 2 years of experience at a manufacturer. I prepare production cost reports, reconcile data with accounting and prepare data for the budget. I am looking for work as a controlling specialist.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the reports, budget, forecasts, variances, profitability and tools. Show results in numbers. Add the decisions your analyses support.

Weaker: Reports.

Better: Power BI reports, results for regions 5 days earlier.

Weaker: Analyses.

Better: Variance and profitability analyses for 160 stores.

Weaker: Impact.

Better: A profitability analysis after which 6 loss-making stores were closed.

Skills worth listing

List the budget, reports, variances, profitability, tools and cost centres. In your soft skills show analytical thinking, presenting results and accuracy.

Professional skills

  • Budget and forecasts
  • Reports
  • Variances
  • Profitability
  • Power BI and Excel
  • Cost centres

Personal skills

  • Analytical thinking
  • Presenting results
  • Accuracy
  • Communication
  • Independence

Training

List training in controlling, Power BI, SQL and Excel. If you are working towards a finance qualification, for example ACCA, say what stage you are at.

Your first job in controlling

A good start is a junior analyst role or work in accounting. On your CV show your studies, Excel, Power BI and placements.

Add a data analysis project, even from university. It shows you can draw conclusions from numbers.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A retail chain looks for store profitability and regional reports, a manufacturer for production costs and costing, and a service company for project profitability. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a controlling specialist CV

Questions and answers

What should a controlling specialist put on a CV?

Reports, the budget, forecasts, variances, profitability, tools, results and training.

Which tools are worth knowing?

Advanced Excel, Power BI or another reporting tool, an ERP system and often SQL.

How does a controlling specialist differ from a financial controller?

A specialist prepares reports and analyses, and a financial controller more often coordinates the budget and is responsible for the whole area.

Which results are worth giving?

Faster reports, decisions based on your analyses and savings.

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