Business Controller (a)
Baumer Electric AG
Frauenfeld
Key information
- Publication date:21 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Frauenfeld
Job summary
Join Baumer Group, a leader in sensor technology and automation.
Tasks
- Advise management with clear analyses and focused insights.
- Develop controlling tools for transparency across value chains.
- Identify process improvements and contribute to cross-functional projects.
Skills
- Bachelor's in business with a focus on controlling or finance required.
- Proficient in SAP and BI tools like Power BI.
- Strong communication skills in German and English.
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What I drive
- You advise the management of the business units as a business partner – with sound analyses, clear statements, and a focus on the essentials.
- You develop precise controlling instruments that create transparency and serve as a basis for decision-making – across the entire global value chain.
- You question existing processes, identify improvement potentials, and contribute ideas that create real added value.
- You bring your expertise into cross-departmental projects – actively contributing to making Baumer measurably better.
- You strengthen our internal reporting – with modern tools, innovative methods, and a clear focus on benefits and user-friendliness.
- You work with the right numbers – creating real orientation with meaningful Power BI reports and intelligent SAP evaluations.
- You convey complex contexts simply, understandably, and effectively – ensuring that decisions can be made faster and more securely.
What it takes
- You have completed a business administration degree – with a focus on controlling, accounting, or finance, preferably at a university of applied sciences.
- You bring solid experience in operational controlling of a manufacturing industrial company – experience in a corporate structure is a plus.
- You have a deep understanding of cost structures, processes, and value chains – and can derive precise recommendations for action from them.
- You are very proficient in handling SAP (FI/CO/MM/PP) and BI tools – especially Power BI and MS Excel at a high level.
- You enjoy working in a team, tackle topics actively, and inspire with your likeable, motivating manner.
- You communicate confidently – in German and English – and convince with clarity, competence, and natural persuasiveness.
- You want to make a difference – not just deliver numbers but also achieve impact with them.
Benefits
- Infrastructure & Equipment: Depending on the location, there are free parking spaces, changing rooms with shower facilities, discounted clothing, and other advantages.
- Catering: We provide affordable, good catering, special offers for night shifts, and fruits and mineral water for in-between.
- Work-Life Balance & Family: We support families and design working hours as flexibly as possible. And very importantly: unforeseen incidents and difficult times also have a place with us.
- Events: We also like to celebrate events. For example, at our legendary summer parties or joint Christmas celebrations. Or on our team outings. And we are quite good in sports events as well.
- Care & Bonuses: We say thank you for long-standing company loyalty or special commitment in job recommendations externally. We appreciate special effort and give something back.
- Health: We have high standards in occupational safety and support our employees with health offers to stay fit and healthy.
- Social Benefits: Depending on the location, we support our employees with attractive conditions for pension, accident, and special leave.
- Young Talent: We equip our professionals of tomorrow with top training. Besides, there are other experiences best made when young. Joint camps with various sports and group activities, for example.
- Knowledge & Learning: In addition to language courses, we offer company-specific further training depending on the professional field. And so that one hand knows what the other is doing, we enable assignments in other work areas.
- Discounts & Reductions: Depending on the location, our employees benefit from special conditions and discounts in the areas of sports, leisure, and clothing.
Questions about the application?
Questions about the application?
Christoph Suter
Head of HR Switzerland
+41 52 728 12 88
The Baumer Group is an internationally leading manufacturer of sensors and measuring instruments for factory and process automation. We owe this success to our approximately 2,800 employees who are always looking for the best solutions for our customers with passion, expertise, and commitment.