Controller*in für Institutsfinanzierungen

About this job

The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science e. V. (MPG) is a self-governing organization for science funded by the federal and state governments. It conducts basic research in natural and humanities at currently 85 institutes and research centers in Germany and abroad, making it one of the world's leading research institutions with numerous Nobel laureates among its ranks.

Join the Institute Finance department. We ensure the financial resources of our research institutes and support them in all matters of their institutional financing.

The General Administration of the MPG is looking for a Controller for Institutional Financing (m/f/d) for its Financial Controlling department, to start as soon as possible, for 39 hours per week.

Reference Number 11/26

Your Responsibilities

• Leading coordination, consultation, and support of institutional financing for a subset of Max Planck Institutes (MPIs) within the "Institutional Finance" team.
• Management and content-related preparation of financial decisions at the management level.
• Creation and updating of medium-term financial planning and proposals for institutional financing, including changes and, if applicable, conflict resolution.
• Financial controlling during implementation up to the annual financial statements, particularly monitoring fund outflow in compliance with internal guidelines and deriving analysis and control proposals.
• Creation of individual institutional analyses based on ad-hoc requirements.

What You Bring

• Successfully completed studies in business administration or public administration (Diploma, Bachelor) or a comparable qualification.
• Relevant knowledge of budget law, especially in connection with applicable commercial law.
• Independence, assertiveness, and a confident demeanor with internal and external partners.
• Experience with AI applications or the willingness to familiarize yourself with relevant systems.
• Good SAP R/3 knowledge in SAP applications (SAP-FI, SAP-BW/-BI) is desirable.
• High team spirit on the one hand and conflict resolution competence on the other, as well as resilience, even during intensive work phases, combined with a high degree of self-motivation.
• Very good analytical and conceptual skills with appropriate tools, combined with a service-oriented approach.
• Very good German language skills and English language skills (A2 level) in speaking and writing.

What We Offer You

• Within the scope of a permanent employment contract, we offer, depending on qualifications and experience, remuneration up to pay group 12 TVöD (Bund) and various social benefits. You can find non-binding information on salaries in the remuneration table of the public service (TVöD Bund). Your workplace is in the city center of Munich and is easily accessible by public transport. In the vicinity of the service building, there are childcare facilities for children aged 6 months to 3 years.

What You Can Expect From Us

• We support you in reconciling work and family life through flexible working time models and the option to work from home part of the time.
• We promote your personal development through diverse individual training measures and offer you a comprehensive range of health promotion services and a company pension plan.
• We offer discounted job tickets for using public transport.
• In addition, the usual social benefits of the public service (Bund) are granted.

The Max Planck Society aims to employ more severely disabled people. Applications from severely disabled individuals are expressly welcome.

The Max Planck Society strives for gender equality and diversity. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Have We Sparked Your Interest?

Then we look forward to receiving your complete online application (Reference Number 11/26), including a personally written cover letter.

Application deadline: March 1, 2026 Apply now

MAX PLANCK SOCIETY

for the Advancement of Science e. V.

General Administration Munich

Department of Human Resources and Labor Law

www.mpg.de