Senior HR Controller (m/w/d)

Overview

This full-time, permanent role is based at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. The airport is part of a major aviation and logistics network that serves more than three million passengers annually and handles around 1.4 million tonnes of freight each year. Together with the Dresden location, the team includes over 1,100 employees, and the surrounding airport ecosystem supports more than 17,200 people across 220+ resident companies.

What you will do

• Own both the strategic and day-to-day HR controlling activities, while also improving the tools and methods used to manage them.
• Prepare, evaluate, and explain HR metrics, reports, and management dashboards.
• Handle workforce cost planning, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Develop clear, data-driven recommendations for management, HR leadership, and line managers.
• Ensure HR decisions are supported by transparent reporting and solid data.
• Advance HR reporting, people analytics, and controlling workflows.
• Review workforce-related data to spot trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Identify and implement automation and digitalization opportunities in HR-related processes.
• Contribute to strategic HR initiatives and the ongoing refinement of reporting and analytics tools.

What we are looking for

• A degree in business administration, human resources management, controlling, or a comparable qualification.
• Several years of professional experience in HR controlling or in a finance/controlling role with an HR component.
• Strong knowledge of personnel controlling, HR analytics, payroll cost planning, and forecasting.
• Good understanding of employment law, collective agreements, wage tax, social insurance, and payroll fundamentals.
• Experience with provisions, accruals, HGB financial statements, and personnel cost analysis.
• Excellent reporting and data analysis capabilities, including the ability to structure complex datasets.
• Confident use of MS Excel plus experience with HR systems such as Sage and SAP, and BI tools such as Power BI.
• Strong analytical thinking and a pronounced affinity for numbers.
• Excellent communication, advisory, and presentation skills.

What we offer

• A unique airport environment and working atmosphere.
• Compensation based on the applicable collective agreement, plus holiday pay, annual special payment, capital-forming benefits, and a company pension scheme.
• 30 days of annual leave.
• The option to work remotely from time to time.
• Very good access via public transport.
• Support for sustainable mobility, including Germany ticket support and a job bike.
• Additional employee benefits such as Corporate Benefits and Urban Sports Club.

Additional information

The position is offered on an indefinite contract and in full-time employment. Interested candidates are asked to submit a complete application including CV and certificates.

Contact: Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, Personalabteilung Leipzig/Halle – Stefanie Worch, Postfach 1, 04029 Leipzig, telephone 0341 / 224 1411, jobs@karriereflieger.de.