Full-Time

Senior Workforce Controller

AutoScout24

AutoScout24

501-1,000 employees

Online marketplace facilitating European car transactions

No salary listed

Munich, Germany

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Category
People & HR (1)
Required Skills
Workday HRIS
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Financial Modeling
Requirements
  • 8–12+ years of experience in Workforce Controlling, Personnel Cost Controlling, or HR Finance
  • Strong expertise in FTE planning, headcount controlling, and personnel cost accounting
  • Knowledge of international payroll, social security, and labor cost structures
  • Experience with bonus processes, financial modeling, and large datasets (Excel)
  • Background in international companies or matrix organizations
  • Highly analytical, structured, and detail-oriented
  • Fluency in English; German is a plus
Responsibilities
  • Own global FTE planning, headcount forecasting, and personnel cost planning (salaries, bonuses, benefits, social charges)
  • Ensure accurate headcount tracking, hiring gap analysis, and cost allocation
  • Deliver monthly financial reporting, variance analysis, and workforce insights
  • Manage bonus calculation, compensation processes, and target achievement tracking
  • Support budget planning (FP&A) and advise stakeholders on personnel cost implications
  • Standardize and improve HR controlling / personnel cost processes across countries
  • Ensure data consistency across HR systems (e.g., Workday) and Finance tools
Desired Qualifications
  • German language proficiency is a plus

AutoScout24 operates an online car marketplace across 18 European countries with a catalog of over 2.4 million vehicles and about 10 million monthly visitors. Users browse and search listings to buy or sell cars; dealers and private sellers pay listing fees or advertising and value-added services, and the platform offers marketing tools to help reach buyers. It differentiates itself by offering a large, pan-European inventory combined with dealer marketing solutions and a dual channel for private and professional sellers, supported by an ecosystem of related automotive platforms. Its goal is to enable efficient, large-scale vehicle transactions online by giving buyers broad choice and giving sellers a strong channel to connect with customers while generating revenue from listings, advertising, and services.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$3.5B

Headquarters

Munich, Germany

Founded

1998

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Trader acquisition adds 26 million Canadian monthly visits and 5,000 dealer partners outside Europe.
  • Post-Trader integration, 70% of revenues from number-one market positions versus 50% previously.
  • €250 million debt add-on strengthens Dutch market position without impacting B+ credit ratings.

What critics are saying

  • Leverage exceeds 7.0x EBITDA; covenant breaches likely if EBITDA growth falters in 12–18 months.
  • EU Digital Markets Act forces AutoScout24 to share 2.4 million listings with competitors by 2027.
  • Trader integration failures from cultural clashes erode synergies and dealer retention within 6–12 months.

What makes AutoScout24 unique

  • Pan-European marketplace with 30 million monthly users across 19 countries post-Trader acquisition.
  • Integrated dealer software and lender solutions from Trader expand beyond classifieds into B2B services.
  • Bot Factory AI framework standardizes agent development for operational efficiency across organization.

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