Countries Budget Planning & Control Specialist

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is a global container shipping company connecting more than 300 ports across over 90 countries. At ZIM, our culture is driven by a Can-Do mindset, agility, collaboration, and results-driven thinking, empowering people to make a real impact. 🌍🚢⚓

We’re looking for a passionate Budget & Control Analyst to join our Finance team and play a key role in driving data-based insights, financial analysis, and performance optimization across the organization.

What you’ll do?

• Lead performance data management: collect and consolidate information from multiple sources, design databases, and connect them to automated reports and dashboards.
• Analyze performance — identifying trends, efficiency levels, risks, and opportunities.
• Deliver actionable insights, alerts, and recommendations that support strategic decisions.
• Prepare budgets and monitor actual performance against targets and KPIs.
• Initiate and lead projects, collaborate with global and local management, focusing on process improvement, data automation, and efficiency.

Job Requirements :

Academic degree in Economics, Accounting, Business Administration or Industrial Engineering & Management— A must.

4+ years of experience in an analytical or financial position — A must.

Hands-on experience with Advanced VBA & Excel — A must.

Experience working with finance / budget-oriented data — A must.

Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and ability to translate data into insights.

Proficiency in English (spoken and written) — A must.

Collaborative, proactive, and curious — someone who strives to improve and make an impact.