About this role
Accountabilities
In this role, you will take ownership of financial planning and performance management, providing strategic insights and supporting business-wide decision-making. Your main responsibilities will include:
- Lead annual budgeting, monthly and quarterly forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes across the business.
- Translate financial and operational performance into actionable insights through variance analysis, identifying risks, opportunities, and recommendations for senior leadership.
- Partner with commercial, operational, functional, local finance, and group finance teams to support strategic initiatives and improve business performance.
- Develop and maintain robust financial models, dashboards, KPIs, and reporting packages to support decision-making and investment cases.
- Ensure alignment between local German reporting requirements and group-level expectations within a U.S. publicly listed company environment.
- Drive continuous improvements across FP&A processes, planning tools, data quality, reporting automation, and performance management routines.
- Collaborate with external auditors, system implementation partners, and corporate reporting teams to ensure consistency and accuracy across financial processes.
Requirements
The ideal candidate combines strong financial expertise with commercial awareness, analytical thinking, and the ability to influence stakeholders in an international business environment. The following qualifications and skills are expected:
- Approximately 7 years of progressive experience in FP&A, controlling, corporate finance, or a related finance function, preferably within an international or matrixed organization.
- Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, management reporting, variance analysis, and business performance management.
- Good understanding of the relationships between the balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and cash flow statement.
- Advanced Excel skills and practical experience with ERP, financial planning, and reporting tools such as Oracle NetSuite, Oracle Fusion, Power BI, Tableau, Anaplan, Hyperion, OneStream, or similar platforms.
- Strong commercial mindset, analytical capabilities, and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge assumptions and influence strategic decisions.
- Fluent English is required.
- Experience preparing board materials, earnings support schedules, management review packs, or group reporting deliverables is a plus.
- Exposure to finance transformation, planning system implementation, BI dashboards, or reporting automation projects is an advantage.
- An MBA, CFA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent professional qualification is considered a strong asset.
- Previous experience in a high-growth, complex, multinational, or publicly listed company environment is beneficial.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: Starting from €55,000 gross per year, depending on location, skills, and experience.
- Remote-first flexibility: Fully remote position within a time zone of approximately ±2 hours of Central European Time.
- Work from anywhere: Access to a flexible working arrangement through a dedicated WorkFlex program.
- Well-being support: A dedicated Well-Being Day to recharge and focus on personal well-being.
- Fitness benefits: Subsidized gym memberships to support an active and healthy lifestyle.
- Learning and development: Training and Development Allowance to invest in professional growth and expand your skills.
- Team connection: Annual team meetups bringing together colleagues from across the globe.
- Inclusive culture: Work in a diverse, international, and collaborative environment that values different perspectives and equal opportunities.
How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
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