FP&A / Controlling Lead (SaaS)

Location: Hybrid; based in Mannheim or Munich with regular presence at the Mannheim headquarters.

Company

Fast-growing B2B SaaS scale-up providing an AI-enabled cloud platform for transparency, compliance, efficiency, and sustainable governance across global value chains; serves around 2,500 companies in more than 50 countries and has unicorn status.

What you will do

• Develop the FP&A and Controlling roadmap, including Board-grade planning, KPI steering, management reporting, forecasting, growth investments, profitability, international scaling, and transaction readiness.
• Own annual budgeting, Long-Range Planning, monthly forecasting, and the integrated planning model covering P&L, cash flow, ARR, headcount, and market assumptions.
• Lead Board reporting, Monthly Trading Updates, financing and transaction materials, and management review cadences.
• Partner with GTM and RevOps on pipeline steering, sales capacity, quota design, pricing, forecasting, and commercial efficiency.
• Improve cost transparency and accountability across functions and entities, including headcount, vendor spend, and operational investments.
• Drive AI adoption, automation, modern FP&A tooling, M&A support, strategic projects, and the development of the FP&A and Controlling team.

Requirements

• Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• 7–10+ years of experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A, Investment Banking, Transaction Services, or Controlling.
• Proven experience scaling and professionalizing FP&A and Controlling organizations, owning company planning models, preparing board- and investor-ready materials, and developing management steering structures in high-growth environments.
• Hands-on execution mindset: independently build models and analyses, drive processes and initiatives, and operate effectively in a fast-moving scale-up; this is an operational leadership role, not pure people management.
• Strong interest or experience in AI-driven FP&A and Controlling use cases, automation, and modern finance workflows.
• Strong understanding of SaaS GTM and RevOps, including ARR, NRR, GRR, CAC Payback, LTV, Burn Multiple, Pipeline Coverage, Win Rates, and sales capacity models.
• Experience building complex financial models and integrated business plans that incorporate operational KPIs and GTM drivers.
• Strong experience with ERP, CRM, BI, and FP&A tooling, expert-level Excel skills, and strong analytical capabilities; ideally including NetSuite and HubSpot.
• Experience with international finance structures, financing rounds, M&A, transaction readiness or capital markets readiness, and leading and developing small high-performing teams.
• Fluent German and English; based in Mannheim or Munich with regular presence at the Mannheim headquarters.

Nice to have

• Advisory and in-house experience in an international B2B SaaS scale-up or hypergrowth environment.
• Experience with NetSuite and HubSpot.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model with flexibility and strong team spirit.
• Collaborative teamwork, open communication, and creative freedom.
• Personal and professional growth opportunities.
• Sustainable mobility options for environmentally friendly commuting.
• Team events and offsites with international teams.