As Head of FP&A (m/f/d), you will take full ownership of the Financial Planning & Analysis function and play a crucial role in driving the company’s growth journey. You will report directly to the CFO, collaborate closely with Controlling and the wider Finance team, and lead a small FP&A team.Your mission is to turn complex datasets into actionable insights, enabling the management team to make informed strategic and operational decisions.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership
- Lead the FP&A team
- Foster a culture of trust, performance and collaboration
Planning & Forecasting
- Develop and maintain budget plans, forecasts, and variance analyses
- Build scenario analyses across business units and integrate into group-wide planning
- Ensure robust financial planning processes that support strategic decision-making
Data Analysis & Modelling
- Work with large datasets and cohort data to identify revenue and cost drivers
- Translate data into clear P&L models, cash flow forecasts, and topline projections
- Balance the right level of detail to serve both strategic and operational needs
Business Partnering
- Collaborate closely with CFO, CEO, and Controlling leadership
- Provide decision support to management through reliable analysis
- Prepare business cases for new projects, investments, and market opportunities
Reporting & Processes
- Enhance reporting tools and performance management frameworks for KPIs, profitability, and cash flow
- Implement efficient forecasting and planning processes
- Ensure high data quality, transparency, and consistency across FP&A outputs
Strategic Responsibility
- Build structured scenario modelling frameworks for management
- Link financial results with operational and commercial drivers
- Actively contribute to scaling the business and supporting sustainable growth
Your Profile
- 10+ years of experience in FP&A, preferably in dynamic and data-driven industries (e-commerce, SaaS, or similar)
- Strong expertise in financial modelling, P&L, forecasting, and scenario planning
- Excellent Excel skills and high data affinity
- Experience working with cohort data and building business cases
- Hands-on, pragmatic, trustworthy and discreet
- Strong communicator with the ability to convey complex topics clearly
- Humble, hard-working, team-oriented personality
- Willingness to spend time on-site in Saxony (initially more frequently, later 2–3 times/month)