Senior Controller – Brokerage

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Provide financial oversight and act as a business partner for the brokerage sector.

• Serve as a strategic collaborator with the executive team.

• Take ownership of monthly performance evaluations and contribution margin analyses for both trading and non-trading operations.

• Examine customer funnels, trading patterns, revenue sources, and net interest income.

• Assist with budgeting and forecasting in Pigment while analyzing variances between plans and actuals.

• Generate management reports and formulate specific actionable recommendations.

• Act as the primary Controlling liaison for Marketing and Product departments.

• Conduct monthly assessments of Marketing and Product expenditures across all business areas.

• Assess efficiency metrics using CAC, LTV, yield, and cohort analyses.

• Support budgeting and forecasting initiatives for Marketing & Product.

• Prepare analyses for plan-versus-actual, variances, scenarios, and ad hoc inquiries.

• Convert intricate financial relationships into clear, actionable insights.

• Collaborate closely with the executive team, Accounting, Treasury, Data, Marketing, and Product teams.

• Continuously enhance Controlling and reporting procedures.

⛳️ Requirements

• A university degree in Business Administration, Economics, Business Information Systems, or a related field.

• A minimum of five years of experience in Controlling or Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).

• Robust knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and KPI management.

• Proficiency in LucaNet, Pigment, or Anaplan.

• Working familiarity with SAP FI/CO.

• Advanced skills in Excel.

• Strong financial modeling capabilities and the ability to interpret complex data.

• Understanding of the value drivers within a brokerage business, or a proven aptitude for quickly learning new business models.

• A structured and independent approach to work.

• An analytical and entrepreneurial mindset.

• Ability to articulate complex subjects clearly and persuasively.

• A preference for collaborating with various business functions.

• Fluency in both written and spoken German and English.

• Professional experience within a broker, neobroker, bank, FinTech, or another capital-markets-related organization is advantageous.

• Familiarity with unit economics, cohort analyses, and assessing customer and business performance is a plus.

• Practical experience with SQL or Databricks would be beneficial.

• Experience reporting to private equity investors is an asset.

• A personal interest in financial markets and experience in personal trading would be advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible remote work options available in Karlsruhe, Berlin, and Munich.

• Regular in-person meetups in Karlsruhe for workshops, team-building events, and more throughout the year.

• Up to 15 days of workation allowed within the EU each calendar year.

• Access to training courses, seminars, and conferences.

• A modern work environment with over 250 colleagues.

• Contemporary office hubs.

• Opportunities for professional growth in financial markets and investing.

• Frequent team events and a vibrant company culture.

• Health and mobility benefits, including JobRad and public transport subsidies.

• Attractive financial incentives and additional perks.