Senior Controller – Brokerage

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

📋 Description

• Provide oversight on financial matters for the brokerage business and serve as a collaborative partner to the executive team.

• Manage monthly performance and contribution margin analyses for both trading and non-trading operations.

• Examine customer funnels, trading activities, revenue streams, and net interest income.

• Assist in budgeting and forecasting processes using Pigment, while analyzing variances between budget and actual figures.

• Create management reports and formulate actionable recommendations.

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

• Review marketing and product expenses across all business sectors on a monthly basis.

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

• Aid in the budgeting and forecasting processes for Marketing & Product.

• Compile plan-versus-actual reports, variance analyses, scenario evaluations, and ad hoc analyses.

• Convert complex financial relationships into straightforward, actionable insights.

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

• Continuously enhance Controlling and reporting procedures.

⛳️ Requirements

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

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

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

• Proficiency in LucaNet, Pigment, or Anaplan.

• Familiarity with SAP FI/CO.

• Exceptional Excel skills.

• Strong financial modeling capabilities and proficiency in analyzing complex data.

• Understanding of the key value drivers within a brokerage business, or the ability to learn new business models quickly.

• A structured and independent work approach.

• An analytical and entrepreneurial mindset.

• Ability to convey complex topics in a clear and persuasive manner.

• Enjoyment in collaborating with various departments.

• Proficient in both German and English, both written and spoken.

• Preferred: Professional experience with a broker, neobroker, bank, FinTech, or another capital-markets-focused organization.

• Preferred: Familiarity with unit economics, cohort analyses, and assessing customer and business growth.

• Preferred: Practical experience with SQL or Databricks.

• Preferred: Experience in reporting to private equity investors.

• Preferred: A personal interest in financial markets and personal trading experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employees have the option to work remotely.

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

• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through training, seminars, and conferences.

• A modern working environment.

• Access to contemporary office hubs.

• Training opportunities focused on financial markets and investing.

• Regular team events promoting a strong company culture.

• Health and mobility benefits (company bike, public transport subsidy).

• Attractive financial incentives and additional perks.

• An environment fostering open collaboration, team spirit, and shared successes.