Senior Controller – Brokerage

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

📋 Description

• Oversee financial operations and provide business partnership for the brokerage division.

• Act as a strategic partner to the executive leadership team.

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

• Examine the customer journey, trading behaviors, revenue sources, and net interest income.

• Assist with budgeting and forecasting in Pigment, analyzing variances between budgeted and actual figures.

• Generate management reports and formulate actionable recommendations based on findings.

• Serve as the primary Controlling contact for Marketing and Product teams.

• Conduct monthly analyses of marketing and product expenditures across all business sectors.

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

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

• Prepare analyses including budget-to-actual, variance, scenario, and ad hoc reports.

• Simplify complex financial relationships into tailored recommendations for diverse audiences.

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

• Persistently enhance Controlling and reporting procedures.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Business Informatics, or a related field.

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

• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and KPI management.

• Proficient in LucaNet, Pigment, or Anaplan.

• Familiarity with SAP FI/CO.

• Exceptional Excel skills.

• Robust financial modeling capabilities and proficiency in analyzing intricate data sets.

• Comprehension of the value drivers within a brokerage business, or a proven ability to quickly grasp new business models.

• Organized and self-directed work style.

• Analytical and entrepreneurial mindset.

• Ability to articulate complex topics clearly and persuasively.

• Enjoyment of cross-departmental collaboration.

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

• Preferred: Experience in a broker, neobroker, bank, FinTech, or other capital-markets-related organizations.

• Preferred: Knowledge of unit economics, cohort analyses, and customer/business development evaluation.

• Preferred: Practical experience with SQL or Databricks.

• Preferred: Experience reporting to private equity investors.

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

🏝️ Benefits

• Employees have the option to work remotely.

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

• Access to training courses, seminars, and conferences.

• Modern office hubs available.

• Opportunities for professional development in financial markets and investing.

• Regular team events fostering a strong company culture.

• Health and mobility perks, including a company bike and public transport subsidies.

• Competitive financial benefits and additional perks.