Senior Financial Controller - (Corporate FP&A)

About Staffbase

We inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication. Our award-winning communications channels - intranet, employee app and email - deliver experiences that drive engagement and inspire hearts and minds.

We’re headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany, with offices in many locations throughout the world, including New York, London, Berlin and Dresden. Our international team counts more than 750 employees from 45+ nationalities and we have a growing base of 2200+ customers that want to transform their employee experience. We are rapidly scaling, post-Series E ($115 million funding), have strong-growing revenue, and our customers love us.

We are a dynamic Financial Planning and Analysis team that enjoy solving the business challenges that come with rapid scaling. Our goal is to grow Staffbase as fast as possible, but in an efficient way. Our role is to inform and influence some of Staffbase’s most important business decisions by:

• Providing data driven insight and connection across functions, segmenting by time (quarter, year, multi-year), and among varying levels of data (Top down financial metrics to detailed operational plans)
• Linking that context directly to our business strategy and objectives
• Objectively assessing the impact of the decision on the business and identifying risks/opportunities

What you’ll be doing

• Strategic Alignment: Develop a comprehensive understanding of Staffbase's business model, product portfolio, market dynamics, and competitive landscape. Translate strategic initiatives into concrete financial targets that underpin our long-range planning efforts.
• Industry Acumen: Maintain a strong awareness of relevant SaaS industry trends, leveraging these insights to proactively shape and refine Staffbase's financial forecasts and direction.
• Long-Term Vision: Own the development and execution of multi-year financial plans, annual budgets, and dynamic rolling forecasts. Collaborate closely with executive leadership to ensure financial objectives are fully aligned with the company's strategic vision.
• Advanced Modelling: Continuously elevate the sophistication of our financial models to enhance the accuracy and reliability of long-term projections. Proactively identify potential risks and opportunities by incorporating industry best practices and innovative modeling techniques.
• Annual Planning Oversight: Partner with the Head of FP&A to lead the annual planning process, effectively managing stakeholders, ensuring clear communication, and consolidating company-wide financial plans.
• Resource Optimization: Collaborate strategically with FP&A business partners across Sales & Marketing, Customer Success, R&D, and G&A to optimize resource allocation, including headcount management and operational expenditure efficiency.
• Month-End Leadership: Serve as the central point of leadership for the FP&A month-end close process, guaranteeing the timely and accurate completion of comprehensive management reports.
• Actionable Intelligence: Ensure the robustness of financial models, projections, and
  analysis by rigorously reviewing key assumptions, constructively challenging 
  stakeholder inputs, and delivering compelling, data-driven insights that directly inform
  executive decision-making.
• External Reporting Ownership: Take full ownership of external reporting obligations for both investors and lenders, ensuring meticulous consistency, accuracy, and adherence to timely delivery schedules.
• Data Quality Enhancement: Work in close partnership with accounting and financial systems teams to streamline processes that enhance the accuracy and timeliness of financial data for both internal management reporting and external disclosures.
• Scalable planning system: Collaborate with the Head of FP&A to develop and implement a scalable financial planning tool that are strategically aligned with the company’s ERP roadmap.

What you need to be successful 

• You possess a  high-performing track record  gained within a  fast-growth SaaS environment, where the creation and evolution of robust three-statement financial models has been a cornerstone of your success. You bring  5+ years of total experience to this role.
• You are a  qualified accountant  with a  strong understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and fundamental accounting prin