Babbel
Senior Business Controller - Marketing (m/f/d)
Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.
Germany only
Employer listed it 19h ago · Added today
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Salary
Not stated
Location
Germany only
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Marketing
This employer didn't state pay. Jobs like this usually pay around $125k–$185k a year, a typical range taken from 218 senior-level marketing roles on Nomaders that do state pay. It's a guide, not an offer.
Remote flexibility
Work from home
This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in Germany. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Berlin, Remote"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Residency required in Germany
- Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only
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About the role
Your learning journey in the role
We are looking for a Senior FP&A Business Controller to lead financial planning, forecasting and performance analysis for Babbel’s global marketing activities.This role combines strong financial modelling with commercial business partnering. You will help leaders understand what is driving performance, where investment is creating value and where the business should adjust course.
How you’ll make an impact
Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasting and long-range planning for global marketing activities, including financial models, assumptions, drivers, risks and variance analysis.
Partner with business leaders to evaluate performance, investment decisions and opportunities for improvement, and support strategic analyses and business cases.
Translate financial and operational data into clear KPIs, insights and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
Collaborate with teams globally to improve the quality, consistency and usefulness of reporting.
Simplify, standardise and automate planning, reporting and other recurring finance processes.
Your skills and qualifications
We think you’ll need the following experience to succeed in the role:
At least 6 years of experience in Controlling / FP&A, commercial finance, financial analysis or a related field, ideally in a B2C, digital product subscription or SaaS environment.
Strong track record owning or significantly contributing to budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modelling and performance analysis.
Experience partnering with senior leadership in an international, fast paced environment.
Strong English language skills.
In addition, here are the skills and capabilities we’re looking for:
Commercial and strategic thinking: Connects financial and operational drivers to business decisions and can evaluate investment trade-offs.
Analytical and modelling skills: Builds robust models, interprets performance data, identifies key drivers and highlights risks and sensitivities.
Communication and influence: Explains complex information clearly, makes practical recommendations and constructively challenges assumptions.
Structured execution and process improvement: Prioritises effectively, delivers accurate work and looks for ways to simplify, standardise and automate reporting and planning processes.
Ways of working
You will work across Finance, Revenue and Data, building trusted relationships with stakeholders in Berlin and New York. The role requires both hands-on analytical depth and the ability to step back, understand the broader business context and make the analysis useful to decision-makers.
Please note that our company’s operating language is English, so you will need to be able to work in English.
Some perks of becoming a Babbelonian
Enjoy 30 vacation days and the chance to take a 3-month Sabbatical. Plus family and life situation counseling.
Requirements
- ·We think you’ll need the following experience to succeed in the role:
- ·At least 6 years of experience in Controlling / FP&A, commercial finance, financial analysis or a related field, ideally in a B2C, digital product subscription or SaaS environment.
- ·Strong track record owning or significantly contributing to budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modelling and performance analysis.
- ·Experience partnering with senior leadership in an international, fast paced environment.
- ·Strong English language skills.
Benefits
- ·Enjoy 30 vacation days and the chance to take a 3-month Sabbatical. Plus family and life situation counseling.
- ·Learn and grow with the internal learning opportunities, and use a yearly learning & development budget for external training. Learn languages with Babbel for free with your full access to Babbel & Babbel Live classes.
- ·Take advantage of your mobility benefits options and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership.
- ·Be part of our employee communities (such as FLINTA, DE&I Ambassadors and LGBTQIA groups), attend cultural and regular social events.
- ·Diversity at Babbel
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Babbel, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 13h ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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