Financial Analyst, German Language Skills Essential

• Own and improve budgeting, forecasting, rolling forecasts, long-term planning and data analysis
• Build, maintain, and improve integrated financial models covering P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, liquidity, investment cases, sensitivities, and growth scenarios
• Perform actual-vs-budget/forecast variance analysis, identify operational and financial drivers, challenge assumptions, and recommend corrective actions
• Deliver monthly and quarterly management reporting, KPI dashboards, executive analyses, and materials for senior management
• Maintain understanding of German HGB accounting and reporting principles and align management reporting, planning, and financial analysis with statutory accounting
• Partner with Accounting during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end processes to ensure reliable financial data
• Develop scalable FP&A processes, reporting structures, KPI frameworks, financial controls, and planning methodologies
• Conduct ad-hoc financial analysis supporting pricing, cost optimization, investment decisions, organizational planning, and strategic initiatives
• Establish and monitor financial and operational KPIs including revenue, gross margin, OPEX, EBITDA, cash flow, working capital, and productivity
• Support Finance function evolution through standardization, automation, internal controls, documentation, governance, and process improvement

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
• CFA, Bilanzbuchhalter, Controller qualification, or similar professional certification is helpful
• Experience in FP&A, Controlling, Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis, or a comparable finance role
• Strong practical knowledge of German HGB and experience working with financial statements and reporting in a German business environment
• Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, working capital, and financial performance management
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex financial modeling, sensitivity/scenario analysis, PivotTables etc.
• Able to operate effectively in a scaling company, including improving processes that may initially be manual, fragmented, or insufficient for future organizational requirements.
• Strong analytical judgment and attention to detail
• Able to identify the commercial implications behind the numbers
• Able to communicate complex financial topics clearly and concisely
• High degree of ownership, independence, and execution discipline; able to prioritize
• German and English language skills are essential

• A distributed, open team with a passion for working on and within the open source community
• Promoting and selling a product which pushes the boundaries of technology and with a global user and contributor community
• A competitive salary
• Flexibility for a healthy work-life balance
• Time for personal growth and education