Business Operations & Finance Lead (all genders)

Lime Connect (formerly Userlike); Deutschland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health budget

Urban Sports Club access

Learning budget

Udemy/Masterclass access

Leadership programmes

Team events and FIKA

Cologne office 3 days on-site

EU Workation

Job summary

Lime Connect is creating a new role that unites finance, business controlling and revenue operations. You will partner with Sales, Marketing, Product and Engineering to assess profitability and build cases for new products and pricing, owning the budget and delivering a single source of truth.

You will present our numbers to Lime's management and the Advisory Board with the CEO, driving strategic projects from idea to execution. Fluent German and English are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in strategy, management consulting, finance or revenue operations.
• Experience structuring complex questions quickly.
• End-to-end budgeting, margins and cost structures ownership.
• SaaS experience with recurring revenue models.
• Builds models in Excel/Google Sheets and explains results clearly.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Product and Engineering to assess profitability and build business cases.
• Own the budget and maintain a single source of truth for all numbers.
• Provide data-driven analyses to guide decisions across teams.
• Present numbers to Lime Connect's management and Advisory Board with the CEO.
• Lead strategic projects from idea to execution.

Skills

Strategic analysis

Budgeting & cost mgmt

SaaS & revenue models

Excel modeling

German & English

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Lime Connect is growing, and we want to grow profitably. So we're creating a new role that brings together finance, business controlling and revenue operations:

• You partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Product and Engineering, bringing an entrepreneurial mindset to every discussion. Through sharp financial analysis and business modelling, you assess the profitability of our current products and build the case for new products, initiatives and pricing.


• You own the budget and make sure there's a single source of truth for all our numbers.


• Your analyses help every team make data-driven decisions.


• As a thought partner to the CEO, you're close to the big decisions and present our numbers to Lime's management and the Advisory Board together with him.


• You drive strategic projects that move the company forward, from first idea to execution.

What Makes You a Fit

• You have at least five years of experience in strategy or management consulting, finance or revenue operations and know how to structure complex questions quickly.


• You don't just own budgets, margins and cost structures E2E through providing a single source of truth, analysis and deriving potential actions.


• You're familiar with SaaS models and know how recurring revenue and usage-based costs fit together.


• You build models from scratch in Excel or Google Sheets and explain the results in a way that sales, product and management can work with.


• You're hands-on and excited to build something that doesn't exist at Lime Connect yet.


• You speak fluent German and English.

What’s in It for You

HEALTH & SPORTS

• 600 € health budget per year, including 24/7 medical advice — also for family members in your household


• Subsidised Urban Sports Club membership (20 € monthly contribution)

DEVELOPMENT & GROWTH

• Learning budget for courses, books and conferences


• Free access to Udemy, Masterclass and language learning apps


• Leadership programmes such as \"Next Gen\" and \"Effective Manager\"

TEAM & CULTURE

• Weekly FIKA, movie nights, book club and regular get-togethers and team events


• International summer party together with our colleagues in the Nordics

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Office-first setup: 3 days in our Cologne office at the MediaPark, 2 days remote


• 360° view across Cologne from the 14th floor


• Workation within the EU


• Snacks, cereal bar and drinks in the office

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Company pension scheme via Zurich with a 30 % employer contribution


• Job ticket or mobility budget, plus free parking at the MediaPark


• 28 days of holiday, plus Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve off


• Up to 5 days of special leave for important life events