Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Stanton House; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Stanton House is seeking a Senior Lead Strategic FP&A professional to drive planning, modelling and strategic analysis in a fast-paced fintech environment. You will own core financial models, deliver actionable insights and support key investment decisions across growth initiatives and profitability.

The role offers significant exposure to executive leadership and the opportunity to influence long-term planning in a scaling international business.

Qualifikationen

• Degree-qualified with strong academic credentials; finance qualifications advantageous.
• Experience in FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance or similar analytical environment.
• Strong preference for fintech, payments, financial services or technology businesses.
• Advanced financial modelling capability, including integrated three-statement models and scenario modelling.

Aufgaben

• Own and continually enhance the organisation’s integrated financial model (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, KPIs).
• Develop scenario, sensitivity and strategic investment models to guide planning.
• Support capital allocation decisions, funding initiatives, and M&A analysis.
• Lead evolution of modelling infrastructure for governance and scalability.
• Coordinate annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes across functions.
• Build headcount, OPEX and revenue forecasting models.
• Deliver scenario planning to senior leadership and board-level decision making.
• Partner with operational and finance teams to challenge assumptions and improve forecast accuracy.

Kenntnisse

Strategic FP&A

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Advanced analytics

Scenario modelling

Financial planning

Data-driven decision making

Ausbildung

Degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Excel (Advanced)

Financial Modelling

Jobbeschreibung

A high-growth European fintech business is seeking a Senior Lead Strategic FP&A professional to play a critical role in supporting the next phase of scale. Operating in a data-driven and fast-paced environment, the business requires a commercially minded finance professional to lead financial planning, modelling and strategic analysis, providing decision support to senior stakeholders across the organisation.

Role Summary

This is a senior individual contributor position with broad exposure across strategic finance, budgeting, forecasting and business partnering. The successful candidate will own core financial models, develop actionable insights from complex data and support key business decisions relating to investment allocation, growth initiatives, profitability and long-term planning. The role offers significant exposure to executive leadership and the opportunity to influence the strategic direction of a rapidly scaling international business.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and continuously enhance the organisation’s integrated financial model, incorporating P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and KPI reporting.
• Develop detailed scenario, sensitivity and strategic investment models to support business planning and decision-making.
• Support capital allocation decisions, funding initiatives, commercial investments and M&A analysis.
• Lead the evolution of financial modelling infrastructure, improving flexibility, governance and scalability.
• Coordinate annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes across multiple business functions.
• Build and maintain headcount, operating expenditure and revenue forecasting models.
• Deliver scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to support executive and board-level decision making.
• Partner closely with operational and finance stakeholders to challenge assumptions and improve forecast accuracy.
• Act as a trusted finance partner to commercial, product, technology and operational teams.
• Translate complex financial information into clear, decision-ready insights for senior stakeholders.
• Support strategic initiatives through robust analysis of hiring plans, spending decisions and investment cases.
• Develop and maintain cohort analysis, customer profitability and unit economics frameworks.
• Analyse profitability across products, customer segments and geographies to identify value creation opportunities.
• Present clear recommendations and commercial insights to support business growth and performance improvement.

To Be Suitable

• Degree-qualified with strong academic credentials; relevant finance qualifications are advantageous.
• Experience within FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking or a similar analytical environment.
• Strong preference for candidates with experience in high-growth fintech, payments, financial services or technology businesses.
• Advanced financial modelling capability, including integrated three-statement models, scenario modelling and business case development.
• Proven experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes.
• Strong understanding of financial accounting, reporting and controllership principles.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse complex data and translate findings into commercial recommendations.
• Confident stakeholder manager, capable of influencing senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Highly analytical, intellectually curious and commercially focused.
• Able to balance attention to detail with a pragmatic and business-oriented approach.

Closing Paragraph

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a scaling international fintech business at a pivotal stage of growth. The role offers a high degree of visibility, strategic influence and exposure to senior leadership, making it ideal for an ambitious finance professional seeking to drive value creation and support critical business decisions in a dynamic environment.

Application Disclaimer

Due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to provide individual feedback to all unsuccessful candidates.