Senior FP&A Controller (m/f/d)

Free resume; Gilching; A distancia; EUR 71.000 - 89.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Company pension scheme

Flexible working hours

Mobile work

EGYM Wellpass

Bike leasing

Corporate benefits

Employee events

Lunch card

Company shuttle

Descripción de la vacante

Free resume is seeking a Senior FP&A Controller to drive planning, forecasting and performance analysis with hands-on execution and FP&A excellence. You will partner with the Head of Controlling and key stakeholders to deliver reliable forecasts, scenario analyses and clear financial narratives for decision making.

Experience 4–7 years in FP&A/Controlling, strong budgeting and modelling skills, proficiency with Anaplan and BI tools; fluent in English, German a plus.

Formación

• 4–7 years of FP&A / Controlling experience with strong operational focus.
• Hands-on budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.
• Experience with modern planning tools (Anaplan is a strong plus).
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and business mindset.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations.
• Fluent in English; German is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Support and drive the annual budgeting process across departments.
• Maintain and improve rolling forecast with accuracy and timeliness.
• Prepare mid-term financial plans and support long-range planning.
• Develop scenario analyses to support business decisions.
• Establish and drive operational reporting cadences and KPI check-ins.
• Monitor KPIs, risks and opportunities and provide actionable insights.
• Perform variance and trend analyses based on latest data.
• Partner with departments to plan and track performance and build business cases.
• Work with planning tools (Anaplan) and ensure data consistency across FP&A, BI, and ERP.
• Contribute to automation and standardisation of FP&A processes.

Conocimientos

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modelling

Anaplan

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Python

English

German

Herramientas

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Python

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

As a Senior FP&A Controller, you will play a key role in driving the company´s financial planning, forecasting and performance analysis process. This is a highly operational and hands‑on role with a clear focus on FP&A‑excellence, ensuring high-quality financial transparency and actionable insights for decision‑making.

You will work closely with the Head of Controlling and business stakeholders across the organisation to translate operational performance into financial outcomes. Your work will directly influence short‑and mit‑term steering of the business by delivering reliable forecasts, deep‑dive analyses and clear financial narratives.

What is your Day to Day Mission:

Support and drive the annual budgeting process across departments

Maintain and continuously improve the rolling forecast, ensuring accuracy and timely updates

Prepare mid‑term financial plans and support long‑range planning processes

Develop and run scenario analyses (e.g. sensitivities, what‑if analyses) to support business decisions

Operational Performance Reporting & Insights

Establish and drive operational reporting cadences, including weekly KPI check‑ins with key stakeholders

Monitor financial and operational KPIs, ensuring full transparency on performance, risks, and opportunities

Perform ongoing variance and trend analyses based on latest operational data and forecasts

Translate data into clear, actionable insights to support timely decision‑making

Support the preparation of ad‑hoc analyses and management updates outside of formal MEC reporting cycles

Business Partnering

Act as a financial partner to selected departments, supporting them in planning and performance tracking

Challenge assumptions and provide financial guidance to improve decision‑making

Build financial models and business cases (e.g. cost initiatives, investments, headcount planning)

Data, Tools & Processes

Work with and further develop planning and forecasting tools (e.g. Anaplan)

Ensure data consistency between FP&A tools, BI systems, and ERP

Contribute to the automation and standardisation of FP&A processes

Improve data quality and reporting efficiency on an ongoing basis

What you bring to the team:

Have 4–7 years of experience in FP&A / Controlling, with a strong operational focus

Have hands‑on experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling

Are confident working with modern planning tools (Anaplan is a strong plus)

Have strong analytical skills and attention to detail, combined with a business mindset

Are able to translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations

Are comfortable working in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment

Communicate effectively with both finance and non‑finance stakeholders

Are fluent in English (German is a plus)

Nice to Have

Initial leadership or mentoring experience, or strong motivation to take on leadership responsibility

Experience in a scaling or transformation environment

Exposure to BI tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau)

Basic knowledge of data analysis tools (e.g. SQL, Python)

Remote full-time en 10,000–120,000 USD/yr

Remote full-time en 80,000–100,000 USD/yr

What Success Looks like

Accurate, reliable, and forward‑looking forecasts and financial plans

Strong collaboration with business stakeholders, enabling better performance steering

Readiness to take on leadership responsibility as the team expands

Continuous improvement of FP&A processes, tools, and data quality

Why Quantum-Systems:

We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer‑centric focus.

We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.

We push limits, think outside‑the‑box and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.

We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

Company pension scheme: We support you so that you can already make provisions for later.

Flexible working hours: With trust‑based working hours, you are not only responsible for your working hours, but also for your work‑life balance.

Mobile Work: If things get a little busy in the office, you have the option to work remotely one flexible day per week to create the right balance.

Stay active: With EGYM Wellpass, you get access to thousands of fitness and sports facilities — and of course, we subsidize the membership.

Bike‑Leasing: We support you in staying environmentally mobile and healthy.

Corporate Benefits: Your opportunity for attractive offers and discounts from well‑known suppliers and brands, e.g. Adidas, Apple, Expedia.

Employee events: We not only want to grow together, but celebrate our successes together.

Lunch‑Card: Be powerful with delicious energy, daily lunch budget is sponsored.

Company Shuttle: Enjoy our convenient shuttle service that picks you up from Laim in Munich and brings you to our location, with return trips at the end of the workday.

About us:

Quantum Systems is a leading European deep‑tech company for unmanned systems across air, land and maritime domains. We develop and scale integrated hardware, software and AI‑powered solutions for mission‑critical operations.

At Quantum Systems, you’ll work alongside experts across disciplines, take ownership from day one and help turn ambitious ideas into technology with real‑world impact. We move fast, think beyond boundaries and give our teams the space to shape what comes next.

The Future is Unmanned - But the responsibility is not.

Our commitment:

We are an open‑minded company that not only values diversity, but actively promotes it. Regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation or disability, we firmly believe that the diversity of our employees is an essential part of our success.

At our company, every voice is heard and every perspective is valued. We believe that our differences enrich us and help us to find creative solutions and generate innovative ideas. We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment where all employees can reach their full potential.