Solaris is Europe's leading embedded finance platform. Solaris’ full German banking license and proprietary modular B2B tech stack empowers its partners—from SMEs to large, multinational, non‑financial companies—to offer compliant, customer‑centric banking services, providing seamless experiences to customers across all industries. Founded in 2016, Solaris pioneered the Banking‑as‑a‑Service market with an unparalleled combination of tech and banking. Solaris is headquartered in Berlin and employs 300 people in Europe.
Your Role
- Proactively drive the annual budget and multi‑year business‑plan cycles, ensuring alignment across functions and constructively challenging assumptions.
- Elevate the quality and impact of monthly performance packs and executive‑ready reporting, translating complex data into clear strategic insights for the CFO, CEO, and Management Board.
- Build, maintain, and scale integrated financial models spanning P&L, balance sheet, and capital dynamics, performing scenario analyses against regulatory constraints like CET1 and leverage ratios.
- Dive deep into contribution margins, transaction processing, vendor spend, and cost‑to‑serve metrics to optimize gross margin performance across our BaaS model.
- Act as a trusted financial sparring partner to functional leads (Tech, Commercial, Operations, Risk), providing guidance on strategic initiatives, pricing, and partner onboarding.
- Ensure the accuracy of cost allocations and contribute to the continuous design of audit‑ready financial processes within a regulated environment (BaFin/SRB expectations).
Qualifications
- 5–6 years of relevant experience within financial institutions (preferably banking), fintechs, strategy consulting, investment banking, or data‑driven finance roles.
- Educational background in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
- Proficiency in financial modelling, including P&L, balance sheet and capital dynamics, scenario modelling, and business case evaluation.
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; ability to build structured models, dashboards, and management‑ready presentations.
- Hands‑on experience leveraging or implementing Pigment (or similar enterprise planning platforms) to drive forecasting agility and process optimization.
- Experience with analytical or automation tools (e.g., SQL, VBA, Python) is a strong plus, particularly for handling large datasets and improving processes.
- Solid understanding of financial statements, drivers of profitability, and cost structures in banking or regulated environments.
- Structured, detail‑oriented thinker with high stakeholder‑management maturity; confidently challenge assumptions while balancing commercial needs with regulatory boundaries.
- Professional fluency in English; German language skills are an advantage but not mandatory.
Benefits
- Home office budget.
- Learning & development budget of €1,000 per year and a transparent growth framework to support your career goals.
- Competitive salary and a variable remuneration program.
- Monthly meal allowance.
- Deutschland ticket subsidy.
- 28 vacation days, increasing by 2 days after 2 years and 3 days after 3 years with Solaris.
- Opportunity to work abroad for up to 12 weeks per year.
Solaris is committed to nurturing an inclusive environment, where all Solarians feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of color, ethnicity, religion, sex, origin, disability, marital status, citizenship, or gender identity. We are proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Information on data processing:
- DE: https://www.solarisgroup.com/gdpr_notice_de
- EN: https://www.solarisgroup.com/gdpr_notice_en
The annual gross salary range for this position is:
€68,000 – €85,000 EUR