Strategic Finance Partner, Services & Value Engineering

Celonis; Madrid; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Unlimited PTO

Hybrid work model

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Celonis is seeking a Lead Finance Business Partner for the Services and Value Engineering teams in Madrid. You will own financial modeling, delivery economics, and operational metrics that drive services gross margin, utilization, and value-selling efficiency.

The role blends strategic advisory with hands-on planning, forecasting, and KPI development to enable scalable growth in a fast-paced, enterprise software environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, or strategic finance experience, with 5+ years supporting Services in a B2B SaaS/tech company.
• 5+ years of business partnering with executive leadership balancing operations with financial impact.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or quantitative field; MBA/CFA a plus.
• Deep understanding of SaaS unit economics and revenue recognition rules.
• Elite Excel/financial modeling skills; ability to build dynamic capacity/utilization models from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Strategic advisory to Services and VE leadership as primary financial co-pilot.
• Own gross margin modeling for Services and VE to optimize delivery costs without harming customer satisfaction.
• Evaluate ROI of headcount additions, tools, and strategic initiatives (insourcing vs subcontracting; VE coverage).
• Capacity planning with Services and VE leadership; stress-test assumptions; align hiring/subcontracting with pipeline and backlog.
• Lead annual budgeting and monthly forecasts for headcount, program spend, and variable compensation.
• Forecast Services revenue recognition with project milestones, backlog, and book-to-burn ratios.
• Define and track KPIs; drive analytics for operational and financial performance.

Skills

Strategic FP&A

Executive stakeholder management

Financial modeling

Excel

SaaS unit economics

Capacity planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA or CFA is a plus

Tools

Pigment

Salesforce

Workday

Job description

Celonis is seeking a Lead Finance Business Partner for the Services and Value Engineering teams in Madrid. You will own financial modeling, delivery economics, and operational metrics that drive services gross margin, utilization, and value-selling efficiency.

The role blends strategic advisory with hands-on planning, forecasting, and KPI development to enable scalable growth in a fast-paced, enterprise software environment.