Senior Technology Controller

Finatal; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Finatal seeks a Senior Technology Controller/Technology Finance Business Partner to oversee budgets, forecasts and performance for a growing European SaaS business. This hands-on role partners with senior Technology leaders to challenge spend, optimize capacity and translate technology investment into commercial value.

You'll analyze R&D economics, run financial modelling, build business cases for major investments and track ROI from AI, automation and transformation initiatives, while driving

Qualifications

• Hands-on, high-impact role partnering with senior Technology leaders.
• Experience delivering measurable Technology cost or efficiency improvements.
• Strong understanding of R&D economics, capacity and software capitalization.
• Proven ability to build business cases for major Technology investments.

Responsibilities

• Owning Technology budgets, forecasts and performance
• Challenging Technology leadership on spend, capacity and investment decisions
• Analyzing R&D capacity, FTEs, utilization and external resources
• Building business cases for major Technology investments
• Identifying and delivering tangible cost and productivity improvements
• Tracking ROI and benefits from AI, automation and transformation initiatives
• Creating greater visibility around cost-to-serve and return on Technology investment
• Fluency in English
• Strong Technology Finance / IT Controlling background
• Experience within SaaS, software or IT services
• Strong understanding of R&D economics, capacity and software capitalization
• Proven experience delivering measurable Technology cost or efficiency improvements

Skills

Technology finance

R&D economics

Financial modelling

Commercial partnering

Cost optimization

ROI tracking

SaaS finance

Value creation

Job description

Senior Technology Controller/Technology Finance Business Partner

Location: Europe

Working model: Remote/Hybrid, with semi-regular travel to the Netherlands

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We’re supporting a PE-backed European B2B SaaS business providing mission-critical technology into complex, highly regulated markets. With a significant Technology organization and a broader transformation underway, there is a real focus on how Technology investment translates into commercial value.

This is a hands-on, high-impact role. You’ll work directly with senior Technology leaders to understand where money and capacity are going, challenge investment decisions, and build much stronger financial discipline across R&D, people, projects and technology spend.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Owning Technology budgets, forecasts and performance
• Challenging Technology leadership on spend, capacity and investment decisions
• Analyzing R&D capacity, FTEs, utilization and external resources
• Building business cases for major Technology investments
• Identifying and delivering tangible cost and productivity improvements
• Tracking ROI and benefits from AI, automation and transformation initiatives
• Creating greater visibility around cost-to-serve and return on Technology investment
• Fluency in english
• Strong Technology Finance / IT Controlling background
• Experience within SaaS, software or IT services
• Strong understanding of R&D economics, capacity and software capitalization
• Proven experience delivering measurable Technology cost or efficiency improvements
• Strong financial modelling and commercial partnering skills
• PE / value-creation experience highly desirable

Please note this role does not offer Sponsorship