Director Controlling, Sdui
Communication app for schools & daycares
Open for applications
Communication app for schools & daycares
21-100 employees
Open for applications
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build the operating system for modern education.
Role
Who you are
- Strong experience in Controlling / FP&A, ideally in a high‑growth, multi‑entity or investor‑backed environment
- Proven track record in building or redesigning budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes — including driver‑based financial models
- Experience improving decision quality through better transparency, KPI frameworks, dashboards, and performance reviews
- Hands-on expertise in reporting, forecasting, scenario modelling, long-range planning, and financial analysis; SaaS exposure is a plus
- Experience supporting M&A processes (due diligence, business‑case validation, synergy modelling, or post‑merger value tracking)
- Ability to act as an independent control function while building strong, collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders
- Comfort operating in complexity, ambiguity, and transformation contexts — pragmatic, data-driven, and resilient
- Leadership experience: hiring, developing, and scaling high‑performing teams
- Fluency in English; international experience is an advantage
What the job involves
- As our Director Controlling, you will build and lead the group’s Controlling & FP&A function during a phase of high growth and acquisitions
- You bring structure, insight, and financial discipline to a fast‑moving, multi‑entity SaaS organisation to enable better decisions, stronger performance, and scalable growth
- Your work will create true transparency, elevate strategic steering, and shape how we plan, measure, and optimize value across the entire business
- Own the group-wide planning and forecasting framework, including annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and multi‑year plans
- Build and continuously refine a robust driver‑based financial model covering revenue, cost, margin, cash, and headcount
- Establish and run a group performance-management framework with clear KPIs, targets, and accountability mechanisms
- Deliver variance analyses and forward‑looking insights to identify risks, opportunities, and required actions early
- Design, standardise, and improve management reporting across entities, products, and functions
- Develop dashboards and analytics covering revenue performance, unit economics, customer behaviour, project profitability, and cost efficiency
- Lead financial due diligence, business‑case modelling, synergy assessments, and post‑merger value tracking for M&A
- Define Controlling requirements for systems, data structures, reporting standards, and the single source of truth
- Partner closely with Finance, Product, GTM, and Operations to translate strategy into measurable financial outcomes
- Act as an independent and trusted sparring partner to CEO, CFO, and senior leadership — challenging assumptions and strengthening decision quality
- Build, lead, and develop a high‑performing Controlling & FP&A team with clear interfaces to Accounting and Finance Operations
Our take
Germany-based Sdui is helping schools and daycares transform for the digital age, with a range of GDPR-compliant communication solutions. From its "digital classroom" - which allows chat and video conferencing - to parent letters and push notifications, Sdui provides all the tools for enhancing communication in the education and childcare spaces.
Serving thousands of schools and daycare centres across Europe, the company has already taken strides towards its vision of a world in which technology enables everyone to benefit from the best possible education. Strong funding and a string of acquisitions support the company in accelerated international expansion and scaling of its products.
As the company has expanded, it has become a group of many brands like KidsFox, SchoolFox, Additio App, Educamos, Konecto and Pupil. This group has now rebranded to Seven Education, which Sdui is considered a part of. The company itself continues its aim of becoming a first-choice partner for educational institutions across Europe.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
26% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jul 2025
$70.3m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jul 2024
$24.6m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $124.1m
Company benefits
- MacBook or Windows notebook
- 30 days of vacation
- Remote work
- Free drinks
- Company pension plan
- Flexible hours
Company HQ
Koblenz-Metternich, Koblenz, Germany
Leadership
Daniel Zacharias
(Co-Founder & Group CEO (Seven Education))Member of the Supervisory Board of Pupil AG and of Konecto. Is a Founding Member for iddb.school and Edtech Founders Club, a Founding Partner for BV Capital, and a Partner for SH.
Jan Micha Kroll
(Founding Member)Graduate of the University of Koblenz and Landau, where they were studying when they founded Sdui.
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