Senior Financial Controller, Babbel
Subscription-based language learning software
Open for applications
Subscription-based language learning software
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create mutual understanding through language.
Role
Who you are
- A degree (Bachelor/ Master) in Economics, Business Administration, or equivalent and
- Experience with business partnering and cross functional projects
- A proactive mindset when it comes to solution finding and delivering results in an efficient manner
- A hands-on mentality with the ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workloads
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Desirable
- Experience in working with Product and/or Tech teams
- Knowledge about Product and Tech KPIs for financial steering
What the job involves
- Be a trusted business partner for our Product & Tech teams
- Support both operational and strategic discussions with financial analysis and focus on value creation
- Continuously improve business KPIs and processes in line with our company steering approach
- Identify trends, risks and opportunities to our business to support senior management
- Guide the business teams in the budget planning & forecasting process
- Engage in monthly closing & reporting activities and ensure accuracy
Our take
Babbel is one of the leading lights in the language eLearning sector. Its premium subscription-based online learning resources cover over a dozen predominantly European languages, at all proficiency levels. They include interactive lessons and podcasts - all developed and delivered by professional educators and linguists.
Learning languages online has become big business in recent years, and this has led to a surge of VC investment in the sector. This diversified the field of competition, tripling revenue for smaller rivals like Busuu and driving up engagement on online tutoring sites. It has ramped up pressure on incumbents like Babbel, and its better established (but pricier) competitor Rosetta Stone, to diversify their offerings.
To get there, Babbel has taken a smart cue from live tutoring sites like Preply, which also saw a surge in engagement over recent years. Babbel has launched its own live tuition offering, and additional B2B services, demonstrating a savvy use of its leading position and strong resources to keep a tight grip on its substantial market share.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
22% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2015
$22m
SERIES C
Mar 2013
$10m
SERIES B
Total funding: $33.3m
Company benefits
- 30 vacation days and flexible working hours
- BVG card or Swapfiets bike
- Jobbatical and Sabbatical options
- Many internal & external learning opportunities to choose from
- A yearly Learning & Development budget
- Visa and relocation assistance
- Full access to Babbel & Babbel Live classes
- Modern office in the heart of buzzing Berlin equipped with a family, music, faith and nap room
- Various internal communities to be part of including the Femgineers, DEI Ambassadors, Accessibility & Disability Group and more
Company values
- A learning company inside and out
- What matters to our learners, matters to us
- We make the complicated simple
- We love what we do
- Diversity makes us stronger
- We are bold and humble
Company HQ
Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany
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Leadership
Markus Witte
(Executive Chairman & Co-Founder)Currently a Partner at Wachstumsbegleitung, a Fellow of JoinPolitics and was Previously an Independent Board Member at Blinkist.
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