Senior FP&A Controller, expondo
2+ days a week in office
Marketplace for professional equipment
Open for applications
Marketplace for professional equipment
201-500 employees
Open for applications
2+ days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To enable experts with their experience and knowledge when needed.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting or Finance. MBA degree an advantage. Previous experience in a high-growth e-commerce or marketplace company is highly preferred. Prior experience in retail or FMCG environment an added advantage
- Strong financial modelling, forecasting and budgeting skills
- Experience in multiple finance roles. Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision making
- Experience in solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits)
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in management or Financial Performance and Analysis and/or Financial controlling experience
- Exposure to digital transformation of finance function to deliver efficiencies and productivity
- Understanding of IFRS and German GAAP (HGB)
- Experience in developing, implementing and driving Financial planning & processes
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Fluent in English and German
What the job involves
- DIRECT REPORT: Head of Controlling
- As Senior FP&A Controller, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our financial landscape and supporting our growth objectives
- You will be responsible for overseeing corporate analysis, planning processes, and collaborating with various business functions to drive financial success
- Your focus will include group forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning, while managing business cases for investments and growth initiatives
- We are looking for a highly skilled financial expert with a passion for value creation and continuous improvement
- You will excel at utilizing digital and analytical tools to generate insights and drive efficiency
- You will ensure that financial practices and business processes are aligned with our corporate goals
- This is a strategic, hands-on role that offers the opportunity to influence decision-making at the highest levels within the organization
- This role requires a strong analytical mindset, leadership skills, and the ability to communicate complex financial data to both financial and non-financial stakeholders
- The Senior FP&A Controller will work closely with senior leadership to drive strategic decisions and improve the overall financial performance of the company
- Drive an efficient and effective planning process for the organization, ensuring all factors are considered in developing a robust plan aligning strategic ambition with effective allocates resources
- Focus the Business Unit Leadership team on the interventions required to keep performance on track
- Manage and update forecasts, including quarterly and monthly forecasts, budget planning, and long-term plans (e.g., 5-year plans) including scenario planning and sensitivity analysis
- Handle requests from leadership and stakeholders for presentations, analyses, and support across regions and functions. Provide analytical support and monthly reporting with a focus on key financial metrics like volume, margins, costs, and working capital
- Support external reporting, including presentations and Q&A sessions for banks and investors
- Analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial performance against budgets and forecasts. Prepare and present financial reports, including variance analysis, to senior management
- Continuously update forecasts based on actual performance and changes in market conditions
- Act as a business partner to your designated business functions by collaborating with the business on analysis and insight generation to support decision making
- Independently drive deep dive analyses into product selection and sourcing performance to generate insights and suggestions to improve long-term Free Cash Flow
- Drive analysis to identify ROI from proposed tech investments and help in prioritization of projects
- Partner with business teams to drive cost out and optimal cross functional decisions that maximize long term free cash flow
- Own Supply Chain Finance's FP&A and Month End Close (MEC) process from end to end ensuring variances are tracked down and insightfully explained to executive management (finance and business)
- Develop and execute audit programs on Contribution Profit components and provide detailed findings
Our take
The convenience of online shopping has brought most commercial industries to the web, and for a small business can make purchasing good tools at the right price much quicker and easier. Expondo specialises in high-quality and inexpensive tools for these small businesses, selling a collection of devices for the food, craft and health sectors.
Expondo, founded in 2007, began with sales from the founders’ garage via eBay, and shifted to its own platform in 2011. The company utilises continuous search algorithms which scan supply and demand data to find openings in the market, allowing the company to proactively stock niche and popular devices.
The company first began selling in the German and Austrian markets and expanded into Poland, France, the UK, and China in the first four years. It has reported impressive profitable growth since its inception and received its first external investments in 2021, which are set to facilitate further growth of the Expondo platform.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Company values
- A lifesaver mentality: I would trust any exponDOer with my life
- An amplified focus on data: Without data, it’s just an opinion
- Fueling positive energy: Our positive energy is so contagious the common cold is jealous
- Outlearning ourselves: Our biggest learning is that we still have a lot more to learn
- Passionate can-doers: When SpaceX landed a rocket on Mars, expondo was there to repair it
Company HQ
Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
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Leadership
Waldemar Moss
(Chair of the Board)Global Advisory Board Member of the Virtual Advisory Board. Former CEO at Mosta Holding.
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