Senior FP&A Analyst (m/f/x)
Köln, Hybrid
Full-time
Permanent employee
Our vision - your future
Cofinity-X is a joint venture founded in 2023 by BASF, BMW Group, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Schaeffler, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen, and ZF. Established by industry experts, our company is primed for growth and is intended to be further led by professionals like yourself.
Your mission
- Prepare and analyze monthly management reporting packages and performance reports, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and clear business relevance for internal stakeholders.
- Support the budgeting and forecasting process by preparing rolling forecasts, variance analyses, and providing cause-of-change explanation.
- Develop and refine forecasts by challenging assumptions, identifying risks and opportunities, and assessing their potential business impact.
- Conduct scenario analyses to support financial planning, evaluate business decisions, and assess potential outcomes under varying assumptions.
- Monitor and report on key SaaS metrics, including ARR, MRR, churn, and burn rate, translating performance data into actionable business insights and recommendations.
- Develop and maintain financial models to support short-term planning and long-term strategic decisions.
- Serve as a key sparring partner to the Head of Finance by providing financial insights, challenging assumptions, and supporting strategic decision-making.
- Identify risks, opportunities, and key business drivers, proactively providing recommendations to improve financial and operational performance.
- Partner with department leads to improve financial transparency, challenge assumptions, and support data-driven decision-making across the organization.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of reporting processes, financial controls, and analytical workflows.
- Take ownership of recurring FP&A activities and deliverables, ensuring high standards of quality, accuracy, and timeliness.
Your profile
- Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in FP&A, Controlling, or a comparable finance function, preferably in a dynamic or SaaS environment.
- Strong understanding of SaaS business models and the key financial and operational KPIs that drive performance.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex datasets, identify trends, and derive actionable insights.
- Strong intellectual curiosity and critical thinking skills, with the confidence to challenge assumptions and form independent conclusions.
- Strong business acumen combined with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Proven ability to translate financial and operational data into clear recommendations.
- Experience contributing to reporting, forecasting, and planning processes with a high degree of ownership and accountability.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex topics clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences.
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and Power BI; knowledge of DATEV is considered an advantage.
- Fluent in German and English.
Why us?
- Hybrid working model
- Balanced work-life balance with flexible working hours
- Annual training budget for continuous professional and personal development (1.500 EUR)
- Free choice of hardware
- Monthly lunch subsidy (up to 115 EUR)
- Deutschland Ticket and Job Bike for environmentally friendly mobility options
- Workation to work remotely from different locations within the EU
- We offer every employee a pensions scheme (bAV) with company sponsorship
- Regular team events to strengthen cohesion and foster a positive working atmosphere
- A modern office with an impressive view of the Cologne Cathedral
About us
Cofinity-X GmbH is based in Cologne and was founded in 2023. It is a joint venture of BASF, BMW Group, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Schaeffler, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen and ZF. The vision of Cofinity-X is to run an open marketplace for the provision of own and third-party business applications and further services that enable secured and standardized data transfer along the automotive value chain in accordance with the Gaia-X and Catena-X principles with initial focus on the European market.