FP&A Manager

Overview

JOB PURPOSE:

The FP&A Manager will drive financial planning and analysis activities in support of strategic decision making, ensuring the company attains its financial objectives and maintains its financial health. Core activities include budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and reporting to provide actionable insights and recommendations to senior management.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct variance analysis to compare actual performance against budgeted and forecast figures to provide insightful explanations for discrepancies
• Analyze internal KPIs and consolidated financials, communicate performance to key stakeholders, highlight trends and changes, and conduct deep dives when observing abnormalities.
• Lead the production of key business reports and present monthly financial results to senior leadership provide insight into business performance and financial results.
• Manage the annual budgeting process and quarterly forecast process, including coordination with various departments and consolidation of submissions
• Create and maintain detailed financial forecasts and models that enable scenarios and sensitivity analysis to support strategic planning and facilitate decision-making
• Collaborate with Accounting function to support period-end closing and financial reporting.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial planning and reporting activities
• Develop and maintain standardized reporting templates and tools to streamline financial analysis

Requirements

CORE COMPETENCIES:
(Mondia Values)

• Skilled knowledge of financial statement analysis and GAAP, corporate finance concepts, and reporting techniques
• Excellent communicator and collaborator across multiple functions and management levels
• Superior technical, quantitative and analytical skills. Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Proactive, independent, and self-motivated, with the initiative to research information, solve problems and get things done
• Capable of using sound judgment and unquestionable integrity when managing confidential information
• Emotionally intelligent with the ability to build strong professional partnerships
• Operate with minimal supervision and able to make informed, well-reasoned decisions independently, strong business judgement
• Thrive in an environment that is fast-paced, rapidly changing, and customer service-oriented
• Team player, ability to effectively interact with the other team members and managers
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) skills.

BEHAVIORAL SKILLS:

• Attention to detail
• Accountability and Ownership
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Self-motivation
• Relationship Building
• Flexibility
• Problem Solving and strong interpersonal skills
• Balanced Decision-Making
• Planning and Organizing
• Cultural Awareness
• Stress Management
• Leadership

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES/SKILLS:
Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, with Advanced Excel)

EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting and ACCA / CIMA qualification

EXPERIENCE:
Minimum 5 years of combined experience in financial planning and analysis, including experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling within public accounting firm, investment bank, private equity, venture capital, corporate finance, or FP&A team (ideally in a high-growth technology or payments company).

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:
N/A

PHYSICAL DEMAND AND WORKING CONDITIONS:
Professional office environment

Benefits

• Hybrid Office – 13 WFH days per quarter
• Company bonus
• Flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths
• Cooperation in a highly motivated, young, international team spread across 3 continents
• An attractive location in a creative and modern office in Hamburg City Center