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Interim FP&A & Controlling | Budgeting, Forecasting, Board Reporting | 10+ Years SaaS & Tech
Berlin, Deutschland
Deutschland +3
MSc Finance (Merit), Queen Mary University of London, 2012-2013info: Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz, Frankreich
Über mich
10+ years in FP&A and Controlling, much of it in SaaS and tech. Twice first FP&A hire (AnyDesk, softgarden). Interim cover for hiring gaps and absence, plus Strategic Planning: budget and forecast models you own and run yourself. Fixed scope, fixed end date. Berlin, remote or on-site, English.
Skills
SaasFinanzanalyseForecastingInterim ManagementKonzerncontrollingBudget-Zyklus
FP&A and Controlling (Finanzplanung, Budgetierung)
Budgeting, rolling forecasts, headcount planning and management reporting, built from scratch twice as the first FP&A hire (AnyDesk, softgarden).
Interim FP&A and Controlling (Interim Management)
Fixed-term cover for hiring gaps, parental leave or a sudden departure, keeping close, forecast and reporting running without interruption.
SaaS Metrics and ARR Reporting
ARR bridge (new, expansion, contraction, churn), NRR, GRR, LTV:CAC and CAC by channel, for board and executive steering.
Investor Reporting and Due Diligence
Investor models and due diligence packages for Series B and C rounds (€70M+ raised), including defending the metrics through diligence.
Strategic Planning and Scenario Modelling (Liquiditätsplanung)
Budget, scenario and cash flow models linking P&L and headcount assumptions, handed over so your team can run them.
Cost Control and Variance Analysis (Kostenstellencontrolling, Abweichungsanalyse)
Cost controlling on cost bases of €13M to €16M with department heads, including 33 cost centres at HRS and about €1.3M (about 10%) of cost reductions in the 2026 budget.
Month-end Close, IFRS and HGB (Monatsabschluss)
Close cut from 20+ to 8 business days at AnyDesk, IFRS-compliant close processes at softgarden, and bridging HGB statutory figures to management reporting.
Systems: NetSuite, DATEV, Salesforce, Tableau, SQL
NetSuite go-live on the controlling and reporting workstream (chart of accounts, entity setup, UAT), plus KPI reporting automated with SQL and Tableau.
Erfahrung
Berufserfahrungmehr als 10 Jahre
Freelancer seit2026
Sprachen
ChinesischMutterspracheDeutschgutEnglischMuttersprache
Projekthistorie
- Interim and project-based FP&A for companies.
- Providing interim FP&A and controlling capacity including rolling forecasts, board reporting, and KPI tracking.
- Controlling support with month-end close cleanup, variance analysis, and cost control.
- Strategic Planning: bespoke budgeting and forecasting models for founder-led and early-finance-hire SaaS companies.
- Global tech company specialising in business travel solutions, 1,300 FTE, ~€180M.
- Partnered with 13+ VPs and Directors across the Product House on cost driver analysis and stakeholder management, steering cost reductions of ~10% in 2025 and ~1.3M in the 2026 budget.
- Owned group-level cost controlling across the Product House (4 pillars and 33 cost centres).
- Decreased the month-end closing process from 10+ days to 8 days, improving reporting speed by 20%.
- Leading e-recruiting company in Germany, 200 FTE, ~€20M.
- Led FP&A with full P&L cost ownership for a ~20M ARR SaaS business.
- Redesigned budgeting and rolling forecasting across 2 business units and 1 subsidiary.
- Built and maintained the ARR bridge tracking movements across new business, expansion, contraction, and churn.
- Established stronger cost controls and invoice allocation across 18 departments, improving variance analysis accuracy by 15%.
- Developed a cash flow forecasting model integrating P&L and headcount assumptions.