Senior Financial Controller (m/w/d)
📍 Senior Financial Controller - Leipzig (Hybrid)
💼 Strategic Finance | Purpose-Led Scale-Up | Sustainability at Core
We're proud to be partnering once again with a high-growth, sustainability-focused scale-up that's redefining its industry through innovation and purpose. With fresh investment and a clear mission, the company is scaling rapidly-and now seeking an experienced Senior Financial Controller to help steer the financial strategy behind its ambitious growth.
This is a hands-on, high-impact role at the center of a business that's growing fast but smart-leveraging technology, operational excellence, and financial discipline to build a better, more sustainable future.
The Role
As Senior Financial Controller, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the business scales sustainably-balancing top-line ambition with bottom-line control. Working closely with senior leadership, you'll lead all aspects of financial control, reporting, and analysis-ensuring clarity, compliance, and commercial insight.
You'll act as a financial partner to teams across the business, from Commercial to Operations, helping ensure decisions are grounded in data and aligned with long-term value creation.
Key Responsibilities
Own financial planning and analysis (FP&A), budgeting, and forecasting processes
Ensure financial reporting is accurate, timely, and aligned with strategic goals
Develop controls, processes, and reporting frameworks to support scale
Act as a finance business partner to leadership and department heads
Support fundraising, investor reporting, and board-level financial insight
Champion automation, digital tools, and continuous improvement in finance workflows
What We're Looking For
Proven experience in senior finance roles-ideally in scale-ups, PE-backed businesses, or dynamic, fast-growth environments
Deep expertise in financial control, forecasting, and strategic finance
Strong communicator with a collaborative mindset
Fluency in English and German is essential
Based in or open to relocating to Leipzig (hybrid setup with regular in-office presence)
Why Apply?
This is a rare opportunity to join a purpose-driven company at a defining moment in its journey. If you're a finance professional who thrives on impact, and working cross-functionally-and you want your work to contribute to a more sustainable world-this could be your next move.
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