Lead Finance Business Partner

Celonis
Madrid
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Data storytelling","Communication","Strategic thinking","Analytical thinking","Comfort with ambiguity"]

Own strategic finance partnership for Celonis’ GTM organizations based in Madrid. Lead budgeting and rolling forecasts for headcount, program spend, and variable compensation/agency fees; build capacity/utilization and productivity models tied to the sales pipeline; and define, track, and analyze B2B SaaS metrics to optimize margins and delivery costs. Partner with GTM executives on quarterly reviews and dashboards, translating complex data into actionable operational strategies.

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Lead Finance Business Partner

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Job Summary

Own strategic finance partnership for Celonis’ GTM organizations based in Madrid. Lead budgeting and rolling forecasts for headcount, program spend, and variable compensation/agency fees; build capacity/utilization and productivity models tied to the sales pipeline; and define, track, and analyze B2B SaaS metrics to optimize margins and delivery costs. Partner with GTM executives on quarterly reviews and dashboards, translating complex data into actionable operational strategies.
Location: Madrid
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead annual budgeting and rolling forecast cycles for headcount, discretionary program spend, and variable compensation or agency fees.
  • •Evaluate financial impact, efficiency, and ROI of headcount additions, GTM investments, tools, and strategic initiatives.
  • •Build and maintain capacity, utilization, and productivity models aligned with the sales pipeline and business goals.
  • •Define, track, and analyze B2B SaaS metrics and operational data to optimize margins, delivery costs, and financial performance.
  • •Run quarterly reviews with GTM executives and develop executive dashboards with real-time visibility and data-backed recommendations.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:RsusParental LeavePaid LeaveGym MembershipLearning BudgetHealth Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or corporate finance.
  • •At least 5 years supporting GTM organizations (Services, Customer Success, Marketing, or Channel/Partners) at a B2B SaaS or technology company.
  • •5+ years partnering with executive leadership to align operational execution with financial impacts.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a quantitative field (MBA or CFA a plus).
  • •Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, plus hands-on experience with tools such as Pigment, Salesforce, Workday, Adaptive Insights, Tableau, or PowerBI.
Experience:8+ yearsB2B SaaSTechnologyFP&A
Education:Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a quantitative field
Skills:Data storytellingCommunicationStrategic thinkingAnalytical thinkingComfort with ambiguity
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ExcelPigmentSalesforceWorkdayAdaptive InsightsTableauPowerBICRMBusiness intelligence

Company Brief

Celonis
Provides cloud-based process mining and execution management software that helps organizations visualize, analyze, and optimize business processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and accelerate operational transformation across enterprise systems.
Industry: SaaS
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Munich, Germany
Founded: 2011
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