Business Controller

Overview

Reporting to the Senior Director of Finance, this Business Controller role provides financial planning, performance analysis, and decision support to commercial and operating leaders. The position is highly visible and business-facing, with exposure to the CFO and senior leadership. This role is located in Spain or Portugal and is remote.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget and monthly and quarterly forecasting processes, including driver assumptions, scenario modeling, and P&L forecasting.
• Build and maintain revenue and recurring-revenue models, including subscription, maintenance, license, and services; track key metrics such as ARR, retention, churn, bookings, and pipeline conversion.
• Deliver financial performance and variance analysis versus budget, forecast, and prior year; identify key business drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner with commercial and operating leaders on pricing, deal structuring, headcount, investment, and profitability decisions; provide financial models and business cases.
• Prepare executive reporting and dashboards for senior leadership.
• Partner with Accounting on month-end close, revenue review, accruals, and management reporting accuracy.
• Use Oracle Fusion, SQL, and Excel to analyze and reconcile data.
• Improve and automate recurring planning and reporting processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in Business Controlling, FP&A, or a comparable finance role, ideally within an international organization.
• Experience in a software, SaaS, or recurring-revenue business, including working knowledge of metrics such as ARR, retention, churn, and bookings.
• Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills, combined with working SQL knowledge or demonstrated experience querying and reconciling large data sets.
• Hands-on experience working with an ERP system, ideally Oracle Fusion.
• Solid knowledge of accounting and revenue recognition principles under US GAAP or IFRS.
• Fluent written and spoken English required.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the job description.

Location

• Spain or Portugal (remote).