Senior Financial Controller FP&A

At Flix, we offer a dynamic work environment with competitive pay, strong growth opportunities, and a tech-driven approach to making travel more accessible, sustainable, and affordable.  

About the role: 

The Senior FP&A and Business Partner is combining business partnering and project leadership. The role acts as back-up to the FP&A Experts in each cluster and region, covering the business partner role and building a strong understanding of local business specificities and challenges.

In parallel, the role leads mid to long-term project management in collaboration with HQ Finance, Revenue Management Team (RMCE), Network Planning (NP), Business Development (Bdev) and other EU Finance Teams, to reach harmonization and automation of all processes at Europe Finance level. The role sets the roadmap and standards, which the Manager Controlling FP&A implements and maintains in day-to-day delivery.

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Partnering & Expert Back-up

• Act as back-up for FP&A Experts across all clusters and regions, ensuring continuity of business partnering during absences, holidays and peak periods
• Understand local business specificities, drivers and challenges, and challenge the business constructively
• Provide financial analysis, forecasting, budget and variance commentary to cluster and regional business teams
• Support ad-hoc requests and Europe-level reporting, following a clear handover process with the FP&A Experts

1. Project Management & Harmonization

• Own and lead the mid to long-term Europe FP&A project roadmap: scoping, planning, prioritization, milestones, risks and regular reporting
• Lead cross-functional projects with HQ Finance, RMCE, NP, Bdev and other EU Finance Teams, aligning stakeholders on common ways of working
• Map, standardize and document processes and reporting across clusters, with KPIs enabling comparison between clusters
• Drive change management: onboard the team on new standards, collect feedback and ensure adoption

1. Process Automation & Tooling

• Define and drive the automation roadmap for recurring processes, reporting and dashboards (DWH tools, Adaptive, AI when applicable and other tools), prioritizing use cases and handing them over to the Manager Controlling FP&A for delivery
• Set data reliability standards and support a single source of truth, to reduce manual work across the team
• Work closely with the AI and data leads of the team to turn automation ideas into delivered solutions

1. Data and Reporting Maintenance

• Own the SharePoint and Confluence structure standards for FP&A deliverables, documentation and process knowledge; day-to-day SharePoint maintenance is performed by the Manager Controlling FP&A
• Ensure consistency of working files and reporting standards across clusters

About you: 

Key skills and competencies: 

Technical & Analytical :

• Strong controlling and financial analysis background, with solid accounting understanding
• Strong understanding of the business and ability to translate operations into financial insight
• Comfortable working in a multi-entity, multi-currency European environment
• Strong Excel and Power BI skills; Adaptive, Snowflake or DWH experience a plus

Project Management:

• Very strong project management skills, with a proven track record of leading multi-stakeholder finance projects from design to delivery
• Ability to structure complex topics, define priorities and deliver in a hands-on manner
• Experience in process harmonization, standardization and automation; project management certification a plus

AI Fluency & Curiosity:

• Genuine curiosity for AI tools and their application in finance - eager to explore, test and implement
• Comfortable using AI-assisted tools for data analysis, commentary generation and process automation
• Growth mindset - continuously looking for smarter, faster and better ways of working

Interpersonal & Organizational:

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including influencing without authority
• Ability to work autonomously and cross-functionally in a distributed team
• Typically 5+ years of experience in controlling, FP&A or business partnering, ideally in an international environment
• Fluent in English; additional European languages a plus\
• We recognize that everyone carries a unique set of valuable skills and experiences. If you think you could have an impact even though you don't meet 100% of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply. We want to hear from you! 

What We offer 

• Travel perks: 12 free Flix vouchers + 12 discount vouchers for friends & family. 
• Hybrid work model: We are an office-first company, but we offer flexibility to balance work and life. 
• Wellbeing support: Access confidential 1:1 counselling, courses, and stress management for yourself and up to four family members. 
• Learning & Development: Take advantage of language classes, training courses, and expert-led sessions to grow your skills. 
• Mentoring Program: Connect with experienced colleagues to gain insights and accelerate your career. 

To view more local benefits specific to each office location, please check out this link: Locations - Flix Career

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Why Join Flix?

At Flix, you’ll find teams that rally together to overcome challenges and spark creativity. We believe in ownership culture - giving you the freedom to take initiative, make an impact, and shape your own career path.
As we continue to expand across the globe, you can make a real difference in how we work.

If you’re ready to grow and lead your journey, Flix is the place for you!