- Location
- Berlin, Berlin · Hamburg, Hamburg
- Department
- Finance
- Education
- Master
- Source
- Personio
Description
Your Responsibilities
▪ Act as a trusted finance business partner to management and functional leaders,
providing financial insight and guidance to support strategic and operational
decision-making.
▪ Support the annual budgeting, rolling forecasting, and long-term financial
planning processes for assigned institutions / campuses / business units,
ensuring alignment with business objectives.
▪ Analyse and report on financial and operational performance against budget and
forecast, investigating key variances, identifying risks and opportunities, and
recommending corrective actions.
▪ Deliver insightful analysis of key top-line performance drivers, including student
enrolments, tuition revenue, pricing, retention, and other business KPIs.
▪ Build strong partnerships with stakeholders, promoting financial accountability
and supporting the delivery of business objectives through data-driven decisionmaking.
▪ Identify opportunities to improve financial performance, optimise resource
allocation, and enhance reporting, planning, and financial processes through
continuous improvement initiatives.
▪ Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and consistency of financial and operational data
used for reporting, planning, and decision-making, while maintaining compliance
with financial governance.
Your profile
▪ Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration,
or a related discipline is required.
▪ Master's degree or equivalent professional is preferred.
▪ Strong financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering
experience.
▪ Highly autonomous, proactive, and solution-oriented, with the ability to work
independently and drive initiatives.
▪ Advanced analytical skills with experience handling large, complex financial and
operational datasets with strong attention to detail.
▪ Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to
translate complex financial information into clear business insights
▪ Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP systems and business
intelligence/reporting tools
▪ Experience in higher education or a service-based organisation is an advantage
Why us?
We offer you:
- An exciting work environment with international colleagues.
- The opportunity to develop and implement innovative ideas and new concepts.
- After successfully completing the probationary period, we provide employee wellness subsidies through our health budget, including preventive care and follow-up healthcare services.
- Numerous activities and events on campus in the fields of culture, education, business, and technology.