Finance Manager – Head of Finance

adlicious

Finance Manager overseeing financial management at adlicious, a leading digital marketing platform. Collaborating with directors and leading financial strategies and processes.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeHamburg • 🇩🇪 GermanyLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee and continuously improve the company’s financial management.
Collaborate closely with the Managing Directors, department heads, shareholders, banks, accountants, and external advisors.
Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes.
Prepare monthly management reporting packages and financial analyses.
Monitor actual performance against budget and forecast.
Develop actionable insights and recommendations for management.
Establish and continuously refine KPI dashboards and performance metrics.
Drive profitability analysis across clients, projects, teams, and service lines.
Improve project controlling and project margin transparency.
Manage cash flow planning and liquidity forecasting.
Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes.
Support acquisitions, due diligence processes, and integration activities.
Serve as a strategic sparring partner to the Managing Directors and department heads.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5–10+ years of relevant professional experience in finance, controlling, transaction services, corporate finance, private equity, consulting, or a comparable environment.
Experience in a Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Controlling, Transaction Services, Corporate Finance, or similar role.
Strong financial modeling, analytical, and reporting capabilities.
Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
Experience in a project-based business, professional services environment, agency, technology company, or PE-backed company is highly desirable.
Exposure to M&A, due diligence, integrations, or value creation initiatives is a strong plus.
Experience working in a private equity-backed environment is advantageous.
University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
Professional qualifications (CFA, CPA, ACCA, Wirtschaftsprüfer, Steuerberater, etc.) are beneficial but not required.
Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A highly visible leadership role within a fast-growing digital marketing platform.
Direct collaboration with the Managing Directors and shareholders.
Significant responsibility and influence on the strategic direction of the business.
Exposure to acquisitions, integrations, and value-creation projects.
An entrepreneurial, dynamic, and collaborative work environment.
Attractive compensation package including a performance-based bonus.
Long-term development opportunity toward a CFO-level position.

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial managementbudgetingforecastingfinancial modelinganalytical capabilitiesreportingKPI dashboardsprofitability analysiscash flow planningliquidity forecasting

Soft Skills

collaborationleadershipstrategic thinkingcommunicationinsight developmentperformance monitoringproject controllingrecommendation developmentproblem-solvingadvisory skills

Certifications

CFACPAACCAWirtschaftsprüferSteuerberater