Manager, Planning & Performance Management

nfaculty GmbH

Manager in Planning & Performance Management optimizing corporate governance for corporate clients. Designing innovative planning solutions with SAP Analytics Cloud and leading customer projects.

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

As Manager Planning & Performance Management (m/w/d), you will be the driving force behind optimizing corporate controlling for our clients.
You act as an experienced player-coach, bringing deep subject-matter expertise and taking on the following exciting responsibilities:
Subject-matter consulting & conceptual design: You advise our clients strategically and technically on designing and optimizing their planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes.
Solution design for SAC Planning & BI: You design and implement forward-looking planning applications using SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) for Planning and sophisticated BI solutions to support decision-making.
Project leadership & business acquisition: You win and lead demanding client projects from requirements analysis and conceptual design through to a successful go-live, and you actively contribute to implementation and configuration.
Team building & development: You take on the technical leadership and build our consulting team in the Planning & Performance Management area, mentoring talent and ensuring their technical and methodological development.
Presales & business development: You actively support presales activities and further develop our service offerings around corporate controlling and SAP Analytics Cloud.
Networks & sales channels: You establish new sales channels in collaboration with strong partners such as SAP, DSAG, or industry associations and maintain these relationships.
Knowledge multiplier & expert: You position yourself and nfaculty as thought leaders in Planning & Performance Management by developing and delivering technical presentations, webinars, and training.
Career perspective: With us you have a clear opportunity to develop into a Director with broad, including commercial, responsibility.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A completed university degree – your field of study is less important than your proven expertise.
At least 5 years of relevant professional experience with strong expertise in corporate controlling, finance planning, or corporate governance – preferably from consulting or a line role.
Solid knowledge of and practical project experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (especially SAC Planning) and/or other relevant planning and BI tools (e.g., SAP Business Warehouse, Power BI, Tagetik, Board).
A good understanding of finance- and controlling-related processes in SAP S/4HANA.
Strong understanding of business processes, KPI frameworks, and modern methods of corporate planning and performance management.
Knowledge of the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) is a major plus.
Initial experience in providing technical guidance to teams or leading (sub)projects and the ambition to build and develop a team.
Strong customer orientation, communication, and presentation skills to act as a trusted advisor and interlocutor with business units and management.
Entrepreneurial mindset, initiative, a hands-on mentality, and the drive to make an impact in a newly founded company.
Fluent German and English skills (each at least C1 level).
Willingness to travel for client-specific workshops, team events, and internal meetings (your home base is remote).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Scope for initiative: The unique opportunity to help shape a young company from the ground up and implement your own ideas.
Responsibility & growth: Early responsibility in challenging corporate controlling projects and a clear development perspective in a growing market.
Exciting projects & cutting-edge technology: Work with modern tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud and design innovative planning and BI solutions for our clients.
Benefit from exchange with experienced colleagues.
Technical depth: Contribute your solid expertise in controlling and planning to make a real impact and sustainably improve clients' processes.
Flexibility & remote work: Enjoy a modern work culture with the ability to work predominantly remotely.
Dynamic team: A small, experienced founding team and the opportunity to build your own team.
Attractive compensation package: Performance-based pay and participation in shared success.
Collaborative culture: We value open exchange, pragmatism, and measurable added value – internally and externally. You shape solutions and are part of a team that drives projects to success.

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Hard Skills & Tools

SAP Analytics CloudSAC PlanningSAP Business WarehousePower BITagetikBoardSAP S/4HANASAP Business Technology Platformcorporate controllingfinance planning

Soft Skills

team buildingmentoringcustomer orientationcommunicationpresentation skillsentrepreneurial mindsetinitiativehands-on mentalitydrive to make an impacttechnical guidance