We are seeking a strategic, highly motivated, self-driven, analytical and technically strong Finance professional to support the Customer Experience (CX) organization, including Premium Care and Professional Services. This role owns cost management and has visibility to bookings and revenue planning, and partners closely with business and finance leaders to drive insights across bookings, revenue, headcount, cost, and margin.

You’ll play a critical role in connecting operational drivers (utilization, support volume, staffing) to financial outcomes, helping the business scale efficiently while maintaining strong financial discipline. This role requires intellectual curiosity—someone who naturally seeks to understand the “why” behind the numbers and can connect the dots across financial and operational metrics to generate meaningful insights.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with CX organization to provide financial insights and decision support
• Own forecasting for headcount, operating expenses, bookings, and revenue
• Stay connected to revenue (utilization, billable rates) to analyze margin performance
• Build and maintain advanced financial models to support planning and scenario analysis
• Deliver clear Budget vs. Actuals (BvA) and executive-ready insights
• Build and maintain financial models using advance excel, Power BI and PowerPivot
• Align closely with go-to market (GTM) teams to ensure capacity planning supports bookings and revenue targets
• Own and lead the monthly close process, partnering closely with Accounting to drive the accrual cycle and ensure accurate, timely expense recognition in accordance with GAAP..
• Develop and enhance detailed financial models to forecast and analyze functional costs, identify key variance drivers, and improve forecast accuracy.
• Facilitate in-quarter monthly business reviews, enabling the organization to respond proactively to short-term budget fluctuations, while building and tracking KPIs across our businesses.
• Deliver monthly and quarterly management reporting by analyzing financial performance, synthesizing key trends, assessing business risks, and communicating clear, actionable insights to senior leadership.
• Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while consistently meeting financial deadlines

What You Bring

• 5–8+ years of FP&A or related finance experience (CX, SaaS, or Operations preferred)
• Expertise in Advanced Excel and Google Sheets, including complex formula writing and model building
• Strong experience with: PowerPivot (calculated fields, joins, unions), Power BI (dashboards, reporting), CubeValue formulas
• Proven ability to build scalable data models and integrate multiple data sources
• Experience with ERP/planning tools (Adaptive Planning preferred)
• Strong understanding of cost, headcount, bookings, revenue, and margin dynamics
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders in a remote environment
• Highly organized with the ability to multitask and consistently deliver under tight deadlines
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity with the ability to connect the dots across multiple datasets and business drivers
• High sense of accountability and ownership over outcomes
• Strong delivery focus with a “get-it-done” attitude
• Work ethic that reflects a drive to do what it takes to accomplish the mission
• Highly organized with the ability to multitask and consistently deliver under tight deadlines
  
  

Why This Role Matters

This role sits at the intersection of finance, operations, and revenue, helping leadership make informed decisions that directly impact growth, efficiency, and customer experience. You’ll have high visibility, meaningful business partnership, and the opportunity to build scalable financial models that drive real impact.

We are looking to bring on a Sr. Analyst, FP&A for this role. This individual will be responsible for partnering cross-functionally within a fast-moving technology company and its senior management to build annual budgets, manage forecasts, and provide decision support through financial analyses to ensure optimal returns on strategic investments. This is a key position providing guidance on financial and operational matters across the entire organization.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Support the annual budget, quarterly forecast and long-term strategic planning processes for our Sales and Marketing business unit 
• Own end-to-end tracking of Sales and Marketing software spend by partnering with IT, Procurement and business teams 
• Lead monthly accrual process for Sales and Marketing and other operating expenses by partnering with Accounting to ensure accurate and timely expense recognition in accordance with GAAP 
• Design and refine detailed financial models that forecast and analyze functional costs in order to fully understand sources of variance and, ultimately, improve forecast accuracy 
• Conduct in-quarter puts & takes review sessions – ensure that the organization can flex and react to short-term budget surpluses/deficits, including developing and maintaining KPIs for all aspects of the Sales and Marketing organization 
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting - analyze financial results, distill/synthesize key trends, assess current and future business risk, and communicate key messages to senior management 
• Build and maintain relationships with cross-functional teams to synthesize and integrate updates relating to variances in actual procurement activity relative to budget forecasts 
• Support executive management by providing timely ad hoc reporting on critical issues 
• Become embedded with business partners across the company, establishing trust, building relationships and gaining a deep understanding of relevant drivers
  
  

Qualifications: 

• 3+ years of relevant finance experience preferred; SaaS experience strongly preferred 
• Curious mindset - Passion to understand data models and how data flows as this is critical in identifying process improvements and creating scale within FP&A
• Ability to influence at all levels of an organization with an emphasis on partnering with the various business leaders, especially managing upwards; actively identify blind spots and opportunities to Finance Sr. Manager/ DirectorAdaptive insights
• Identify self-training needs 
• Experience with headcount reconciliation – Personnel, To-Be-Hired and Term Headcount 
• Knowledge of Sales/Marketing and applicable key metrics – eg, ARR, MRR, pipeline, conversion/win rates, CAC, LTV 
• Strong financial and operational planning skills 
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with experience developing and delivering presentations 
• Expertise in building Excel-based financial models, with an emphasis on aggregating and analyzing data to provide actionable insights

Charging your car should feel as natural as charging your phone. That’s the future we’re building: a network of EV chargers where life happens. We don’t just install chargers. We accelerate sustainable mobility. We obsess over partnerships. We grow relentlessly:our network, our partners, ourselves.

If you’re here, you’re probably not looking for “just a job.” Neither are we. 😎 We’re driven by impact, and always looking for people who thrive on turning bold ideas into reality. If that sounds like you, you’ll feel at home here. We’re looking for people who see challenges as puzzles, not problems, thrive in fast-growing, high-energy environments, want to shape the future of mobility, not just watch it unfold. At Powerdot, you’ll get freedom, ownership, and responsibility. The space to experiment. The chance to scale your ideas. And a team that’s always pushing the edge of what’s possible.

Don’t stop reading, the best part’s coming up 👇🏼

• Role: Individual Contributor
• Languages: English (main) / Portuguese (required)
• Location: Lisbon
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Your manager: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caio-salles-6572491b/ 

How You’ll Shape Our Story:

• Lead the development and presentation of accurate and insightful financial planning and analysis on the core categories to our business. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather inputs, identify trends, and provide strategic recommendations.
• Performance Tracking: Establish KPIs and financial performance metrics to measure and track the company's progress. Regularly assess actual performance against budgeted targets and provide actionable insights to support decision-making.
• Budget Management: Actively participate in the annual budgeting process, particularly in the forecast of Capex spending, with regular touchpoints with senior management, including CEO and founders.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare and deliver accurate and timely financial reports, dashboards, and presentations for executive leadership. Communicate financial insights in a clear and concise manner.
• Ad-Hoc Analysis: Support investment team with ad-hoc financial analysis and scenario modelling to support strategic initiatives, investment decisions, and potential fundraising activities.

This Is About You, Not Us 🫵🏼:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
• Experience in financial planning and analysis
• Detail-oriented mindset with a commitment to accuracy and data integrity.
• You proactively identify risks and opportunities, anticipate needs, and take ownership of solutions.
• You coordinate effectively across teams and maintain clear, professional communication 
• Fluent in Portuguese and English.
• You are based in Lisbon and comfortable with an hybrid model (4 days at the office, 1 remote) 
• Passionate about sustainable mobility and motivated to make a visible impact on Europe’s EV infrastructure rollout.

The Kind of Energy We’re Looking For:

• We’re not into titles, egos, or corporate buzzwords. We’re into people who make things happen.
• You lead and listen. Whether you’re steering the ship or rowing alongside the crew, you bring others with you and keep communication wide open.
• You own your stuff. You don’t wait for instructions: you see an opportunity, grab it, and make it better than anyone expected.
• You’ve got a green heartbeat. Sustainability isn’t just cool, it’s core. You care about doing work that leaves the world a little better than you found it.
• You balance hustle with humanity. You love the buzz of in-person teamwork, but you also know when to recharge (pun totally intended 🔋).
• You grow on purpose. You’re hungry to learn, to stretch, and to build something meaningful, not just rack up LinkedIn bullet points.

How you'll be Powered up?

• 🏥 Private health insurance coverage
• 💪🏼 Gym membership to help you stay active
• ⏰ Flexible working hours: you own your time
• 🌍 Annual offsite where we celebrate the year’s achievements and spend quality time together (this year we went to Algarve, Portugal!)
• 🤝🏼 Regular team-building events with your local teammates
• 📚 English Training as English is our language used to connect with all markets and teams
• 🍩 Free office snacks and unlimited coffee & Meal allowance for every worked day
• ⚡️Special discounts for charging your electric vehicle

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Our Promise To You

The best solutions come from different voices. We’re building a culture where inclusion, respect, and equal opportunity aren’t policies they’re lived every day. At Powerdot, everyone has the space to speak up, challenge the status quo, and make a difference. At Powerdot, your voice powers the future, literally. 

Location: Lisbon

About the job:

This function plays a central role in driving financial performance, strategic planning, and decision support across the organization. Reporting to the FP&A Manager, this role will own key elements of budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, while partnering closely with leadership and business teams to ensure data-driven decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Lead the preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial plans across corporate and project entities.
• Support the FP&A Manager in consolidating financial projections across multiple business units and geographies.
• Build and maintain dynamic financial models to evaluate business scenarios, investment cases, and strategic initiatives.

Reporting & Performance Management

• Prepare monthly management reports, KPIs, and variance analyses against budget and forecasts.
• Translate complex financial data into clear insights and actionable recommendations for management and investors.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools to monitor business performance, including operational and financial metrics.

Business Partnering

• Collaborate with Accounting, Treasury, and Operations to align financial insights with real-world outcomes.
• Partner with project teams on CAPEX planning, cash flow forecasting, and return-on-investment analyses.
• Support cross-functional initiatives such as pricing strategies, cost optimization, and resource allocation.

Process & Systems Development

• Enhance FP&A processes, tools, and reporting automation to support scalability and accuracy.
• Support ERP and BI tool improvements, ensuring data integrity and system integration between finance and operations.
• Document and continuously improve FP&A policies, templates, and procedures.

Requirements

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Management, or related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in FP&A, Controlling, or similar analytical roles.
• Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling.
• Strong proficiency in Excel (advanced modelling skills required) and experience with ERP or BI tools (Power BI or similar).
• Solid understanding of financial statements, performance drivers, and cash flow dynamics.
• Ability to partner and act as a trusted advisor to operational and leadership teams.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English.

Why You'll Love It Here:

• Impact: Lead world class operations at Europe’s largest and most sustainable data center.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams and contribute to business development.
• Flexibility: Empowered to lead with autonomy and creativity in a fast-paced, client-centric environment.
• Growth: Join a company committed to innovation, professional development, and service excellence.

About Us:

At Start Campus, we provide mission-critical data center services that power businesses globally. We're customer-centric, innovative, and always looking to push boundaries.

If you're passionate about building relationships, driving customer success, and thriving in a tech-driven world, we want to hear from you!

If you think you have what it takes for this position and are looking for a new professional challenge send your application.