Core skills: Finance, Excel, Google Sheets, Financial Forecasting, Budgeting, Cash-Flow, Accounting, Investor Reporting, Management Reporting, KPIs, Data Analytics
Bitmovin is a global Series-C SaaS scale-up that provides award-winning video streaming technology to world-renowned brands including Disney+, Discovery+, BBC, Red Bull Media House, Hulu, fuboTV, and The New York Times, to name just a few.
“We are constantly seeking out forward-thinking individuals who want to shape the future of video… come and work with us!”
Stefan Lederer, CEO
At Bitmovin we value cognitive diversity and the huge part this plays in not only creating a global culture second to none, but in how this underpins our ability to create truly representative, Emmy award winning products. Diversity in all its forms is encouraged and celebrated at Bitmovin; everyone has a role to play in helping us shape the future of video.
Why us?- Innovate Relentlessly: Work for an Emmy® Award-winning company that is literally shaping the future of video.
- Global Impact: Join an international team where your work directly influences the company's trajectory.
- The Right Balance: Enjoy a culture that values execution and results but also supports wellbeing and personal growth.
You will make an impact that matters by:
- Contribute to smooth finance operations at Bitmovin, strive for constant process optimization and quality of data while adhering to the 80/20 rule
- Co-own the annual budgeting process and monthly rolling forecasts, and collaborate across departments to ensure alignment with our strategic goals.
- Co-own the development and maintenance of SaaS-specific & business performance KPIs, analyze them for trends and improvements.
- Co-own short-term and long-term liquidity planning, optimizing cash flow.
- Deep-dive into single areas of the business in collaboration with respective teams to identify cost-saving and efficiency opportunities
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting for the management, board and investors, and provide insightful analysis.
- Partner with the accounting team to streamline the month-end and year-end closing processes, and contribute to financial audits (both locally in Austria and globally).
- Handle ad-hoc requests from management autonomously and create compelling presentations for informed decision-making.
- Liaise with the Revenue Ops team: review deals, track revenue, assist in calculating sales commissions & scorecards
- Manage documentation and filings for grants, R&D tax credits (research premium), and other local financial incentives
What you are
The "Full-Stack" Professional: You have a solid foundation in accounting (you know your way around a P&L and Balance Sheet) but a heart for FP&A (you love building models that tell a story).
Systems Thinker: You are highly proficient in Excel and have experience managing or optimizing ERP systems. You prefer automation over manual entry.
Ownership Mindset: You don't wait for a checklist. You see a process that is broken or data that is messy, and you take the initiative to fix it.
Communicator: You can translate complex financial data into actionable insights for both the CFO and non-financial stakeholders.
What should you bring
- Demonstrable experience in a fast-paced finance environment (SaaS/Tech or high-growth business experience is a major plus).
- Educational background (bachelor or higher) in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- Eagerness to learn how a modern tech scale-up operates
- Passion for data analytics with high attention to detail, problem-solving skills, critical thinking
- Proven experience in financial planning and analysis, cost controlling, and budgeting
- High proficiency in MS Excel and/or Google Sheets
- Fluent written and verbal communication skills (English, German is a plus)
- Understanding of SaaS / Scale-up economics is a plus
- Experience in working with NetSuite is a plus
- Some experience in working with databases / SQL / simple coding (eg Google BigQuery) is a plus
- Experience with R&D public grants (e.g. Austrian “Research premium” / “Forschungsprämie”) is a plus
Working for a globally operating and innovative Tech-Scale-up with a young and international team with low hierarchy and the ambition to shape the future of video.
- Competitive salary
- Hybrid work (office/home office) with flexible working hours
- Additional company days off
- Possibility to lease a bike
- Investment in growth and education (various trainings, lunch & learn,...)
- Free snacks and great coffee
- Open spaced office with a socializing area with table football, playstation, etc.
- Regular and fun team activities (hackathons, team events, …)
- Find out more about us on our Careers Page
- See what fellow Bitmovers are saying on LinkedIn
- Check the employee reviews on Glassdoor
For all of our roles, we are willing to offer flexible working arrangements to support everyone’s unique circumstances.
Top Skills
What We Do
Bitmovin is the Emmy award-winning category leader in video streaming infrastructure. The company has been at the forefront of industry innovation and all major developments in the online video streaming industry. Bitmovin built the world’s first commercial adaptive streaming player and deployed the first software-defined encoding service that runs on any cloud platform. Its cloud-native technology offers the most flexible and scalable media encoding, playback, and analytics solutions available, with unparalleled device reach, ease of integration, and world-class customer support. Today, the company’s solutions are used by over 400 customers worldwide, including the BBC, ClassPass, Discovery, fuboTV, Hulu and many more. For more information, visit www.bitmovin.com.
