Working Student Finance (in Chemnitz)

About Staffbase

We inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication. Our industry-leading and award-winning communications channels – intranet, employee app and email solutions – create engaging experiences that connect and empower employees.

Headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany, with offices in Berlin, New York, London, and Minneapolis–St. Paul, our diverse team of 750+ employees supports 2,000+ customers—reaching over 16.4 million employees—in transforming their employee experience.
We are proud to be a Unicorn company—privately valued at over $1 billion—demonstrating strong growth, innovation, and lasting impact in our industry. Together, we’re shaping the future of workplace communication.

Why Staffbase needs you

We’re looking for a Working Student – FP&A (GTM Finance) to join our Finance Planning & Analysis team in Chemnitz, supporting our Go-to-Market (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success) finance activities across all global regions.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone studying, or who has studied, business, finance, economics, or a related field, to gain hands-on experience in a fast-growing SaaS company. You will work closely with two Senior FP&A Business Partners and the Finance Director for GTM, learning the core principles of FP&A while contributing to real-world projects.

Who we are at FP&A

We are a dynamic Financial Planning and Analysis team that enjoy solving the business challenges that come with rapid scaling. As we grow, our FP&A team is at the centre of driving smart, scalable decisions that shape Staffbase’s future. 

Our role is to inform and influence some of Staffbase’s most important business decisions by:

  • Providing data driven insight and connection across functions, segmenting by time (quarter, year, multi-year), and among varying levels of data (Top down financial metrics to detailed operational plans)
  • Linking that context directly to our business strategy and objectives
  • Objectively assessing the impact of the decision on the business and identifying risks/opportunities.

What you’ll be doing

  • Support monthly operational and financial reporting tasks, including month-end performance reporting and budget vs. actuals analysis
  • Help maintain our financial planning system (Workday Adaptive Planning), ensuring it reflects the latest business updates
  • Assist in building and improving financial models to support forecasting and budgeting cycles
  • Prepare data and reports for GTM and Finance leadership, helping drive insights for decision-making
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across multiple regions to ensure timely and accurate financial information
  • Learn best practices in financial analysis, planning processes, and SaaS business metrics

What you need to be successful

  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme, ideally in business, finance, economics, or a related field
  • Strong analytical and numerical skills, with an interest in data-driven decision-making
  • Comfortable working with spreadsheets (Excel/Google Sheets) and willing to learn financial systems
  • A proactive approach with curiosity to learn and contribute
  • Excellent communication skills in English

What you'll get

  • Learning Curve - as a Working Student at Staffbase, you’ll be fully integrated to the team and gain valuable experiences that help you to foster your future career. We’re often hiring former working students as full-time employees after their student time with us 
  • Recharge - with 31 vacation days annually (incl. one floating holiday), plus pro rata fully paid Fridays off during August
  • Volunteer Day - you’ll get one day off per year for supporting a social project
  • Hybrid Work - as a working student, you will join the office regularly to get the best learning experience. But for times you work from home, we support you with an extra monitor, keyboard, computer mouse and headset
  • Employee Referral Program - one of your friends is a fit to one of our full-time openings? Refer them and get a referral bonus paid
Chemnitz
Finance, Students