Controller

• Serve as the sole owner of the finance function for Tempo’s Austrian entity
• Own accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, reconciliations, fixed assets and depreciation, accruals, prepaids, inventory, and WIP
• Close monthly to the group calendar, reconcile balance sheet accounts, and deliver the close package
• Maintain multi-currency accounting, FX revaluation, and intercompany balances with the US parent and Spanish holding entity
• Prepare the Jahresabschluss under UGB with the Steuerberater and bridge to US GAAP for group consolidation
• Deliver monthly management reporting by cost centre and project
• Support the group audit with PBC schedules, sample support, and documentation
• Run monthly payroll with the external provider, review payroll registers, and post payroll journals
• Administer ÖGK and ELDA filings, Lohnsteuer, DB, DZ, and Kommunalsteuer
• Maintain employee data, leave accruals, expense reimbursements, Taggeld, and Nächtigungsgeld
• Allocate personnel costs by project, work package, and cost centre
• Handle cross-border employment matters, including A1 certificates and posted-worker filings
• File UVA, Zusammenfassende Meldung, and Intrastat via FinanzOnline
• Apply reverse-charge and intra-community treatment to cross-border purchases
• Coordinate Körperschaftsteuer returns and advance payments
• Maintain intercompany and transfer pricing documentation
• Prepare the annual Forschungsprämie claim and supporting cost documentation
• Own the statutory filing calendar
• Run procure-to-pay in NetSuite, including requisitions, purchase orders, receipts, and three-way matching
• Review Austrian requisitions, purchase orders, and vendor bills
• Maintain vendor master data and perform UID validation, bank verification, tax-status checks, and sanctions screening
• Manage payment runs, supplier terms, Austrian cash requirements, and group treasury forecasting
• Track committed and actual spend against budgets and grant work packages
• Own financial administration for EU and national grant-funded projects, including Horizon Europe
• Track grant costs by work package and eligible cost category
• Prepare periodic cost claims and Financial Statements in the EU Funding & Tenders Portal
• Manage Certificates on the Financial Statements when thresholds are triggered
• Act as financial contact for funding bodies and consortium partners, including FFG and aws
• Keep grant documentation audit-ready and support grant audits
• Operate NetSuite as the multi-subsidiary, multi-currency, multi-book system of record
• Build, document, and automate Austrian finance processes with the Director of Finance & Accounting
• Report to the Director of Finance & Accounting in the United States and coordinate with the external Steuerberater and payroll provider

• Bilanzbuchhalter under the BiBuG, or equivalent qualification in accounting, finance, or controlling (HAK/HLW, FH, university)
• Five or more years of full-cycle accounting in Austria, including sole responsibility for a legal entity’s books and the Jahresabschluss under UGB
• Working command of Austrian payroll and payroll tax
• Practical command of Austrian and EU VAT: intra-community supplies, acquisitions, reverse charge
• Professional fluency in German and English
• Advanced Excel; ERP-native rather than spreadsheet-dependent
• Authorisation to work in Austria
• Preferred: EU grant financial reporting, including periodic cost claims and grant audit experience
• Preferred: US GAAP and reporting into a US parent company
• Preferred: Manufacturing or capital-equipment environment, including inventory, work orders, and WIP
• Preferred: Personalverrechner certification
• Preferred: Startup or scale-up experience, ideally hardware
• Ability to lift and carry equipment, test fixtures, or hardware assemblies up to 50 lbs.; heavier items handled with mechanical assistance or team lift
• Ability to wear and work effectively in required personal protective equipment
• Understanding of lab and shop safety protocols

• Fully remote work arrangement
• Permanent position
• Full-time availability at 38.5 hours per week
• Negotiable part-time arrangement from 30 hours per week
• Occasional travel estimated at less than 5% for tool or material pickup
• Equal opportunity employer
• Diverse and inclusive workplace
• Employment contingent upon successful background check including employment and education check