Head of Finance

• Build the finance function from the ground up in a greenfield environment
• Establish finance processes, workflows, SOPs, a document management system, and server access configuration
• Own ongoing financial accounting, month-end closing, and year-end closing
• Prepare annual financial statements in coordination with the external tax advisor, Udo, and ensure they are filed
• Establish controlling and budgeting processes
• Conduct rolling forecasts, variance analysis, and monthly management reporting
• Lead the internal accounting team, including at least one tax specialist and additional staff
• Define structures, responsibilities, and quality standards
• Independently manage the interface with the tax advisor
• Reliably manage deadlines, documentation, and the compliance calendar
• Define, enforce, and document budgeting and approval processes
• Optional: Prepare the company for investment readiness, including the data room and financial documentation for investors or transactions
• Optional: Provide hands-on support for M&A execution
• Report directly to Maximilian Mayer (Director of Operations) and work closely with the executive team

• Operational finance responsibility in Germany
• Independently prepared annual financial statements and brought them through to filing
• Built finance functions out of chaos by stabilizing disorganized structures, historical booking errors, missing receipts, and undocumented processes
• Built controlling and budgeting processes from the ground up
• Hands-on experience with rolling forecasts and variance analysis
• Experience in a growing start-up or scale-up with 50–100 employees
• Daily operational experience with DATEV, BMD, or a comparable system, including posting, closing, and reporting
• Strong command of the German tax and statutory deadline regime
• Business-level German and English
• Residence and work authorization in Germany or Austria
• Hands-on mentality and ownership mindset
• Willingness to dive into the details; this is not a nine-to-five role
• Nice to have: Experience with separate entities, holding structures, or international setups
• Nice to have: Experience with investment readiness and fundraising
• Nice to have: Hands-on M&A experience on the execution side
• Nice to have: Background in VC, PE, family office, or start-up accelerator environments
• Nice to have: BMD experience

• 100% remote work from Germany or Austria
• Direct access to the executive team
• Genuine scope for impact and ownership
• Optional: Prepare the company for investment readiness, including the data room and financial documentation for investors or transactions
• Hands-on M&A support
• Equal consideration regardless of gender, age, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, disability, or sexual orientation