• Take ownership of our financial planning and analysis processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and models that give insights into business performance and support strategic decisions
• Partner with project managers to increase transparency in actual vs planned costs on project level
• Partner with teams across the business to understand drivers, challenge assumptions, and help improve financial outcomes
• Support monthly and quarterly investor reporting, including preparing materials and commentary
• Work closely with the VP Finance on funding topics, scenario planning, and strategic initiatives
• Contribute to the development of internal tools and processes that help scale the finance function
• Support monthly and quarterly financial close activities with an external tax accounting function

Your first 12 months in the role: expectations and deliverables
Month 0-3

• Built a deep understanding of our business model, key drivers, and cost structure
• Taken over core responsibilities in monthly reporting and budget vs. actual analysis
• Improved the structure of existing spreadsheets and reporting files
• Established good working relationships with key stakeholders across departments

Months 3-6

• Developed and implemented a forecasting model to support regular re-forecasting
• Taken ownership of our investor reporting model and contributed to board materials
• Supported funding and grant application processes with tailored financial data and analysis
• Identified and started improving manual processes (e.g., automating recurring reports)

Months 6-12

• Rolled out new internal reporting formats and dashboards across the company
• Played a key role in the next annual budgeting cycle and long-term planning
• Built robust financial models for scenario analysis and strategic projects
• Contributed to shaping our FP&A function and played a visible role in company-wide planning discussions

✔ You are a university graduate or have up to approx. 4 years of professional experience in FP&A, controlling, M&A, or financial modeling, ideally in a start-up, scale-up, VC-backed company, or management consultancy
✔ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, CFA or MBA is desirable
✔ You’re highly analytical and structured, and you enjoy translating numbers into insights
✔ You’re comfortable working with Excel / Google Sheets, and ideally have experience with BI tools
✔ You understand the fundamentals of accounting and financial statements well
✔ You have strong communication skills and enjoy collaborating with different stakeholders
✔ You’re fluent in English; German is a plus but not required

• 30 days vacation plus public holidays to ensure you also have the down time needed to rest and recharge
• The possibility to grow and shape your role
• Working with founders who understand - and invest time in - the importance of building a healthy and sustainable organization
• Open and transparent communication on company development

❌ This role cannot be done fully remotely. We offer a hybrid working model with a minimum of 3 working days in our headquarter in Essen.