Controller

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Austria.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary owner of the finance function for Tempo’s Austrian entity.

• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, reconciliations, fixed assets and depreciation, accruals, prepaids, inventory, and work in progress (WIP).

• Close monthly in accordance with the group calendar, reconcile balance sheet accounts, and provide the close package.

• Maintain multi-currency accounting, foreign exchange revaluation, and intercompany balances with the US parent and Spanish holding entity.

• Prepare the Jahresabschluss under UGB in collaboration with the Steuerberater and reconcile to US GAAP for group consolidation.

• Deliver monthly management reports by cost center and project.

• Assist the group audit with PBC schedules, sample support, and necessary documentation.

• Process monthly payroll with the external provider, review payroll registers, and record payroll journals.

• Manage ÖGK and ELDA filings, Lohnsteuer, DB, DZ, and Kommunalsteuer.

• Maintain employee records, leave accruals, expense reimbursements, Taggeld, and Nächtigungsgeld.

• Allocate personnel costs across projects, work packages, and cost centers.

• Address cross-border employment issues, including A1 certificates and posted-worker filings.

• File UVA, Zusammenfassende Meldung, and Intrastat through FinanzOnline.

• Implement reverse-charge and intra-community treatment for cross-border purchases.

• Coordinate Körperschaftsteuer returns and advance payments.

• Maintain intercompany and transfer pricing documentation.

• Prepare the annual Forschungsprämie claim along with supporting cost documentation.

• Manage the statutory filing calendar.

• Execute procure-to-pay processes in NetSuite, including requisitions, purchase orders, receipts, and three-way matching.

• Review Austrian requisitions, purchase orders, and vendor invoices.

• Maintain vendor master data and conduct UID validation, bank verification, tax-status checks, and sanctions screening.

• Oversee payment runs, supplier terms, Austrian cash requirements, and group treasury forecasting.

• Monitor committed and actual expenditures against budgets and grant work packages.

• Manage financial administration for EU and national grant-funded projects, including Horizon Europe.

• Track grant expenses by work package and eligible cost categories.

• Prepare periodic cost claims and financial statements in the EU Funding & Tenders Portal.

• Manage certificates on the financial statements when specific thresholds are met.

• Serve as the financial liaison for funding bodies and consortium partners, including FFG and aws.

• Keep grant documentation ready for audits and support grant audits.

• Operate NetSuite as the multi-subsidiary, multi-currency, multi-book system of record.

• Collaborate with the Director of Finance & Accounting to build, document, and automate Austrian finance processes.

• Report to the Director of Finance & Accounting in the United States and liaise with the external Steuerberater and payroll provider.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bilanzbuchhalter under the BiBuG, or equivalent qualification in accounting, finance, or controlling (HAK/HLW, FH, university).

• At least five years of full-cycle accounting experience in Austria, including complete responsibility for a legal entity’s books and the Jahresabschluss under UGB.

• Proficient knowledge of Austrian payroll and payroll tax.

• Practical understanding of Austrian and EU VAT, including intra-community supplies, acquisitions, and reverse charge.

• Professional fluency in both German and English.

• Advanced Excel skills; adept with ERP systems rather than relying on spreadsheets.

• Authorization to work in Austria.

• Preferred: Experience with EU grant financial reporting, including periodic cost claims and grant audits.

• Preferred: Familiarity with US GAAP and reporting to a US parent company.

• Preferred: Background in manufacturing or capital equipment environments, including inventory, work orders, and WIP.

• Preferred: Personalverrechner certification.

• Preferred: Experience in startup or scale-up environments, ideally in hardware.

• Ability to lift and carry equipment, test fixtures, or hardware assemblies weighing up to 50 lbs; heavier items should be handled with mechanical assistance or team lift.

• Capability to wear and work effectively in necessary personal protective equipment.

• Understanding of lab and shop safety protocols.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Permanent position.

• Full-time commitment of 38.5 hours per week.

• Negotiable part-time arrangement starting from 30 hours per week.

• Occasional travel expected to be less than 5% for tool or material pickup.

• Equal opportunity employer.

• Diverse and inclusive workplace.

• Employment contingent upon successful background check, including verification of employment and education.