Controller

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

📋 Description

• Assume full responsibility and play a pivotal role in defining controlling activities.

• Provide support to the finance team across various entities, managing around 150,000 transactions annually.

• Analyze financial figures and variances to establish a solid foundation for decision-making.

• Conduct meticulous and detail-oriented bookkeeping down to the individual document level.

• Collaborate directly with the CFO.

• Develop reporting and controlling frameworks from the ground up.

• Examine budget-to-actual variances and determine suitable business measures.

• Prepare budgets, forecasts, reports, and liquidity summaries for both internal and external stakeholders.

• Maintain and execute monthly reporting, including commentary on BWA management reports.

• Actively support the preparation of annual financial statements in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB), including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.

• Contribute to ongoing financial accounting tasks, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and fixed-asset accounting.

• Review, code, and process incoming and outgoing invoices.

• Conduct intercompany reconciliations and settlements among entities.

• Manage payment transactions.

• Coordinate with tax advisors, auditors, and tax authorities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Several years of professional experience in controlling, preferably within a multi-entity environment or in a role with comprehensive end-to-end responsibility.

• Strong expertise in controlling, including the ability to derive KPIs, forecasts, and business measures from financial data and independently establish reporting structures.

• Solid background in accounting, encompassing accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, and intercompany accounting.

• Experience in detailed invoice review and account coding.

• Comprehensive understanding of financial statements prepared under the German Commercial Code (HGB), ideally with experience in supporting annual financial statements.

• Proficiency in DATEV is essential.

• Advanced skills in Excel.

• Quick learner with a high level of independence and a keen attention to detail.

• Fluent in both German and English, written and spoken.

• Initial experience with BI tools and developing reporting structures from scratch is an advantage.

• Background in hospitality, real estate, or a multi-entity setup is a plus.

• Interest in automation and process optimization, including API integrations and automated posting, is beneficial.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work on an innovative and emerging business model that is actively shaping the future of urban living worldwide.

• Engaging and diverse responsibilities in a growing organization.

• Chance to make a significant impact and actively contribute to the company's success.

• Start-up culture with flat hierarchies.

• Open communication environment.

• Positive and international working atmosphere.

• Collaboration with individuals who are passionate about the mission and drive innovative ideas forward.