Finance & Controlling Manager

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

📋 Description

• Management of outgoing invoices and accounts receivable: You ensure that our invoices are accurate, complete, and dispatched promptly — while also monitoring incoming payments.

• Preparation and distribution of outgoing invoices based on completed projects.

• Monitoring outstanding items and conducting independent dunning.

• Acting as the primary contact for clients regarding invoice and payment inquiries.

• Management of incoming invoices and accounts payable accounting: You maintain a clean and organized document workflow for receipts.

• Review, categorization, and preliminary posting of incoming invoices.

• Maintenance and reconciliation of accounts payable.

• Serving as the main contact for suppliers regarding payment and billing inquiries.

• Financial Planning: You consistently maintain an overview of our financial position and plan proactively.

• Conducting daily bank reconciliations and processing payment transactions.

• Communication with banks.

• Maintenance of liquidity forecasts.

• Controlling & Reporting: You provide management with relevant decision-making figures — clear and straightforward.

• Conducting independent cost analyses: You identify discrepancies, question cost structures, and actively suggest optimizations.

• Preparation of profit-and-loss statements (P&L), cost summaries, and key metrics for management.

• Collaborating closely with our external tax/accounting firm: providing documentation, addressing inquiries, and supporting the annual financial statements.

• Actively participating in shaping and enhancing our accounting and reporting processes.

• Working together with our automation team to digitize financial workflows.

• Contributing ideas for making processes more efficient, streamlined, or improved.

• Support in preparatory payroll accounting in coordination with the tax advisor and HR.

⛳️ Requirements

• Completed commercial training, preferably as an accountant, tax clerk, or equivalent.

• Initial experience in financial accounting or controlling.

• Proficient use of common accounting software (especially DATEV) and ERP systems.

• Strong understanding of business metrics and profit & loss (P&L) structures.

• Structured and conscientious working style.

• Proactive communication: you escalate issues promptly to prevent problems from arising.

• Basic knowledge of preparatory payroll accounting is an advantage, though not required.

🏝️ Benefits

• A strategic key position with direct influence on company development.

• Close collaboration with senior management.

• High degree of autonomy and rapid decision-making.

• Dynamic team and open corporate culture.

• Flexible working hours.

• Option for home office.

• Contribution to a company pension plan.

• Monthly voucher card.

• 30 days of annual leave.