Team Lead Accounting

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

📋 Description

• Overall accountability for ongoing financial accounting in conjunction with the Head of Finance

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements independently using DATEV

• Manage and enhance upstream systems, particularly easybill and Finway

• Ensure smooth interfaces with DATEV

• Continuously improve and standardize accounting processes, emphasizing digitalization, efficiency, and reporting

• Monitor outstanding receivables and manage the dunning process to optimize it

• Collaborate closely with the Head of Finance

• Serve as a liaison for auditors, tax advisors, and internal departments

• Prepare financial reports and analyze key figures relevant to management and the executive team

• Assume functional leadership of the accounting team in the future

• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes, as well as audits

• Develop accounting into a scalable organization

⛳️ Requirements

• Completed commercial training, e.g., as a tax clerk, or further education as a certified accountant (IHK)

• Several years of professional experience in financial accounting

• Ideally, experience in a digitally-focused mid-sized company or a scale-up

• Excellent knowledge of DATEV

• Familiarity with upstream systems such as easybill, Finway, or similar tools

• Understanding of the principles of proper accounting (GoB)

• Proven experience in independently preparing monthly and annual financial statements

• Proficient in MS Excel

• Willingness and capability to optimize processes and advance digitalization

• Structured, independent, and meticulous work style

• High degree of reliability

• Strong communication skills and a passion for teamwork

• Willingness to take on functional responsibility in the future

🏝️ Benefits

• Full flexibility regarding the place of work (remote, at the Bremen headquarters, or, by agreement, from abroad)

• Full flexibility in working hours

• 30 days of vacation per year

• Option to take unpaid leave at any time

• Subsidy for occupational pension provision (the “Interlead pension”)

• Annual team events such as a summer party and Christmas party

• Agile working environment with modern tools such as Slack, Monday, Notion, Google Workspace, and OKRs/Scrum

• Fitness membership subsidy through Urban Sports Club or E-Gym Wellpass

• Open feedback culture and regular internal training

• Transparent communication through monthly all-hands meetings, a weekly newsletter, and regular team updates

• Ergonomic workstations, excellent coffee and espresso, beverages, and barbecue evenings at the Bremen headquarters

• Monthly €20 work-from-home allowance

• Bike leasing on attractive terms