Tasks

Finance & Accounting

• Overall responsibility for our financial accounting according to German Commercial Code (HGB).
• Management and further development of the monthly, quarterly and annual closing processes
• Collaboration with tax advisors, auditors and other external contacts
• Responsibility for liquidity planning, cash flow and working capital
• Management and monitoring of accounts receivable, accounts payable and payment processes
• Ensuring reliable and transparent financial data

Controlling & Corporate Management

• Further development of our management reporting and relevant KPIs
• Creation and support of budget and forecast processes
• Analysis of plan-actual deviations and early identification of risks and the need for action
• Preparation of economic, scenario and ad-hoc analyses
• Derivation of concrete recommendations for action for management and executive leadership
• Further development of forward-looking financial planning

Sparring partner of the management

• Close collaboration with our management on financial and commercial matters
• Translating numbers and trends into understandable decision-making criteria
• Proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and optimization potential.
• Questioning existing processes and structures
• Supporting important business decisions from a financial perspective

Processes & Digitalization

• Analysis and continuous improvement of our finance processes
• Identification and implementation of automation and digitization opportunities, especially in the DATEV environment
• Reduction of manual processes and creation of efficient, traceable processes
• Development of meaningful standards and internal control mechanisms
• Independent management of improvement projects from idea to implementation

Team & Collaboration

• Professional leadership and further development of our current two-person accounting team
• Establishing clear responsibilities and efficient processes
• Promoting personal responsibility and knowledge transfer
• Close collaboration with HR, Operations and other business units
• Support in building structures that can grow with our company

qualification

For us, it's not just about the positions listed on your resume. What matters is how you work and what understanding you have of a modern finance function.

They are a particularly good fit for us if you:

• have several years of professional experience in the finance and accounting sector, ideally in a medium-sized company
• bring sound knowledge of accounting according to the German Commercial Code (HGB).
• Experience with monthly and annual financial statements, budgeting, forecasting and liquidity planning
• have already assumed professional or disciplinary management responsibility
• Working securely with DATEV and digital accounting processes
• Not only process the data, but also interpret it and derive recommendations for action from it.
• work analytically and in a structured manner, while remaining pragmatic and solution-oriented.
• Not only to recognize potential for improvement, but also to actually implement changes.
• Take responsibility and drive topics forward independently
• are also willing to constructively question existing procedures