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Finance Lead

Deeploi

Join deeploi as a Finance Lead, where you will take end-to-end ownership of the finance function, including planning, controlling, customer billing, and investor reporting. You will work closely with the CEO, Product, Engineering, and external advisors to drive sustainable growth and profitability. This role requires 4 to 5+ years of experience in financial controlling, FP&A, or a comparable finance role, with a strong focus on business planning, financial modeling, budgeting, cash-flow forecasting, and scenario analysis. Fluency in German and good English is required.

Responsibilities

  • Übernahme der Verantwortung für die Finanzplanung und -kontrolle, einschließlich der Erstellung von Geschäftsplänen, Finanzmodellen, Budgets und Cashflow-Prognosen.
  • Steuerung der Unternehmensleistung durch die Schaffung von Transparenz über die Zielerreichung, das frühzeitige Erkennen von Risiken und Abweichungen sowie die Ableitung von Entscheidungen aus den Zahlen.
  • Koordination der Buchhaltung und der Berichterstattung an Investoren, einschließlich der Vorbereitung der Buchhaltung und der Zusammenarbeit mit dem externen Steuerberater.
  • Clear, approachable communication: you translate financial and technical complexity into business implications and work closely with the CEO, Product, Engineering and external advisors

Requirements

  • Practical understanding of customer billing, reconciliation and preparatory bookkeeping. Deep accounting specialization is not required
  • Nice to have: experience with Stripe, Retool, usage-based billing or BI tools, and a degree in finance, business or a related field
  • Fluent German (C1 or higher) and good English. We have an office first culture and you are ready to be in the office at least three days a week
  • 4 to 5+ years of experience in financial controlling, FP&A or a comparable finance role, ideally with around two years in an established startup finance team
  • Ready to own finance end to end as our most senior finance professional: you work independently, prioritize well and improve processes pragmatically
  • Comfortable in a company in transition, with evolving priorities and a broad scope
  • High diligence and numerical accuracy across planning, reporting and operational finance
  • Strong skills in business planning, financial modelling, budgeting, cash-flow forecasting and scenario analysis