Senior Finance Operations Leader (Accounting) in Berlin

• As our Senior Finance Operations Leader – Accounting, you will lead the accounting and treasury organisation behind Taxfix’s growing multi-country business
• Your focus will be on creating reliable, scalable and well-controlled finance operations across Group and statutory accounting, month-end and year-end close, consolidation, audit readiness, treasury and core Record-to-Report processes
• You will lead an experienced team, establish clear priorities and ownership, and ensure that our accounting organisation delivers accurate and timely financial information
• At the same time, you will continuously improve how the team works through stronger processes, documentation and pragmatic automation
• Tax and Finance Systems Transformation are managed separately. You will collaborate closely with these teams where their work intersects with accounting and treasury, but they are not part of your direct remit
• Group and statutory accounting
• Month-end and year-end close
• Consolidation and financial reporting
• Record-to-Report processes
• Procure-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash accounting interfaces
• Intercompany accounting and reconciliations
• Treasury and cash management
• Audit preparation and accounting controls
• The team has already established important foundations, including NetSuite as the group-wide ERP and a strong track record of successful external audits
• Your role is to provide clear leadership, prioritisation and execution discipline while helping the team develop and scale sustainably
• Lead, coach and develop the Finance Operations team, creating clear priorities, responsibilities and development opportunities
• Own the timely and accurate execution of monthly and annual close processes across the Taxfix Group
• Oversee statutory and Group accounting under HGB and support IFRS and consolidated reporting requirements
• Ensure accounting quality across multiple legal entities in Germany, Spain and the UK
• Strengthen financial controls, reconciliations, process documentation and audit readiness
• Act as the primary operational contact for external auditors, banks and accounting advisors
• Establish effective review routines, escalation paths and performance standards across the accounting organisation
• Improve the reliability and scalability of Record-to-Report and the accounting components of Procure-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash
• Oversee day-to-day treasury operations, including cash visibility, liquidity planning, banking relationships and related financial controls
• Ensure clear ownership and reliable processes across treasury, intercompany activities and cash-related reconciliations
• Collaborate with the separate Tax team on relevant accounting dependencies, without owning Tax compliance, Tax strategy or the Tax organisation
• Partner with the Finance Systems Transformation team on NetSuite improvements, integrations, reporting quality and automation opportunities
• Identify and implement pragmatic process and automation improvements that reduce manual work and improve accuracy
• Provide accounting and treasury input into selected business initiatives, new products and operational changes
• Maintain transparency with the CFO and senior Finance leadership regarding financial risks, bottlenecks, team capacity and operational priorities
• Build a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement and high-quality execution
• This is an opportunity to lead and strengthen the accounting and treasury backbone of a growing, international fintech
• You will join an experienced team with established systems while still having meaningful scope to improve processes, controls, collaboration and ways of working
• Rather than owning every Finance function, you will have a focused mandate: building reliable and scalable Finance Operations that support Taxfix’s next stage of growth

Benefits

• A chance to do meaningful, people-centric work with an international team of passionate professionals
• Holistic wellbeing with free mental health coaching sessions, yoga, and a discounted membership to Urban Sports Club
• A monthly allowance to spend on home support services, including childcare, housekeeping, pet sitting, tutoring, and elderly care
• Employee stock options for all employees—because everyone deserves to benefit from the success they help to create
• Dedicated relocation and visa support for those that need it
• 30 annual vacation days and flexible working hours
• Full trust to take ownership of your work in a flat hierarchy where feedback is encouraged and expected
• A generous learning budget to support your personal and professional development and guidance from our internal L&D experts
• Work from abroad for up to six weeks every year. Just align with your team, and then enjoy your trip
• Plenty of opportunities to socialise as a team. In addition to internal meetups, our international team hosts regular get-togethers—virtually and in person when possible
• Free tax declaration filing, of course, through the Taxfix app—and internal support for all personal tax-related questions
• Have a four-legged friend in your life? We’re happy to have dogs join us in the office

Requirements

• Strong operational finance experience across accounting, close, reporting and treasury, including cash management, liquidity planning and banking processes
• Strong ownership, sound judgement and the ability to prioritise in a fast-moving environment
• Experience with ERP systems; NetSuite experience would be a plus
• A structured and calm leadership style, particularly during close, audits and periods of organisational change
• Experience leading accounting professionals or a small-to-mid-sized Finance Operations team
• Strong knowledge of HGB and practical experience with statutory financial statements
• Confident communication with senior stakeholders, auditors, banks, advisors and cross‑functional partners
• Demonstrated experience making finance operations more reliable, structured, documented or scalable
• Experience working in an international, multi‑entity organisation
• Fluent in German and English
• The ability to build credibility with experienced specialists while remaining close enough to the details to make sound decisions
• Significant hands‑on experience in accounting or controllership, including ownership of month‑end and year‑end close processes
• Solid understanding of IFRS, consolidation and multi‑entity Group reporting
• A pragmatic approach to technology and automation: you understand where tooling can create leverage and where strong process foundations are required first
• A strong understanding of accounting processes, internal controls, reconciliations and audit requirements

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