Director of Finance in Berlin

• As Director Finance, you’ll lead Finance at Wunderflats end-to-end: accounting, controlling, liquidity, tax, and financial reporting. You’ll take over an experienced four-person team that reliably runs day-to-day operations, and elevate the function to the next level. You’ll report directly to the Managing Director responsible for Finance and hold a seat on the Leadership Team
• The core of the role is steering. We run the company through dynamic steering based on Dynamic Budgeting principles: ambitious relative targets, honest rolling forecasts, and resources allocated where they have the most impact. You’ll own this system and make it clear enough that everyone steers by it, from the Board down to individual operational staff
• Financial deal-making (fundraising, M&A execution) currently sits with the founder-CFO. This boundary isn’t fixed forever: as you grow into the role, it can shift
• Your First 12 Months, honestly
• The hard part of this job isn’t glamorous, and we’re saying that upfront
• The foundation for scaling has to be built cross-functionally from Finance: receivables cleaned up and permanently free of overdue balances, no manual special treatment for major accounts, processes that run automatically instead of via tickets
• If you’re looking for a large team and a polished machine, this is the wrong role
• If you want to build the machine, keep reading
• After 12 months, together we will have achieved:
• The company is on a profitable growth path toward three-digit-million revenue
• Financial steering is clear to everyone, from the Board down to individual operational staff, and decisions follow it
• Employee incentives are financially aligned with company goals
• Reporting and receivables management run 80% more automated compared to today
• Monthly and annual financial statements under HGB, serving as the counterpart to auditors during the annual audit, notes and management report
• Receivables management and payment processes: automated, exception-free, scalable
• Tax and compliance domestically and in our European markets abroad, working with external advisors
• Controlling and steering: P&L by business unit, a 12-month rolling forecast based on Dynamic Budgeting principles and, tied to it, a rolling 12-month cash forecast, plus the management reporting that leadership actually steers by
• Quarterly Business Reviews: together with our Controller, you’ll prepare and run the QBRs for all leadership, the forum where goals, forecasts, and resource decisions come together
• Investor and Board reporting for a strong investor base; financial groundwork for expansion and M&A decisions
• Finance systems: architecture and further development of our ERP, Microsoft Business Central (with an implementation partner), as well as the payment infrastructure around our payment gateway Stripe; automation and AI adoption across all finance processes
• Leadership and development of the Finance team (four people)

Benefits

• State of the art tech stack
• Steep learning curve and individual development opportunities based on your own selection
• We work with Macs, but you can choose your device
• We provide a relocation package if you are moving to Germany
• Flexible and family-friendly working hours and maximum home office flexibility
• An easy way to get to work: Our office is located right at Alexanderplatz
• Join the best team ever with a truly unique employee experience
• Yoga lessons, table tennis, cereals, coffee, fruits, and beer
• Team and company events

Deep HGB knowledge and audit experience on the company sideMany years of hands-on experience with modern finance ERP systems (NetSuite, Business Central, or comparable). Business Central itself isn’t a requirement; understanding how ERPs work is: data model, closing process, integrations, reporting layerProven controlling work: forecasts, unit P&Ls, management reporting that has actually changed real decisionsLeadership standing: you’ve led a team and hold your own with founders, auditors, and investorsFluent German and English are required; German carries audits, tax, and communication with authorities. A background as a Bilanzbuchhalter or tax advisor (StB), SQL or Python, and AI experience in finance are each a plus, not a requirement