Head of Accounting (all genders)

Reflex Aerospace

Als CFO verantwortest du die finanzielle Steuerung, Kapitalstrategie und Finanzierungsfähigkeit des Unternehmens. Du schaffst die finanziellen Grundlagen für Wachstum und stellst sicher, dass wir jederzeit fundierte Entscheidungen treffen können. Im Kontext der kommenden Series B arbeitest du eng mit dem CEO zusammen: Du verantwortest die finanzielle Vorbereitung und Investoren-Readiness, während der CEO den Fundraising-Prozess führt. Du bist SparringspartnerIn des CEOs, strukturierst Zahlen, Modelle und Prozesse und bringst – wo sinnvoll – dein Netzwerk ein. Du arbeitest eng mit einem kleinen, leistungsstarken Finance-Team und unserer Head of Finance zusammen, um Struktur, Skalierbarkeit und Weiterentwicklung der Funktion voranzutreiben. Gemeinsam stellt ihr professionelles Reporting, belastbare Strukturen und eine verlässliche Zusammenarbeit mit Investoren und Banken sicher. Kontext • Erfolgreich abgeschlossene Series A (bisher ohne CFO) • Etabliertes Finance-Team (3 Personen) sowie wachsender Procurement-Bereich • Zunehmende Komplexität durch Wachstum, Kapitalbedarf und externe Finanzierungspartner • Hohe Anforderungen an Investoren- und Banken-Readiness DEINE MISSION: Capital Strategy & Fundraising Enablement • Du stellst sicher, dass wir jederzeit fundraise-ready sind (mit belastbaren Modellen, klaren KPIs und einem strukturierten Datenraum) • Du verantwortest die finanzielle Vorbereitung der Series-B-Runde • Du bist Sparringspartner des CEOs bei Equity Story und Investorenanforderungen • Du bringst – wo sinnvoll – dein Netzwerk in den Prozess ein Debt & Financing Strategy • Du entwickelst und implementierst unsere Strategie für Fremdkapital- und Projektfinanzierungen • Du strukturierst Finanzierungsinstrumente und bewertest Risiken und Kapitalstrukturen • Du baust belastbare Beziehungen zu Banken und Finanzierungspartnern auf und verhandelst Kredite, Bürgschaften, und Fördermittel Financial Steering & Decision Support • Du entwickelst integrierte Finanzmodelle (P&L, Cashflow, Szenarien) als Entscheidungsbasis weiter • Du übersetzt Analysen in klare Entscheidungen und eine überzeugende Kommunikation gegenüber Investoren und internen Stakeholdern • Du bist strategische/r SparringspartnerIn für CEO und Leadership-Team Performance, Cash & Cost Steering • Du schaffst Transparenz über Performance, Cash, Runway und Risiken • Gemeinsam mit dem Team entwickelst du Budgetierung, Forecasting und Controlling zu echten Steuerungsinstrumenten weiter • Du entwickelst Procurement mit Blick auf Skalierung und Kosteneffizienz Finance Platform & Governance • Du stellst sicher, dass Finance-, Accounting- und Compliance-Strukturen skalierbar sind • Du entwickelst Prozesse, Systeme und Reporting entlang wachsender Anforderungen weiter • Du verantwortest professionelles Reporting gegenüber Investoren und Banken Leadership & Organization • Du arbeitest eng mit unserer Head of Finance und dem Team zusammen und bringst deine Erfahrung durch Mentorship gezielt ins Team ein • Dabei übernimmst du eine führende Rolle in der Weiterentwicklung der Finance-Funktion und gestaltest gemeinsam mit uns die Struktur und Verantwortlichkeiten für die nächste Wachstumsphase DEIN BACKGROUND: * Mehrjährige Erfahrung in einer leitenden Finance-Rolle mit Verantwortung für finanzielle Steuerung und Kapitalstrategie * Erfahrung in der aktiven Begleitung und im erfolgreichen Abschluss von Finanzierungsrunden (Series A/B oder darüber hinaus) * Starkes Verständnis von Financial Modeling, KPIs, Unit Economics und Kapitalstruktur * Erfahrung im Umgang mit Investoren, Banken oder Finanzierungspartnern * Erfahrung mit regulatorischen Anforderungen oder komplexen Compliance-Strukturen, insbesondere in Luft- & Raumfahrt oder in Deep-Tech-Umfeldern von Vorteil Darüber hinaus bringst du mit: * Du hast Finance-Strukturen mit wachsender Komplexität weiterentwickelt und daraus belastbare Steuerungssysteme aufgebaut * Du findest die Balance zwischen Challenge und Alignment im Sparring mit Foundern * Du übersetzt komplexe finanzielle Themen in klare Handlungsoptionen und bringst ein hohes Maß an Integrität im Umgang mit Kapital und Risiken mit * Dein Führungsstil ist geprägt von Enablement, Vertrauen und Ownership WAS WIR BIETEN: * Arbeite mit einem diversen, internationalen Team daran, die nächste Generation moderner Satelliten zu entwickeln. Werde Teil unserer Reise von Anfang an, präge ein dynamisches Unternehmen aktiv mit und gestalte die Zukunft der Raumfahrtindustrie direkt mit.  * Bleib in Bewegung mit einer von uns unterstützten Mitgliedschaft beim Urban Sports Club.  * Wir bieten ein hybrides Arbeitsmodell sowie flexible Arbeitszeiten – mit viel Eigenverantwortung für deine Zeitgestaltung.  * Unser neues Büro direkt an der Spree in Berlin-Friedrichshain verbindet helle Loftflächen, industriellen Charakter und Raum für Zusammenarbeit – zentral gelegen und gut mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln erreichbar. * Freu dich auf 30 Urlaubstage sowie einen zusätzlichen Company Holiday am 12. April zur Feier des International Day of Human Spaceflight.

Vivid

ABOUT THE ROLE This is a combined role covering two closely related responsibilities: acting as the appointed MLRO (Geldwäschebeauftragter) for Germany, and running Vivid's German branch from a regulatory standpoint, i.e. being formal legal representative of the branch. Your main reporting line will be to the Head of AML/CTF Operations. YOUR MISSION AML & financial crime * Report suspicious activities (SAR/STR) to the local FIU and ensure timely, accurate and complete submissions. * Act as the primary point of contact for competent authorities, including the FIU and regulators, and manage all related interactions. * Collaborate closely with Group Compliance to ensure alignment with group standards, policies and risk appetite. * Own and maintain local AML processes for onboarding and ongoing monitoring, ensuring they are applied consistently and effectively – with a particular focus on SME clients. * Escalate, assess and decide on complex or high-risk cases. * Ensure all AML processes, policies and controls remain compliant with local regulatory requirements. * Identify deficiencies in AML processes and take corrective action where needed. * Contribute to regulatory reporting and support audits or regulatory requests where required.  Regulatory & branch * Represent the German branch to competent authorities – regulatory correspondence, supervisory visits, audits. * Keep the branch's regulatory standing up to date and ensure ongoing compliance with local licensing requirements. * Monitor regulatory developments in Germany and the EU, assess impact and coordinate implementation with Group teams.  YOUR PROFILE * At least 5 years of hands-on AML/compliance experience, including handling real customer cases, escalations and suspicious activity reporting. * Proven experience with SAR/STR reporting and interaction with FIUs or regulators. * Strong understanding of AML risks related to SME / business clients. * Solid working knowledge of German AML and financial regulation. * Ability to take ownership and make decisions in high-risk or ambiguous situations. * Well-structured, independent and comfortable operating under regulatory scrutiny. * Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken. * Prior experience as MLRO (Geldwäschebeauftragter) is a plus.  WHY JOIN VIVID? * Work from our modern Berlin office with an ambitious, experienced team.  * Vivid Prime account free of charge. * Sports compensation. * Learning & development budget to support your professional growth. * This is a senior-level position with a competitive salary and benefits package.  * Real growth prospects, significant responsibility, and the ability to make an immediate impact from day one! Enhance your expertise and shape the future of FinTech. Join Vivid's talented team and help us revolutionize how businesses think about their finances! COMPENSATION RANGE Final compensation is determined individually, based on your experience, skills and the scope of the role, assessed against objective, gender-neutral criteria. ABOUT VIVID At Vivid, we're on a mission to change how businesses and individuals manage their money across Europe. For businesses, we build tools that actually make a difference: multi-IBAN accounts, high-yield savings, business cashback, team cards, and accounting integrations that save real time — all in one place. And for individuals, we offer a simple way to manage and grow your wealth: access to global stocks, ETFs and 150+ cryptocurrencies, cashback, and personalised financial insights. Our mission? Your success. Everyone deserves the chance to see their finances flourish, and we're dedicated to empowering our customers to make this a reality. Founded in 2019 in Berlin by Alexander Emeshev and Artem Iamanov, Vivid has quickly grown into one of Germany's top financial platforms for SMEs and private accounts. Since then, we've expanded rapidly across Europe, earning the trust of over 500,000 customers — and with over €200 million raised and a valuation of €775 million, we're just getting started. We're building Vivid as an AI-native organization — across every function, from product to compliance to operations. Automation handles a growing share of day-to-day execution. For us, this means our teams can focus on architecture, strategy, and high-impact decision-making. This changes how we work: less manual execution, more ownership in building systems that scale. We want to help define what AI-native looks like in a regulated financial environment — and we're looking for people who want to build that future with us.

Payhawk

Company Mission Payhawk is a leading global spend management solution for scaling businesses. Headquartered in London and combining company cards, reimbursable expenses and accounts payable into a single product; its future-facing technology enables finance teams to control and automate company spending at scale. The Payhawk customer base includes fast-growing and mature multinational companies in 32 countries including LuxAir and Wagestream. With offices in New York, London, Berlin, Munich , Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, Vilnius and Sofia; Payhawk is backed by renowned investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greenoaks, QED Investors, Bek Ventures and Eleven Ventures. Our values include supporting flat hierarchies, taking ownership and responsibility, seeking and providing feedback, managing constructive critique, and speaking our minds. We understand that the best ideas don’t all come from the same place, so we encourage diversity and inclusion in all areas of our work. The future of fintech is about more than money, and we believe in work-life balance, continual learning, and empowered teams. We’re also on a journey to measure and improve our environmental and social impact. From virtual cards to digital subscriptions, our software and automation help take paper out of the equation for our customers, too. We’re changing the world of payments, and we’re looking for an exceptional team to help us.      About the Role We're looking for an experienced Solutions Consultant to join our Solutions Engineering team. As a member of the team, you will partner with our GTM teams as a product and accounting systems expert to help win new customer revenue and expand the revenue of existing customers. In this role, you will be responsible for understanding the business requirements of our prospects and delivering personalised live demos. Consultants need to obtain a deep understanding of all aspects of the Payhawk platform so that they can tailor its capabilities to various use cases. Additionally, Consultants will be required to capture and provide customer feedback to the product management team in order to drive product development. Responsibilities  * Develop and maintain expertise in feature functionality and practical application of all our product offerings. * Participate in the RFI/RFP processes and respond to technical questions. * Deliver personalised live product demonstrations. Including Integration demos, workflows and other complex use cases. * Design, validate and document a product configuration and implementation strategy to share with prospective customers. * Provide accounting and/or accounting system expertise. * Partner with Sales teams to enable and provide accounting context to drive new business revenue. * Partner with the local marketing team attending marketing events and supporting content reviews. * Collect and analyse feedback from prospective customers and communicate it with customer success, engineering, and product management teams in order to drive the product roadmap. Requirements  * Minimum of 5+ years of experience in an ERP Implementation Role or similar finance role (E.g. Financial Controller, Head of Finance etc) * Previous SAP experience is a must * Professional Accounting Qualification e.g. ACA/ACCA/CIMA is preferred but not required. * Experience working in both pre-sales and implementation is preferred. * Excellent verbal and written communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills. * Native German speaker. * Ability to build relationships with potential customers, understand their environment and introduce new concepts to solve problems. * Ability to balance multiple competing priorities. * Comfort with a fluid, fast-paced environment. * A passion for problem-solving. Company Benefits * 30 days of paid time off + 12 work-from-anywhere days * Exchange policy to another Payhawk office (Amsterdam, London, Barcelona, Paris, Sofia) * Health and fitness membership * Two company on-sites per year * Opportunity to use the Payhawk product, with a monthly commuting allowance of 150EUR Payhawk is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.