Finance Manager

Almedia

This isn’t your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We’re aiming to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000). We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 70 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world. At Almedia, you’ll: * Own way more, way earlier — you’ll be trusted with responsibility fast. * Push harder, get further — this isn’t a 9–5. We highly reward intensity. * Join a rare environment — you will work with ambitious high-speed, high-ownership people. * Fully present — we’re 5 days a week in the office to build the energising momentum we need. ACCOUNTANT Salary range: €65,000-85,000/annum We're looking for a Finance Manager who will own and run the in-house accounting for our international entities end to end—bringing bookkeeping and VAT compliance into DATEV, delivering timely, accurate closes, and keeping clean, well-documented ledgers. This is a unique chance to lead the accounting of a fast-growing scale-up with an already 9-digit balance sheet and P&L. You’ll move fast to migrate from external providers, integrate and improve finance tools and workflows, and proactively fix root causes to enable reliable group reporting—working independently with periodic reviews and helping mentor junior teammates. WHAT YOU'LL DO 🎯 * Run end-to-end in-house bookkeeping for the entities in DATEV Rechnungswesen (AR/AP, banks/cash, accruals/deferrals). * Lead the migration of accounting data, configurations, and workflows from the external bookkeeper into a clean, well-structured DATEV environment. * Own data consolidation across entities: maintain intercompany billing and reconciliations, enforce consistent chart-of-accounts and documentation. * Drive tool setup and integration: connect Payhawk and other feeder systems with DATEV, validate tax and account mappings, design standardized procure-to-pay and expense workflows with clear audit trails, and eliminate duplicate entry and recurring errors through root-cause fixes and targeted automation. * Own reporting and advisor coordination: deliver clear, timely financial data within agreed timelines, proactively flag risks and decisions to keep closings, filings, and audits on track, and manage the relationship with external tax advisors. WHAT YOU'LL BRING 💡 * Proven ownership of German entity bookkeeping within DATEV Rechnungswesen for a GmbH or similar—covering AR/AP, bank reconciliations, accruals/deferrals—and preparation of accurate VAT returns under HGB and German VAT rules. * Demonstrated success transitioning from an external bookkeeper to an in-house setup, including data migration, chart-of-accounts/VAT code design, access management, SOP creation, and measurable improvements in close speed and data quality. * Hands-on experience integrating spend/expense tools with DATEV, building and validating tax/account mappings, implementing P2P and expense workflows with audit trails, and resolving issues to root cause. * Strong intercompany and multi-entity experience: issuing/booking intercompany invoices, performing monthly reconciliations, and producing audit-ready schedules that support consolidation and group reporting. * Bonus: Exposure to German payroll accounting processes and collaboration with tax advisors/auditors; comfort with DATEV Unternehmen online and light automation (e.g., rules, API-based connectors). WHAT MAKES YOU A GREAT FIT 🌟 * Own Everything: You're passionate about in-house accounting, German bookkeeping in DATEV, and building reliable close and compliance processes—and you take full ownership from start to finish. * Raise the Bar: You're a natural problem-solver who streamlines workflows, fixes root causes, and implements pragmatic controls and automations that lift data quality and speed. * Move Fast: You're adaptable, thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, communicate clearly with stakeholders, and continuously improve how the finance engine runs. WHY ALMEDIA? 🚀 * Own Our Growth: We offer all Berlin-based employees equity in Almedia to truly be a part of our success. * Scale With Almedia: Grow alongside a startup that has been profitable from day one. * Central Berlin Office: Work from a fully-stocked modern office built for collaboration, accessible from all around Berlin. * Other Benefits: Transport subsidy, breakfasts and lunches, language learning, Urban Sports Club, and more. We believe in fostering talent, evaluating all skill levels during the hiring process, and providing a clear path for growth. Almedia is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity, and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Bigblue

📍 Paris | Full-time | Fluent 🇫🇷 & 🇬🇧   At Bigblue, we're building the logistics backbone for the next generation of commerce. Modern brands sell everywhere: through their own online stores, marketplaces, retail, social commerce, and more. Across every channel, customers expect the same fast, reliable, and transparent experience after they buy. What used to be Amazon's exclusive advantage is now becoming the standard for every ambitious brand. We're helping them get there. Since 2018, we've built a tech-driven fulfilment platform used by 600+ brands, including Muji, Aigle, Scuffers, and Cabaïa. With 200+ Bigbluers across the UK, France, Spain, and Germany, our proprietary tech stack, and a network of 9 warehouses and over 100,000 sqm of fulfilment space across Europe, we ship millions of orders every month. And we're nowhere near done! Backed by €20M+ in funding, we're expanding across Europe and building the operating system that will power modern commerce operations at a global scale. At Bigblue, we hold ourselves to a very high bar: in the quality of our product, the rigour of our operations, and the care we bring to every merchant we work with. You'll be working alongside talented people on real, high-impact problems, in an environment where high standards come with genuine support, ownership, and room to grow. If you want your work to matter from day one, you're in the right place.     As Finance Manager, you will join a finance team in full structuration and take ownership of a 360 scope spanning accounting supervision, FP&A, billing, financial analysis and controlling across our entities (France, Spain, UK, Germany). You will work closely with our external partners, all Bigblue internal teams, and senior leadership (CFO, co-CEOs) to ensure accurate, timely reporting and to support decision-making in a fast-moving environment. Success will be evaluated based on your ability to handle a wide range of topics, the reliability and timeliness of our monthly and annual closings, the quality of our analyses, and your ability to implement automation and a data-driven approach for recurring processes.

CoMind

At CoMind, we are developing a non-invasive neuromonitoring technology that will result in a new era of clinical brain monitoring. In joining us, you will be helping to create cutting-edge technologies that will improve how we diagnose and treat brain disorders, ultimately improving and saving the lives of patients across the world. THE ROLE: CoMind is at an exciting inflection point, and needs to establish a world class Finance function to support the growth of the business. Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Finance Manager will own the day-to-day finance operations while playing a central role in shaping how we use AI and other tools to modernise the way we work. You will work alongside external accounting and tax providers, partnering across the business to deliver accurate, insightful reporting, and to challenge and improve the processes behind it. This is a rare opportunity to join a mission-driven, VC-backed MedTech company with the role suited to a qualified accountant who wants to move beyond the month-end cycle and into a position that offers genuine ownership, real variety, and the chance to help shape what modern finance looks like. At CoMind, all team members work at least 4 days per week from our new Kings Cross offices, plus a flexible work-from-home day. RESPONSIBILITIES: * Oversee UK & US bookkeeping in Xero, working with an external provider to ensure timely month-end processes and consolidation across Xero and Excel. * Prepare financial information and commentaries for management and board reports * Support the Director of Finance with budgeting, long term forecasting and managing actual spend against budget * Manage purchase order and invoice processing in Dext and ApprovalMax * Process timely supplier payments via online banking * Ensure staff expenses are correctly submitted, approved and settled on time * Support payroll process with CoMind’s People team and an external payroll bureau * Support tax & other returns, R&D tax credit and grant claims, and external audits * Help evaluate, build, improve and monitor financial processes and practices to support the growth of the business * AI is fundamental to our culture — it's not just a tool, but a core part of how we work, collaborate, and innovate. We expect all team members to embrace AI in their daily work and continuously find new ways to use it effectively. SKILLS & EXPERIENCE: * Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent), or part-qualified with demonstrable progress towards completion * Experience working in a VC-backed startup/scale up environment * 5+ years professional accounting experience, including at least 2 years in an operational role * Experience of accounting procedures including Purchase Orders, customer and supplier invoices, bank payments, fixed and current asset schedules, VAT, payroll * Experience of month-end close procedures and reporting, consolidations, FX, HMRC payroll and VAT reports, and internal and external audits * Familiarity with Xero, Dext and ApprovalMax or similar packages * Experience in managing outsourced finance function suppliers, e.g. bookkeeping, VAT * Hands-on experience using AI tools (such as Claude) in a professional context, with the ability to demonstrate how you have applied AI to improve or build finance processes. BENEFITS: * Company equity plan so all employees share in the success of the company * Salary-sacrifice pension scheme * Private medical, dental and vision insurance (medical history disregarded) * Group life assurance at 4x annual income * Comprehensive mental health support, including unlimited access to 1:1 sessions with trained professionals * Unlimited holiday allowance (+ bank holidays) and one week of remote working per quarter * Lunch voucher (£10) every day for JustEat and free dinner on those days where you need to work later * Twice weekly deliveries of fresh fruit and an extensive selection of snacks and drinks * YuLife subscription, allowing you to turn your daily steps and meditation into discounts at a range of stores DISCLAIMER - We use Granola, an AI notetaker, throughout our interview process to help capture notes. It's used only for note-taking during the conversation. Transcripts aren't saved to shared drives or stored externally. Let us know if you'd prefer we don't.