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Finance Manager- Part Time (20 hours/wk)

Berlin, Germany · On-site

$22k–$30k/yr

Mid level$6M raised

<p>We're looking for a detail-oriented, self-starting Finance Manager to own the day-to-day financial operations of a fast-moving deep-tech startup. You'll work directly with the CEO and external partners across the full…

Skills: Financial Operations, Invoice Management, Banking Reconciliation, Grant Administration, Cash Flow Projection

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Finance Manager- Part Time (20 hours/wk)

Made of Air

Berlin, Germany • On-site

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  • $22k–$30k/yr
  • Full-time
  • professional certificate, bachelor degree
  • Meaningful Work and Mission, Team Collaboration and Innovation, Transparent and Fast-growing Environment
  • Posted 11d ago
  • ~20 hrs/week

Responsibilities

The Finance Manager will oversee day-to-day financial operations, including invoicing, banking, and payroll coordination for a deep-tech startup. Key duties include managing grant administration, monitoring cash flow, and preparing R&D tax credit applications.

Requirements

Candidates must have a degree or vocational training in accounting or finance and a solid understanding of German accounting standards. Proficiency in German and English, along with experience in grant administration and tools like DATEV, is highly preferred.

Full job description

We're looking for a detail-oriented, self-starting Finance Manager to own the day-to-day financial operations of a fast-moving deep-tech startup. You'll work directly with the CEO and external partners across the full scope of company finance.


Tasks


Key Responsibilities



  • Incoming invoice management & banking: incoming invoices management and internal approvals, payments, reconciliation, month-end-closing preparation for our external tax advisors.

  • Accounts receivables management: issue commercial invoices to customers and track incoming payments.

  • Point of contact for external tax consultants

  • Grant administration (ProFit/IBB): project reporting, collect and check monthly timesheets for all employees, point of contact for grant administrators, fund-call submissions

  • Cash flow management: tracking, analyzing, and optimizing payments to ensure liquidity of the company, monthly projections vs. budget, department tracking, runway monitoring

  • Payroll: prepare monthly payroll and coordinate with external provider, process payments, manage onboarding/offboarding

  • Financial reporting: primary contact for external accountants, annual statement support, shareholder documentation

  • Management accounting: cost center budgeting and forecasting incl. production costs tracking

  • FZulG tax credit: prepare and submit R&D tax credit applications, liaise with authorities


Requirements


What We're Looking For



  • Completed Ausbildung or degree in business administration or related field

  • 2-5 years work experience in a finance role

  • Solid knowledge of German accounting standards and payroll requirements

  • Solid knowledge of Excel or Google Sheets

  • Familiarity with invoice management software (we use Finway)

  • German grant/funding administration experience a strong plus (ProFit, Forschungszulage)

  • Fluent German; working-level English

  • Highly organised, independent, proactive — comfortable owning problems in a small team


Benefits


What you can expect from us


💓 Meaningful Work and Mission: Become a pivotal member of a groundbreaking company with a mission-driven focus on urgently reversing climate change.


🤗 Team Collaboration and Innovation: Join an ambitious team unified by a passion for fighting climate change. Experience a transparent, fast-growing, and inspirational environment where innovation is encouraged and daily challenges are embraced.


We look forward to receiving your application!

Related keywords

FinanceAccountingDeep-techStartupDATEVFinwayProFitIBBFZulG Tax CreditR&D Tax CreditCash FlowRunway MonitoringGerman Accounting StandardsGrant AdministrationClimate ChangeFinancial Reporting

About Made of Air

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Carbon-negative materials

Industry
Manufacturing
Company size
11-50 employees
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Berlin
LinkedIn followers
6,045
Total funding
$6M

Made of Air is a climate-focused materials company transforming waste biomass into high-value, carbon negative materials for industrial use. Made of Air’s materials replace fossil materials and other composites in manufactured products. Composed of carbon sequestered from the atmosphere, the materials permanently remove CO2 and are thermoformed by standard industrial processes to meet millions of building and consumer product applications. Storing carbon in products enables manufactured goods to become an engineered carbon sink. Our mission is to provide carbon negative materials to enact and inspire urgent, scale reversal of the climate crisis.

Offices: Rollbergstraße 28A, Berlin, 12053, DE

Green Technologiesmaterialscarbon negativeNETsclimatechangereversalconstruction materialsfacadescarbon crediturban growthand thermoplastics
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About Made of Air

LinkedInVisit site

Carbon-negative materials

Industry
Manufacturing
Company size
11-50 employees
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Berlin
LinkedIn followers
6,045
Total funding
$6M

Made of Air is a climate-focused materials company transforming waste biomass into high-value, carbon negative materials for industrial use. Made of Air’s materials replace fossil materials and other composites in manufactured products. Composed of carbon sequestered from the atmosphere, the materials permanently remove CO2 and are thermoformed by standard industrial processes to meet millions of building and consumer product applications. Storing carbon in products enables manufactured goods to become an engineered carbon sink. Our mission is to provide carbon negative materials to enact and inspire urgent, scale reversal of the climate crisis.

Offices: Rollbergstraße 28A, Berlin, 12053, DE

Green Technologiesmaterialscarbon negativeNETsclimatechangereversalconstruction materialsfacadescarbon crediturban growthand thermoplastics
View all jobs at Made of Air

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