You will take responsibility for everything at our company related to numbers, finance and investors.
You will work directly with the two managing directors and act as the central interface to investors, the advisory board and external partners.
You will monitor liquidity, burn rate and runway — and provide timely warnings if anything gets off track.
You will prepare the monthly reporting materials for our investors, including financial metrics, forecast updates and commentary on the most important developments.
You will prepare the quarterly advisory board meetings — numbers, presentation and decision papers.
You will be the strategic and operational driver of our next funding round: building the financial model, preparing pitch materials and the investor list, coordinating due-diligence processes and keeping all workstreams on track.
For pilot projects, partnerships and strategic decisions you will run the cases — cleanly, quickly and with a focus on enabling decisions.
You will manage our external accounting provider and ensure that annual financial statements, taxes and statutory reporting obligations are handled smoothly.
Currently finance at our company is not “you plus a team” — you are the finance function.

Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or a related field.
Initial professional experience in finance, e.g., in controlling, corporate finance, audit, investment banking, consulting or as a finance employee at a startup.
Very strong Excel skills; ideally some experience with financial modeling.
Very good German and good English (our investors and partners are international).
Structured, self‑directed working style — you don’t wait for tasks, you recognise and take them on.
Ambition, independence and the desire to help shape something of your own — not to administer, but to create and influence.
Experience in startup financing or the willingness to get up to speed in this area very quickly.

Competitive base salary (depending on experience).
Real equity (VSOP) — we want you to be more than a colleague; we want you to be a co‑entrepreneur. If we succeed, you benefit.
Direct access to the executive team — we operate on equal terms, your ideas are heard and taken seriously; no hierarchical hoops.
Flexible working — remote work is welcome; ideally we meet twice a week in our lab and office in Cologne‑Rodenkirchen.
Steep learning curve — from the funding round and international partner negotiations to preparing for a potential Series A in 2027.
A meaningful product — we make the last mile more efficient, more automated and more sustainable.

Finance Manager

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