Finance Lead

Job type:Permanent
Town/City:Munich
Region:Bayern
Sector:Controlling
Client Company Type:In-House
Job ref:10201
Post Date:July 28, 2026

About the Role

Finance Lead

The Opportunity

A hybrid role for someone who wants to run finance operations and modernise them with AI. You'll own core financial processes end-to-end while identifying and building automation for repetitive work - a blend of controller and transformation responsibilities.

The Role

  • Identify automation opportunities across finance processes and deploy AI agents to handle repetitive tasks, tracking ROI.
  • Manage customer invoicing and contract review, and maintain the customer database.
  • Track core SaaS metrics: ARR, MRR, churn, CAC, LTV.
  • Run monthly and annual close.
  • Build board presentations and investor reports.
  • Own COGS calculation, cost allocation logic, and capitalised development costs.
  • Review and approve vendor invoices; manage vendor controlling and procurement liaison.
  • Coordinate payment runs, liquidity planning, and cash flow forecasting.
  • Handle intercompany invoicing across group entities.

What You'll Need

  • 2-4 years in finance advisory, controlling, or business finance - Big 4, consulting, or tech/scale-up backgrounds welcome.
  • Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience building financial models and executive decks.
  • Hands-on AI tool experience and genuine interest in automation.
  • Comfort learning new finance software and managing data integrations.
  • Experience preparing board-level communications.
  • Track record managing external stakeholders - auditors, accountants, cross-functional teams.
  • Fluent German and English.

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