Chief Financial Officer

Andercore; Berlin; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Andercore, an AI-native supplier of industrial materials, seeks its first Chief Financial Officer to design and operate a scalable financial system for growth. The role is on-site in Berlin and involves active M&A and financing responsibilities beyond traditional reporting.

You will shape capital structure, lead the finance organization, and partner with the CEO to accelerate scale and capital efficiency across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Strong background in accounting firms (transaction services preferred), investment banking, or private equity; experience with acquisitions.
• Hands-on company-building or scale-up experience with M&A exposure.
• Proven track record in equity, debt, and M&A transactions; ability to design and evolve capital structures.
• Deep understanding of accounting, controls, and risk frameworks; strong financial modeling skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end financial operating system: P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, working capital.
• Design scalable financing models and lead capital structure evolution.
• Partner with CEO on M&A strategy, target evaluation, valuation, and deal economics.
• Ensure financing is embedded into the tech platform and pricing/quoting.
• Build a high-performance finance organization and lead a team of 3+ staff.

Skills

Financial modeling

M&A experience

Capital structures

Accounting & controls

Strategic leadership

Education

Finance/Accounting background

MBA or equivalent

Job description

About Andercore

Andercore is the AI-native supplier of industrial materials and goods for energy and infrastructure. We execute trade and distribution end-to-end, on our own account, at the speed of compute - and we are becoming the supplier of record for the entire industry.

Industrial procurement is a €900B market in Europe alone and the largest manual market on earth. 95% of customers have no direct access to global supply chains. Materials pass through four or five intermediaries before they reach a site, and 40% of the margin evaporates on the way. For decades, the operating system of this industry was people: people to source, negotiate, finance, ship, and sell.

We built the alternative from scratch. We are the supplier. We buy from global sources and sell to European customers on our own account. Our AI runs the full trade: sourcing, quality, pricing, sales, logistics, credit, and financing. One request. A firm quote in minutes. Delivered on time. For the customer, it feels like buying from their preferred local supplier. No warehouses. No fleet. No inventory risk. Every trade is pre-sold before it is bought.

We are also the credit counterparty. Customers are scored and insured in minutes and get up to 60 days of payment terms priced into the quote itself. The working capital behind every trade is bank-funded, not equity-funded.

Where we are today:

• Strong triple-digit-million euro turnover run rate, the majority of it from repeat customers

• Seven European markets live, sourced from suppliers across Asia and beyond

• 80+ people across Berlin (HQ), London, and Shanghai

• $90M raised in equity and debt, including our $40M Series B, from Atomico, Project A, Target Global, and Inven Capital - with working capital facilities from UniCredit and KfW

The margin is in the bits. The moat is in the atoms. We are building the supplier of record for industrial materials - and redefining how global trade works in one of the largest and most essential industries on earth.

Role Overview

As Andercore’ first Chief Financial Officer, you will own the financial architecture of the company and be a core member of the executive leadership team. Your mandate is to design, operate, and continuously evolve a financial system that enables scale, resilience, and capital efficiency in a complex, capital-intensive environment.

This is a system-building CFO position with active M&A and financing responsibilities —not a reporting role. The position is on-site in Berlin.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Architecture & Operating System Own the end-to-end financial operating system, including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and working capital management. Translate operational reality into accurate, decision-ready financial insight. Design financial structures that scale with transaction volume, geography, and organizational complexity.

Capital Structure, Financing & M&A Own and evolve the company's capital structure across growth phases. Design a scalable financing model supporting organic growth and selective M&A, combining venture/growth equity, senior and subordinated debt, and working capital instruments. Partner with the CEO on M&A strategy, including target evaluation, valuation, structuring, and deal economics. Ensure acquisitions strengthen the platform and integrate cleanly into financial and technological systems.

Financing as a System Ensure financing and capital deployment are embedded into the technology platform. Work with product and technology leadership to integrate financing and acquisition logic into pricing, quoting, order flows, risk assessment, and working capital allocation. Build architecture that scales automatically with transaction volume.

Accounting, Controls & Governance Own statutory accounting, audits, and compliance across multiple entities and jurisdictions. Ensure audit-ready, institutional-grade financials. Design scalable internal controls that preserve operational speed. Establish governance structures supporting fast decision-making.

Financial Modeling & Strategic Support Own and continuously improve financial models, including operating plans, scenario and stress cases, and acquisition/integration models. Support pricing, market expansion, partnerships, and M&A evaluations. Act as strategic sparring partner to CEO and leadership team.

Finance Organization & Leadership Build and lead a high-performance finance organization (Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Risk). Grow and support the development of the existing team of 3 (one Head of Accounting, one Head of Finance and 2 accountants, supported by external accounting, top-tier tax, and legal advisers. Hire, develop, and retain top-tier talent capable of supporting scale and M&A activity.

Profile We Are Looking For

Background & Experience Strong background in accounting firms (transaction services preferred), investment banking, or private equity (growth equity, infrastructure, industrials preferred). Hands-on experience in company building or scale-ups with exposure to acquisitions. Proven track record across equity, debt, and M&A transactions. Demonstrated ability to design and evolve capital structures. Deep understanding of accounting, controls, and risk frameworks. Excellent financial modeling skills. Experience in working-capital-intensive or transaction-heavy businesses is a strong plus.

Language & Market Fit Background from Germany, France, or the UK. Fluent in English. Fluent in German or French at native or near-native level. Comfortable operating across cultures and jurisdictions.

Mindset & Working Style You think in systems, not spreadsheets. You are an operator who wants proximity to the business and is comfortable with ambiguity. You combine strong conviction with intellectual honesty. You see M&A as a strategic tool. You want to develop, build and scale a team. You are committed to the long-term journey.

What This Role Is Not

This is not a pure reporting or compliance-only CFO role. You are not a back-office administrator detached from operations. You will not outsource ownership of capital or M&A decisions to advisors.

What Success Looks Like

The company operates with financial clarity across organic growth and acquisitions. A scalable financing and M&A model enables opportunistic capital deployment. The capital stack is diversified and optimized. Financing and acquisition logic are embedded in the technology platform. Acquisitions integrate cleanly and improve return on capital. The finance function is a strategic system builder, not merely a control function.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or any other characteristic. We believe that diversity drives innovation, creativity, and collective strength.