Finance & Controlling Lead (m/f/d)

Starflight Dynamics GmbH; München; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Starflight Dynamics GmbH is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to build the financial-control backbone of our SpaceTech growth. You’ll own cost-center setup, monthly closes, and government-contract reporting.

Work closely with the CEO and VP Operations on cash-flow planning, milestone invoicing, and revenue recognition. You will implement German HGB-compliant controls, support audits and tax filings, and drive the finance function from scratch in a fast-growing company.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in financial controlling or accounting.
• Strong knowledge of German HGB accounting and cost-center/project accounting.
• Fluent in German and English.

Responsibilities

• Own cost-center accounting and financial reporting for government/public contracts.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly close and management reporting; support investor reporting.
• Maintain plan-vs-actual tracking across departments.
• Ensure financial reporting complies with German HGB and government-contract requirements.
• Support the annual audit and tax filing with external advisor.
• Collaborate with Program & Contracts Manager on milestone invoicing and revenue recognition.
• Support CEO and VP Operations on cash-flow planning.

Skills

8+ yrs exp in financial controlling

German HGB / cost-center accounting

Fluent German & English

Job description

You will build the financial-control backbone of a growing SpaceTech company, from a public-contract-compliant cost-center set-up to the monthly close.

Mission & responsibilities

You will build the financial-control backbone of a growing SpaceTech company, from a public-contract-compliant cost-center set-up to the monthly close.

Financial control & reporting

1. Own cost-center accounting and financial reporting compliant with government and other public contracts
2. Prepare the monthly and quarterly close and management reporting, and input for investor reporting
3. Maintain plan-vs-actual tracking across departments

Compliance & governance

1. Ensure financial reporting complies with German HGB and government-contract-specific requirements
2. Support the annual audit and tax filing, working with our external tax advisor

Cross-functional partnership

1. Partner with our Program & Contracts Manager on milestone-payment invoicing and revenue recognition
2. Support the CEO and VP Operations on cash-flow planning

What we are looking for

Must have

• 8+ years in financial controlling or accounting, ideally with exposure to government/defence-funded or other milestone-based revenue models
• Strong working knowledge of German HGB accounting and cost-center/project accounting
• Comfortable being the company’s first dedicated finance hire and building processes from scratch
• Fluent German and English

Nice to have

• Experience with international group structures (e.g. subsidiaries and intercompany invoicing)
• Experience with the accounting and ERP tooling of a small, fast-growing company