Finance Lead (Berlin, hybrid)

Kittl; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Kittl seeks a Finance Lead to oversee financial operations, reporting, and legal support. You’ll play a pivotal role in the company's financial health, engaging with stakeholders and utilizing data analysis to enhance processes. Ideal candidates have at least three years in SaaS finance, fluency in German and strong interpersonal skills. This role offers a hybrid work structure within a rapidly growing environment fueled by innovation.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

Development budget

Remote work options

Urban Sports Club membership discount

Up to 30 vacation days per year

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 3 years in international SaaS finance roles.
• Highly reliable in timing and output.
• Solid understanding of German HGB and US GAAP standards.

Aufgaben

• Oversee everything from accounts payable to monthly and yearly closings.
• Prepare and communicate monthly management and investor reports.
• Ensure consistent monitoring of key financial and non-financial business KPIs.
• Guide teams on legal matters, including contract reviews and negotiations.
• Work with large data sets to ensure accuracy and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with the CEO Office on company-wide initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Fluency in German

Business proficiency in English

Data Analysis

Understanding of German HGB

Understanding of US GAAP

Jobbeschreibung

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We’re in an exciting growth phase following our Series B funding and are expanding our team. Our hybrid working culture includes three office days per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) at our Berlin headquarters. Looking ahead, we’re also growing London as our second location.

A Little About Us

• Redefining graphic design: Kittl is transforming how creators work with an intuitive platform that stands as a modern, competitive alternative to traditional design tools: Build the new Adobe of tomorrow
• Rapid growth: Millions of users within just two years of launch
• Diverse team: 120+ team members representing 30+ different countries
• Truly product-led company: Engineers, Product managers and designers are at the core of Kittl - shaping an engineering driven working culture
• Strong funding: Raised over $45M from world-renowned investors who have also backed companies like Slack, Dropbox, and Figma
  
  

Learn more: www.kittl.com/career

Your role at Kittl

As our Finance Lead, you'll be the backbone of our financial health, overseeing everything from accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and cash handling to leading our monthly and yearly financial closings and audits. You'll drive our reporting and budgeting, ensure KPIs are controlled and communicated effectively, provide crucial legal support for contracts and challenges, build strong relationships with stakeholders, and use data analysis to continuously improve our processes. In this role, you’ll report directly to the CEO.

What You’ll Do

• Finance Operations: Oversee everything from AP/AR to monthly and yearly closings, working closely with our Junior Finance Manager and external accountants and tax advisors across Germany, the US, and the UK
• Reporting: Prepare and communicate monthly management and investor reports
• KPI Tracking: Ensure consistent monitoring of key financial and non-financial business KPIs
• Legal Support: Guide teams on legal matters, including contract reviews and negotiations
• Data Analysis: Work with large data sets to ensure accuracy and identify areas for improvement
• Strategic Projects: Collaborate with the CEO Office on company-wide initiatives
  
  

What You’ll Need

• Experience: Minimum 3 years in international SaaS finance roles
• Language: Fluent in German (C1+) and business-proficient in English (B2+)
• Efficiency: Highly reliable in both timing and output, with the ability to simplify complexity and deliver smart, fast results
• Accounting: Solid understanding of German HGB and US GAAP standards
• Nice to have:
• Experience leading a small team
• Hands-on accounting background
  

Interview process

• Recruiter interview (30 min)
• Hiring manager interview (45 min)
• Take-home assignment followed by a discussion with the hiring manager (60 min)
• Bar raiser interview with Chief of Staff, right hand to CEO (45 min)
• Meet & greet with the CEO (30 min)
  
  

We are looking for someone

• Exceptionally driven to drive impact and challenge the status quo
• Who takes extreme ownership & gets things done
• Who goes above and beyond in their role
• Who is deeply passionate about what they do
  
  

Benefits

• Maximise your impact: No matter if you’re leading a team or you stand out by your domain expertise - all we care about is supporting you to maximise your own impact
• Hackathons: Our quarterly hackathons provide an environment to experiment with new concepts, push boundaries, and potentially deliver the next big thing
• Kittl Week: Each year, our global team gathers together for a whole week, to work, celebrate, get inspired, and have fun
• Flexible working hours: Our core hours are 11am–5pm CET, leaving the rest of your schedule flexible to fit your style
• Remote work: Work up to 50 days (10 weeks) fully remote per year from anywhere in the world, as long as you maintain our core hours
• Learning & development: Our L&D budget supports your professional growth
• Mobility benefit: We fully cover your monthly BVG public transport ticket
• Health and fitness: Urban Sports Club membership discount
• Vacation: Up to 30 vacation days per year
  
  

At Kittl, we embrace diversity and value every team member's unique background, identity, and experience. We're all about respect, honesty, and inclusivity. Together, we create a safe and supportive work environment where everyone thrives. Join us on this exciting journey of making our company and product even better!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Software Development

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