Finance Manager

Hypersonica; München; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive compensation

Relocation support

Social and education allowances

Regular company events

Zusammenfassung

A pioneering startup in hypersonics in Munich is seeking a Finance Manager to lead all aspects of finance. You will oversee budgeting and forecasting, work closely with the CEO on strategic investments, and automate financial processes. The ideal candidate has strong financial planning skills and experience in startup environments. Competitive compensation and relocation support offered.

Qualifikationen

• Experience building and leading finance functions in startups or tier 1 investment banks.
• Hands-on and proactive working style.
• Ability to structure and close complex financing deals.

Aufgaben

• Oversee finance operations, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Work closely with the CEO on capital allocation and long-term strategy.
• Deliver board-level reporting and ensure compliance.

Kenntnisse

Financial planning

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Proficiency in English and German

Jobbeschreibung

As the leading European startup in the hypersonic field, Hypersonica is developing new and exciting technologies in the defence and aerospace sector. Our overarching mission is to ensure Europe’s resilience and space sovereignty. Growing quickly, we are preparing for the first test flight of our hypersonic vehicle in 2026. We offer a value-driven, new-space approach to complex technologies and are looking for brilliant individuals who choose to undertake the great responsibility for its development.

As a Finance Manager, you lead all aspects of finance at Hypersonica, with a specific focus on automating our financial processes, KPI planning & investor reporting. You’ll build and lead a finance function capable of supporting our next stage of growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee finance operations: Ensure excellence across budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, financial planning, and reporting with investor-grade discipline.
• Strategic partner: Work closely with the CEO and board on capital allocation, investment planning, and long‑term financial strategy.
• Governance and transparency: Deliver board-level reporting, audit readiness, and compliance across public and institutional funding programs.
• Enable scale‑up: Lay the groundwork for a finance team structure that can scale with the business.
• Automate: Enable a lean finance org to reduce overhead by using novel AI tools & frameworks.
• Lead financing execution: Drive CAPEX and non‑dilutive funding, building on the financing strategies already developed and taking them through closing and deployment.

Achievements

• Strong financial planning, modeling, and analytical skills – and the ability to connect numbers to strategy
• Experience building and leading a finance function from the ground up in a startup or scale‑up environment or at a tier 1 investment bank/other fast‑paced environment
• Hands‑on and proactive working style, with the willingness to operate across strategy and execution
• Strong stakeholder and partner management skills, both internally (team, board) and externally (financiers, advisors)
• A growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit, especially in the context of deep‑tech / industrial ventures
• Proven experience in CAPEX‑heavy, project‑based financing (e.g., defense, manufacturing, or industrial tech projects)
• Ability to structure and close complex financing deals (ideally across grants, debt, and equity instruments)
• Fluent in English and German

What we offer

• A focus on outcomes, not time‑tracking
• Competitive compensation and real shares
• Relocation support
• Social and education allowances
• Regular company events and all‑hands to bring together employees as one team across Germany and the UK