Finance Manager (Germany)

Sungrow - EMEA; München; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A green tech company in Germany is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to establish and manage the full finance function. This role involves building financial systems from scratch, ensuring compliance with German regulations, and acting as a strategic business partner. Candidates should have 5–8 years of finance experience, particularly in tech or start-up settings, with a strong grasp of German tax and accounting standards. Fluency in English is required, and German proficiency is strongly preferred.

Qualifikationen

• 5–8 years of experience in finance or accounting, ideally in tech/start-up environments.
• Hands-on experience in building financial systems in new entities.
• Strong understanding of German accounting standards (HGB) and tax law.
• Fluent English; German proficiency preferred.

Aufgaben

• Build and implement the end-to-end financial framework.
• Ensure compliance with German tax and regulatory requirements.
• Act as a finance business partner to General Manager.
• Coordinate with HR and Operations on payroll and compliance.

Kenntnisse

Financial systems building

Compliance knowledge

Business partnering

Communication skills

Cross-cultural collaboration

Jobbeschreibung

Your mission

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to build, lead, and manage the full finance function of the company — from accounting and compliance to business partnering and strategic planning. This is a hands‑on role suited for a professional who thrives in a fast‑growing, early‑stage environment and can develop processes from zero to one.

The Finance Manager will play a key role in shaping the financial backbone of our new European operations, ensuring local compliance while enabling scalable growth across software, cloud, and service business lines.

Key Responsibilities

1. Finance System Ground-up Setup & Operations

• Build and implement the end-to-end financial framework (accounting, budgeting, reporting, controls) from scratch.
• Select and manage local accounting systems, banking processes, and ERP tools, independent from Sungrow Group systems.
• Oversee all bookkeeping, payments, invoicing, and cashflow management in line with German GAAP (HGB) and EU standards.

2. Compliance & Tax Management

• Ensure full compliance with German tax, accounting, and regulatory requirements.
• Liaise regularly with local tax authorities, auditors, and external advisors.
• Supervise monthly, quarterly, and annual tax filings (VAT, CIT, payroll).
• Maintain internal controls and manage statutory audits and risk reviews.

3. Business Partnering & Strategic Finance

• Act as a finance business partner to the General Manager and key functions, providing financial insights and decision support.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and cost control, tracking investment efficiency and business performance.
• Support shareholder and board reporting to Singapore and HQ stakeholders, clearly explaining financial results, variances, and ROI.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with HR, Legal, and Operations to coordinate payroll, expense control, and compliance matters.
• Support employee salary structure setup, benefits administration, and related statutory filings.
• Act as a bridge between local teams and external service providers (accounting, legal, tax consultants).

Your profile

• 5–8 years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, or business partnering, ideally within a tech, software, or start‑up environment.
• Hands‑on experience in building financial systems and processes in new entities or international subsidiaries.
• Solid understanding of German accounting standards (HGB), tax law, and reporting to local authorities.
• Proven ability to work independently and drive results in a fast‑changing environment.
• Strong communication and cross‑cultural collaboration skills; able to interface with both local German teams and international stakeholders.
• Fluent English required; German proficiency strongly preferred (ability to liaise with local authorities).
• Experience with auditors, tax advisors, and financial service providers in Germany is a plus.
• Business‑minded, pragmatic, and solution‑oriented — capable of balancing compliance with growth.

About us

We are a green tech company with young creative minds.

We are fighting every day to make our mission happen – Clean Power for All !

With 870+GW of clean power presently installed worldwide, we are on the road to success!

Welcome at Sungrow

Founded in 1997 by University Professor Cao Renxian, Sungrow is a leader in the research and development of solar inverters with the largest dedicated R&D team in the industry and a broad product portfolio offering PV inverter solutions and energy storage systems for utility‑scale, commercial & industrial, and residential applications, as well as internationally recognized floating PV plant solutions, NEV driving solutions, EV charging solutions and renewable hydrogen production systems.

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