Finance Operations & Grant Manager (m/f/d)

Lidrotec GmbH; Bochum; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lidrotec GmbH in Germany is seeking a Finance Operations & Grant Manager to scale our Finance organization by standardizing processes, optimizing systems, and managing public funding.

You will develop automated reporting, improve data quality, coordinate grants, and support audits and funding applications while collaborating across departments.

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
• Experience in Finance Operations, Controlling, Finance systems or public funding.
• Strong affinity for processes, systems and automation.
• Excellent Excel skills and high data literacy.
• Fluent German and good English skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of Finance processes and identify opportunities for standardization and automation.
• Support ERP and Finance systems implementation and development.
• Develop automated reporting and dashboards with Accounting/Controlling.
• Improve data quality, master-data structures and interfaces between Finance and other departments.
• Coordinate public grants and funding projects from a financial/administrative perspective.
• Prepare financial documentation and cost statements for funding authorities.
• Monitor eligible costs, budgets, deadlines and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate grant-related audits and communication with stakeholders.
• Support applications for new funding programmes and R&D tax incentives.

Skills

Process optimization

Automation

Finance systems

Public funding administration

Excel

Cross-department coordination

German language

Data analytics

Education

University degree in Finance or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Dashboard tools

Job description

Your mission

As Finance Operations & Grant Manager, you will make our Finance organization scalable. You will combine process optimization, Finance systems and public-funding administration to ensure that our growing organization operates efficiently and transparently.

• Take ownership of Finance processes and identify opportunities for standardization and automation
• Support the implementation and continuous development of our ERP and Finance systems
• Develop automated reporting and dashboards together with Accounting and Controlling
• Improve data quality, master-data structures and interfaces between Finance and other departments
• Document Finance processes, responsibilities and internal controls
• Coordinate public grants and funding projects from a financial and administrative perspective
• Prepare financial documentation, cost statements and evidence required by funding authorities
• Monitor eligible costs, project budgets, deadlines and reporting requirements
• Coordinate grant-related audits and communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Support applications for new funding programmes where appropriate
• Support R&D-related funding and tax-incentive processes such as Forschungszulage
• Identify opportunities to digitalize and simplify repetitive Finance activities

Your profile

• University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Business Informatics or a comparable field
• Professional experience in Finance Operations, Controlling, Finance systems, public funding or a related area
• Strong affinity for processes, systems and automation
• Experience administering public grants or publicly funded R&D projects is beneficial
• Strong Excel skills and high data literacy
• Ability to understand detailed administrative requirements while maintaining an overall process perspective
• Structured, proactive and highly independent working style
• Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate across multiple departments
• Very good German and good English skills