Financial Controller (part-time, 50-60%, German-speaking)

Carbonfuture; Deutschland; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Competitive salary

30 days paid leave plus bank holidays

Sports and Health benefits

Job summary

Carbonfuture is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to oversee internal reporting and financial analysis. This role involves managing consolidated financials and supporting investor communication.

The ideal candidate will hold a Master’s degree and have 4–8 years of experience in finance, ideally in a startup. Carbonfuture offers flexible working hours and a competitive salary while making a significant impact on climate change.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years of experience in finance or controlling roles, ideally with increasing responsibility.
• Experience in public accounting, consulting, and/or a startup environment is highly valued.
• Knowledge of at least one accounting regime: HGB, Swiss GAAP, US GAAP or IFRS.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monthly consolidated three-statement financials according to HGB and IFRS principles.
• Build annual budgets and rolling forecasts, monitor actual vs. plan.
• Monitor cash runway against liquidity plans and optimize working capital levels.
• Evolve tools and systems landscape to support internal control requirements.
• Support stakeholders with standardized and tailored reports.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Budgeting & Forecasting

Cash Flow Management

Attention to Detail

Project Management

Fluent in English and German

Education

Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics

Professional certifications (CPA, ACCA, CMA, CA)

Job description

About Carbonfuture

Carbonfuture is building the trust infrastructure needed to scale durable carbon removal, a critical piece for us all to reach net zero. We enable CDR suppliers to bring high-quality projects to market and empower buyers to invest with confidence today. Together with our strategic investor SIX, we are laying the foundation for a trustworthy, liquid carbon removal market, unlocking the scale the planet urgently needs.

Your Role and Responsibilities

We’re looking for an experienced Financial Controller who will take ownership of internal reporting (in close collaboration with the Head of Finance) and develop key financial analyses to support investor communication and fundraising. We are a growing startup with established financial systems across three entities (Germany, Switzerland, and the U.S.), and are looking to expand our controlling capabilities and increase automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting: Oversee monthly consolidated three-statement financials (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow), derived from local bookkeeping sources, in accordance with HGB and IFRS principles.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Budgeting & Forecasting: Build annual budgets and rolling forecasts (based on business needs), in close cooperation with the Head of Finance and senior leadership team. Continuously monitor actual vs. plan to provide insights to the broader leadership team.
• Cash Flow and Treasury: Monitor cash runway against liquidity plans and optimize working capital levels in collaboration with operations and delivery teams.
• Internal Enablement & Controls: Evolve the tools and systems landscape to support growing internal control requirements, increase automation across the group, ensure proper process documentation, and enable scalability of the Carbonfuture finance function.
• Stakeholder Reporting: Support internal and external stakeholders with standardized and tailored reports, enabling decentralized cost controlling and effective investor communication. Develop key financial analyses for fundraising and other corporate transactions.

What We’re Looking For

• Advanced (Master's) degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics. Additional professional certifications (CPA, ACCA, CMA, CA or equivalent national certification) preferred.
• 4–8 years of experience in finance or controlling roles, ideally with increasing responsibility.
• Experience in public accounting, consulting, and/or a startup environment is highly valued.
• Attention to detail and experience building processes & tools (from scratch in fast-growth environments) is a must.
• Knowledge of at least one accounting regime, preferably two: HGB, Swiss GAAP, US GAAP or IFRS (and associated basics for taxation).
• Strong project management skills with advanced coordination abilities to guide (internal & external) accountants and auditors.
• A generalist, hands‑on mindset with a strong bias for action, motivated to make a positive impact on the planet.
• Fluent in English and German.

What we offer

• A ground-breaking business with an early foothold in the carbon removal industry and the ability to have a real impact on climate change
• A rapidly growing international team with a shared mission to address climate change
• Flexible working hours
• Competitive salary
• 30 days paid leave (on a full-time basis) + bank holidays
• Sports and Health benefits
• Purpose-driven, ambitious colleagues and a friendly, open and inclusive environment

Carbonfuture is an international hybrid / remote office environment with team members located in the EU, US and Latin America. Candidates should be prepared to either work from home or at a remote location of their choosing. This position requires the ability to work core hours Monday through Friday with availability for European time zone meetings and events. This position will require occasional early morning or evening work and some in-person attendance for all-staff or department-level events which will require overnight travel.