Kaufmännischer Leiter Deutschland / Finance & Administration Lead Germany (m/w/d)

Second Foundation Tech a.s.; Berlin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package with yearly

Flexible working hours

Home office options

High-end work equipment

BVG Deutschlandticket

Edenred meal vouchers

Urban Sports Club membership

Learning and development opportunities

Team-building activities and company</

Job summary

Second Foundation Tech a.s. in Berlin is seeking a Finance & Administration Manager to own finance and broader administrative activities for our German operations.

You will coordinate budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and controlling while interfacing with our Prague Finance team to implement group processes locally. The role requires 5–10 years in finance or administrative operations, German C2 level, and strong English for cross-border collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of relevant professional experience in finance, commercial administration, business operations or a comparable role.
• Previous experience in the renewable energy / RES sector.
• Strong understanding of finance, accounting, controll ing and reporting processes.
• Experience with HR coordination, office management, compliance or health & safety.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of a broad range of topics.
• Hands-on, pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.
• German at C2 / native-level proficiency.
• Very good English skills for collaboration with international teams.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the day-to-day finance agenda for our German operations, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, controlling and coordination of accounting activities.
• Act as the key interface between the German business and our Finance team in Prague, ensuring group processes and requirements are understood and implemented locally.
• Coordinate with external accountants, tax advisors, auditors and other local service providers.
• Support management with financial analysis, reporting and ad hoc commercial topics.
• Oversee the administration of the office.
• Serve as the local point of contact for broader administrative matters, including HR, office management, health & safety and related operational topics.
• Work closely with the respective specialist teams in Prague in a matrix structure, translating central policies and processes into the German regulatory and business environment.
• Build and continuously improve efficient finance and administrative processes as our German operations develop.
• Lead a small team of admin staff in the German offices.

Skills

Finance & Admin

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

German proficiency

English proficiency

Job description

Second Foundation is an internationalenergytradingand asset managementfirm headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic,with offices in Switzerland, Germany,Japanandthe US.Our team of500 professionalsspecializesin power trading, transforming complex data into market-leadingtradingstrategies throughadvancedtechnology andsophisticatedquantitativemodelling.

We are looking for aFinance & Administration Manager Germany (m/w/d)to join our Berlin office and take ownership of finance and broader administrative activities for our German operations. While the main focusof the role will be on finance and controlling, you will also oversee a broader range of local administrative matterslike HR, HSE, Office managementand act as the key interface to our teams in Prague, translating group processes and requirements into practical solutions for Germany.

What you wouldwork on?

• Take ownership of the day-to-day finance agenda for our German operations, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting,controllingand coordination of accounting activities.
• Act as the key interface between the German business and our Finance team in Prague, ensuring group processes and requirements are understood and implemented locally.
• Coordinate with external accountants, tax advisors,auditorsand other local service providers.
• Support management with financial analysis,reportingand ad hoc commercial topics.
• Overise the administration of the office
• Serve as the local point of contact for broader administrative matters, including HR, office management, health &safetyand related operational topics.
• Work closely with the respective specialist teams in Prague in a matrix structure, translating central policies and processes into the German regulatory and business environment.
• Build and continuously improve efficient finance and administrative processes as our German operations develop.
• Lead a small team of admin staff in the German offices.

What makes you a great candidate?

• 5-10 years of relevant professional experience in finance, commercial administration, businessoperationsor a comparable role.
• Previousexperience in the renewable energy / RES sector.
• Strong understanding of finance, accounting,controllingand reporting processes.
• Experience with broader administrative topics such as HR coordination, office management,complianceor health & safety.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of a broad range of topics.
• Hands-on,pragmaticand solution-oriented approach.
• German at C2 / native-levelproficiency.
• Very goodEnglish skills for collaboration with international teams.

What we offer?

• Competitive salary package with the possibility of a yearly bonus
• Flexible working hours and home office options
• High-end work equipment, with devices available from Apple, Samsung, or Lenovo
• BVGDeutschlandticketJob
• Edenredmeal vouchers
• Urban Sports Club membership
• Learning and development opportunities
• Team-building activities and company events