Operations and Finance Manager (m/w/d)

Watergenics; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Deutschlandticket

Office in Kreuzberg

28 days vacation

Job summary

Watergenics GmbH in Berlin is seeking an Operations and Finance Manager (m/w/d) to own day-to-day finance, HR and office administration. You will work directly with the CEO and external partners, manage invoices, payroll prep, intercompany transactions, budgeting and year-end close, and run the Berlin office.

The role requires hands-on organisation, 2+ years in finance/HR/admin, proficient German bookkeeping (DATEV) and fluent English. Start as soon as possible, ideally November 2026.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in finance, office or HR administration, ideally in a startup.
• Good knowledge of German bookkeeping and payroll processes; DATEV is a must.
• Very good German and English; organised and hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Own accounting operations: invoices, payments and monthly documents for our Steuerberater.
• Manage banking and intercompany transactions across entities.
• Coordinate with subsidiary accountants and support budget and year-end closing.
• Run payroll preparation and HR admin, from onboarding to offboarding.
• Support recruiting, from job ads to interviews.
• Manage Berlin office, insurance policies and health & safety.

Skills

German bookkeeping

Payroll processes

English proficiency

Organizational skills

Tools

DATEV

Job description

Operations and Finance Manager (m/w/d)

Watergenics GmbH · Berlin · Full-time · Start: as soon as possible, ideally November 2026

About us

Watergenics is a Berlin startup that builds sensors and data services for water quality monitoring, mainly for the mining industry. Our team works with customers in Latin America and North America, and we have subsidiaries in the USA, Peru, Chile and Romania.

Your role

You keep Watergenics running behind the scenes. You own day-to-day finance, HR and office administration, and work directly with our CEO and external partners.

We need support quickly: we would like you to start as soon as possible, ideally in 1st of November, 2026. If you need more time, please tell us your earliest start date.

Your tasks

• You own accounting operations: invoices, payments and monthly documents for our Steuerberater.
• You manage banking and intercompany transactions across our entities.
• You coordinate with the accountants of our subsidiaries and support the budget and year-end closing.
• You run payroll preparation and HR admin, from onboarding to offboarding.
• You support recruiting, from job ads to interviews.
• You manage our Berlin office, insurance policies and health & safety.

Your profile

• 2+ years in finance, office or HR administration, ideally in a startup
• Good knowledge of German bookkeeping and payroll processes; DATEV is a must
• Very good German and English
• Organised, hands-on and happy to juggle many different tasks

What we offer

• An important role with real responsibility in a growing deep-tech startup, with strong personal growth opportunity
• A small, international team and direct work with the management
• An office in Berlin in the heart of Kreuzberg
• Attractive salary and a monthly Deutschlandticket
• 28 days of vacation for full time