Visiting Finance Associate (all genders)

eRC System GmbH; Hohenbrunn; Hybrid; EUR 42.000 - 54.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible hours

Remote work

Competitive compensation

Wellbeing program

Lunch subsidy

Team events

Zusammenfassung

eRC System GmbH is seeking a Visiting Finance Associate to work with the Head of Finance on budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and day-to-day finance operations.

You will drive automation of finance workflows, build AI-assisted reporting, and contribute to high-impact projects across finance, strategy, and partnerships. You’ll also handle data checks, documentation, and month-end close tasks.

Qualifikationen

• Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree programme in Finance, Economics, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• Industry internships in VC, PE, IB, consulting, or startup finance teams are preferred.
• Strong analytical and structured thinking with ability to translate data into insights.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to present clear analyses and narratives.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with modelling or automation is a plus.
• Fluent in English; German language skills are a strong plus.

Aufgaben

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning with the Head of Finance.
• Drive automation of finance workflows and AI-assisted reporting.
• Handle data checks, documentation, and month-end close coordination.
• Contribute to strategic finance projects and partnerships analysis.
• Assist with grant applications, contract analysis, and business cases as needed.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to connect financial data with operations and strategy.

Kenntnisse

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Structured problem solving

English proficiency

Ausbildung

Master's degree student in Finance or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Financial modelling

Workflow automation

Jobbeschreibung

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Visiting Finance Associate, you will work closely with our Head of Finance and take ownership of recurring finance, planning, analysis, and strategy-related topics. Your mission is to support transparent financial steering, improve operational workflows, and contribute to high-impact projects across finance, strategy, and partnerships.

A key part of the role will be identifying opportunities to automate, digitize, and improve finance-related workflows, including the implementation of AI-supported processes for reporting, analysis, documentation, and operational finance tasks.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Work directly with our Head of Finance on topics at the heart of ERC's company-building journey, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and day-to-day finance operations
• Support recurring financial planning and analysis processes that create transparency on how the company is performing and where resources are allocated
• Take ownership of hands-on operational finance tasks such as invoice tracking, month-end close preparation, data checks, documentation, and financial process coordination
• Drive financeand strategy projects end-to-end, from structuring the problem and building analyses to deriving recommendations and presenting results
• Support high-impact ad-hoc projects, including grant applications, partnership economics, contract analysis, business cases, and investor-related analyses
• Identify, improve, and automate finance workflows, with a focus on building scalable processes, better data quality, and AI-enabled ways of working
• Work cross-functionally with teams across ERC to connect financial data, operational processes, and strategic decision-making

WHAT YOU BRING

• Currently enrolled in a Master's degree programme in Finance, Economics, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a closely related field
• First relevant experience through internships or roles in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, consulting, or a high-growth startup finance team
• Strong analytical and structured thinking, with the ability to break down complex problems and work confidently with numbers
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to synthesize complex information into clear analyses, narratives,and presentations
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with financial modelling, reporting, or workflow automation is a plus
• Interest in AI tools, process automation, and digital workflows in a finance and operations context
• Low-ego team player who is motivated to work hands-on on operational finance topics while staying close to strategic decision-making
• Fluent in English; German is a strong plus

WHAT WE OFFER

• Full-scale aerospace engineering, not concept slides
• A 60+ engineer team at Ottobrunn
• Real ownership and flat hierarchies: a modern startup culture where your input shapes decisions, not just execution
• Flexible working hours, remote work, and competitive compensation
• Health & wellbeing: EGYM Wellpass membership and subsidized lunch in our canteen
• Office extras: espresso coffee, fresh fruit, and soft drinks, plus regular team and company events, and plenty more once you're on board