VP Finance (fmd)

Aleph Alpha; Heidelberg; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A dynamic tech company in Heidelberg is looking for a VP Finance to build and run a finance organization that supports its growth to global operational excellence. You will ensure financial stability, manage complex due diligence processes, and lead a high-performing finance team. Ideal candidates will have experience with M&A, grow business to Series B/C, and be fluent in both German and English. The role includes flexible working hours, 30 days vacation, and wellness offerings.

Leistungen

30 days of paid vacation

Access to fitness & wellness offerings

Mental health support

JobRad Bike Lease

Subsidized company pension plan

Subsidized transportation ticket

Budget for technical equipment

Flexible working hours

Virtual Stock Option Plan

Qualifikationen

• Proven ability to build and lead scalable finance organizations.
• Experience in managing complex due diligence processes.
• Supported business growth up to Series B/C with investor confidence.
• Experience with M&A and global operations.
• Fluent in German and English.

Aufgaben

• Build financial strategies aligned with growth and competitiveness.
• Anticipate financial risks before they arise.
• Lead a high-performing finance team with measurable goals.
• Set up audit-ready financial infrastructure.
• Provide actionable insights for the Senior Leadership Team.
• Ensure a due-diligence-ready financial environment.
• Craft cost models for new markets and support GTM decisions.
• Implement processes for compliance and inter-company transactions.

Kenntnisse

Forecasting

Financial Services

GAAP

Accounting

IFRS

Regulatory Reporting

Financial Analysis

Financial Modeling

Budgeting

Financial Report Interpretation

Financial Management

Financial Planning

Jobbeschreibung

OVERVIEW

At Aleph Alpha we are shaping the future of AI with European values at the core. The heart of our product is developing cutting-edge generative AI solutions with a strong emphasis on sovereignty ethical development and societal benefit. Our generative AI offering empowers businesses governments and individuals to achieve their full potential.

TEAM

As we continue to grow and innovate strong financial operations are essential to sustaining our momentum. As VP Finance you will build and run a finance organization that enables the company to scale from late-stage growth to global operational excellence. You ensure financial stability support international expansion enable reliability in planning and reporting and prepare the company for capital markets and long-term investor scrutiny. You will act as a trusted partner to the CEO CRO COO and Product leadership by driving clarity transparency and accountability across the company.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Finance Leadership

You build financial strategies aligned with growth capital needs and long-term competitiveness.

You anticipate financial risks before they become business issues.

You build and lead a high-performing finance team with clear roles measurable goals and strong execution standards.

FP&A and Controlling

You are responsible for setting up a complete audit-ready financial infrastructure (budgeting forecasting cash flow cost control risk management).

You ensure a monthly and quarterly reporting cadence that provides the Senior Leadership Team with actionable insights.

Investor relations

You ensure a due-diligence-ready financial environment at all times.

You narrate a compelling and defensible financial story for current and future investors.

Internationalization and Global Operating Model

You craft cost models for new markets and verticals supporting GTM decisions with precise financial implications.

You design and implement processes for inter-company transactions transfer pricing and local statutory requirements.

You are responsible for a scalable global accounting tax payroll and compliance setup covering current and planned markets.

YOUR PROFILE

You have a proven ability of building and leading scalable and highly functional finance organizations (teams systems and processes) ideally in a scale-up environment.

You have experience managing complex due diligence processes while keeping internal operations stable.

You have supported business growth up to Series B / C with a proven ability to create confidence in investors through transparency consistency and mastery of the numbers.

You ideally bring experience with M&A and global operations.

You are fluent in both German and English.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US

Become part of an AI revolution!

• 30 days of paid vacation
• Access to a variety of fitness & wellness offerings via Wellhub
• Mental health support
• JobRad Bike Lease
• Substantially subsidized company pension plan for your future security
• Subsidized Germany-wide transportation ticket
• Budget for additional technical equipment
• Flexible working hours for better work-life balance and hybrid working model
• Virtual Stock Option Plan

Key Skills

Forecasting,Financial Services,GAAP,Accounting,IFRS,Regulatory Reporting,Financial Analysis,Financial Modeling,Budgeting,Financial Report Interpretation,Financial Management,Financial Planning