Finance Manager (f/m/x) - German-speaking

Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences; France; Remote; EUR 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Grow with us

Workation in Europe

25 vacation days + holidays

Job summary

Tomorrow University is seeking a hands-on finance generalist to run day-to-day operations, including bookkeeping, close, payments, and compliance across nonprofit and commercial entities. You will work with the VP Finance and external tax advisors to define how finance is done at the organization.

Ideal candidates have practical experience in close, reconciliations, AR/AP, and using DATEV, Spendesk/Moss, Stripe/easybill, and Google Sheets.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of hands-on accounting, bookkeeping, or finance operations with solid knowledge of HGB.
• Experience with monthly/annual close, reconciliations, AR/AP, and payment runs.
• Proficient with DATEV, Spendesk/Moss, Stripe/easybill and Google Sheets; not focused on financial modeling.
• Fluent in German and English for external and internal communication.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close for both entities, including bookkeeping, AR/AP, intercompany postings, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Manage invoicing, collections, payments, dunning, and revenue recognition under HGB; coordinate with Steuerberater.
• Improve processes and systems; identify automation opportunities and dashboards.
• Support fundraising and compliance for nonprofit and commercial entities; maintain audit-ready records.
• Assist budgeting and forecasting; contribute to financial modeling and scenario planning as needed.
• Expose to debt financing, public grants, transfer pricing, intercompany governance, and cross-functional projects.

Skills

Accounting

Bookkeeping

Close & Reconciliation

AR/AP

HGB Knowledge

DATEV

Spendesk

Moss

Stripe

Google Sheets

German

English

Education

Business Administration / Economics degree

Bilanzbuchhalter

ACCA/ACA/CIMA

Tools

DATEV

Spendesk

Stripe

easybill

Job description

About The Company

Tomorrow University: A Next-Generation University for Impactful Careers

Education is the most powerful lever for driving the transition to a sustainable society. That's why we've built a university dedicated to educating and empowering the change-makers of tomorrow. We offer accredited degree programs designed to equip learners with 21st-century competencies while providing access to a world-class network of experts to maximize their impact.

As a remote-first institution, we use technology and AI to enable flexible, personalized learning - accessible from anywhere in the world.

We are proud to be the first EdTech startup in Europe with a fully state-recognized university license and to be ranked among the Top 20 EdTech startups globally.

Be aware that all of our positions are completely Remote but our working hours are Central European Time (+/- 2h).

About The Role

We're looking for a hands-on finance generalist to run day-to-day finance operations and help build our finance function. This is not a forecasting or business-partnering role - it's for someone who genuinely enjoys the mechanics of accounting and wants to own the bookkeeping, close, payments, and other processes that keep a finance function running cleanly. You'll work closely with our VP Finance to define "how we do finance" here at ToU. You will also liaise closely with our external tax advisors who handle annual filings, while you own everything up to that point.

If you've worked in a big-corporate FP&A or business-partnering function and are looking to move into strategy or planning, this probably isn't the right fit. Read on and you'll see why!

Your main tasks

• Accounting & Close (the core of the role) - You'll own monthly, quarterly, and annual close for both entities - including the preparatory bookkeeping, AR/AP, intercompany bookings between the GmbH and gGmbH, bank reconciliations, and reporting packs for internal and external audiences. You'll apply HGB accounting principles day to day, and you'll be the point person coordinating with our external Steuerberater.


• Invoicing, Collections & Payments - You'll own day-to-day liquidity and the full cash cycle. You'll send customer invoices, manage dunning and debt collection, run payment reconciliations, investigate failed-payment cases, and make sure revenue is recognized accurately under HGB. You'll also process supplier invoices and expenses, prepare payment runs, coordinate with HR on payroll, and flag cash issues before they become problems.


• Process & Systems Improvement - You'll spot the manual, error-prone parts of the finance function and fix them - automation, reporting pipelines, better use of our tools (DATEV, Spendesk, easybill). If something could be an import/export or a dashboard instead of a spreadsheet someone re-does every month, you'll be the one who suggests and builds it.


• Fundraising & Compliance Support - You'll keep financial records and documentation audit-ready, support due diligence data rooms, and help navigate the compliance requirements that come with running a nonprofit entity (gGmbH) alongside a commercial one.


• Management Reporting & Analysis - You'll support budgeting & forecasting by consolidating and maintaining single sources of truth for data across the company. You will have a chance to do some financial modeling and scenario planning, but this is not the main focus of the role.


• Finance-Adjacent Projects - You'll get exposure to debt financing, public grants, transfer pricing, intercompany governance, and legal/HR/operations as and when things come up.

What We're Looking For

• 2-4 years of hands-on experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or finance operations - including preparatory bookkeeping (vorbereitende Buchhaltung) with solid technical knowledge of HGB


• Practical experience with monthly/annual close, reconciliations, AR/AP, and payment runs


• Comfortable working with finance tools such as DATEV, Spendesk/Moss, Stripe/easybill, plus everyday use of Google Sheets - this is not a financial-modeling-heavy role, so we're not looking for advanced scenario-modeling skills


• Professional fluency in both German and English (required - German for external tax/banking/advisor communication, English for our international team)


• A degree in business administration, economics, or a related field, or an equivalent professional qualification (e.g. Bilanzbuchhalter, Steuerberater, ACCA/ACA/CIMA)


• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and building/improving processes in a fast-moving, resource-constrained environment (this is a lean team - no large finance department to lean on)


• Bonus if you have experience with: multi-entity or intercompany bookkeeping, research grants funding, HubSpot, working in distributed/remote teams across multiple countries

What Matters To Us

• Ownership & Independence - You take initiative and get things done


• Collaborative Mindset - You enjoy working across teams and disciplines


• Clear & Thoughtful Communication - You know how to adapt your message to different audiences


• Integrity, Curiosity & Growth - You're honest, open-minded, and always looking to learn


• Proactivity & Drive - You bring energy and momentum to your work


• Commitment to Execution - You don't just dream big - you make things happen


• Passion for Sustainability, Entrepreneurship & Technology - You care deeply about building a better future

Perks & Benefits

• Grow with us - At Tomorrow University, we foster lifelong learning. You'll have access to our innovative programs and be part of a culture that encourages continuous growth, personally and professionally.


• Travel the world together - Twice a year, we bring the whole team together for a week-long Workation somewhere in Europe, think bonding, brainstorming, and big ideas in beautiful places.


• Time to recharge - You'll get 25 vacation days per year, plus public holidays based on your location.

Compensation

Base Salary: 50,000 - 65,000 EUR gross

As an international remote-first organisation, compensation is benchmarked against role level, experience, internal equity, and local market conditions in the candidate's country of residence. The advertised range reflects the base salary for this role. Depending on the role and seniority level, additional compensation components, such as VSOPs, may also be offered.

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