Head of Finance

About GATE Space

At GATE Space, we develop green, chemical space propulsion solutions for the NewSpace economy. Drawing on years of experience developing rocket engines, our team is pursuing the vision of a thriving economy in space and tackling space engineering problems with a rapid prototyping philosophy.

We focus on developing patented mobility solutions that enable spacecraft to rapidly and precisely position themselves in space. With multiple space missions signed for 2026 and beyond, we are looking for someone to join us on our growth journey.

At GATE Space, we are committed to workforce diversity, equality and inclusion. We want to build a diverse team and welcome and value all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

About Your Role

As the Head of Finance at GATE Space, your main responsibility will be to shape the financial backbone of the company. You will collaborate closely with the leadership team to build accurate, forward-looking financial models, guide strategic decision-making, and ensure operational excellence across all financial processes. Beyond managing day-to-day financial activities, you will continue to develop and maintain robust systems for controlling, accounting, compliance, legal administration, and stakeholder communication. Your work will play a critical role in enabling GATE Space to scale responsibly, efficiently, and transparently.

Your Primary Tasks

• Financial modeling: Model all cash inflows and outflows on a forward-looking basis that ends up closely matching reality, both for the purpose of our own liquidity management and for projections of financial performance for external stakeholders (i.e. equity investors)
• Accounting: Work with our accounting firm to accurately manage the books of the company and prepare monthly and annual financial statements
• Financial performance analysis: Monitor our financial performance relative to our financial models
• Investor & other stakeholder updates: prepare the financial part of the backward-looking monthly financial updates we provide to our stakeholders and present ad-hoc updates when needed
• Research contract reporting, audits: Manage the reporting requirements for our research contracts and lead GATE Space through audits
• Legal: Lead the standard in-house legal activities (i.e. issuing staff contracts) and work with our law firm on other corporate law matters
• Compliance: Ensure that all taxes are paid and filings are completed in time
• Payroll: Coordinate payroll with our external payroll provider
• Implementation of large finance transactions: Work with the leadership team to implement large customer contracts and equity funding rounds

Your Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-7 years experience in as many of the following functions as possible: Financial Planning & Analysis, Controlling, Accounting, or similar fields
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to evolving priorities, ideally including work experience in working in a start-up or scale-up
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Economics, Accounting or a related field, or self-taught.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Self-sufficient work style
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills

About Your Employment

We are looking for a part-time or full-time employee for 30-38.5h/week, starting as soon as possible. This role is in-person in Vienna, Austria.

About Your Benefits

• First row seat in the development and implementation of multiple upcoming space missions
• Opportunity to shape a fast-growing space technology company
• Attractive compensation package
• Generous employee stock option program that allows you to directly benefit as the company grows.
• Other perks such as free lunch at the office every day, free Austria-wide public transit ticket, etc.
• Flexible working time arrangements

Join us in shaping the future of space mobility. If you’re excited about pioneering technology, passionate about space, and driven by a growth mindset, apply now to become a key member of our dynamic team at GATE Space. Together, we’ll enable the next generation of space exploration.