Finance & Controlling Manager (m/f/d)

Finance & Controlling Manager (m/f/d)

About Lateration GmbH

We are a team of pragmatists with the goal of supporting police and military forces in tackling the challenges of the 21 st century. If it sounds crazy – like detecting people through walls – then we’re probably working on it. If you’ve always dreamed of working in a lab like Q’s from James Bond, then you’ve come to the right place. -We are looking for full & part time; remote work possible.

 

How you will make an impact: 

You’ll be part of a team of highly motivated employees, all driven by the goal of making things work. From day one, you’ll be working on projects that truly matter. You will play a critical role in shaping our financial strategy by helping to produce accurate financial reports and forecasts. Your insights in budgeting, cost control and cash flow management will help optimize our financial performance and increase operational efficiency. By supporting investor reporting and contributing to the effective use of our soon-to-be-implemented ERP system, you will ensure financial data is accurate and actionable, enabling informed decisions across the organization.

You are responsible to design and implement new things from scratch and not to optimize the last 5%. You take ownership to make things happen!

 

Your key responsibilities are:

Accounting

• Manage pre-accounting by recording and processing financial transactions with Finway (Spend Management), to support bookkeeping. While the core bookkeeping tasks are managed by the external tax office, you oversee the process and ensure smooth cooperation
• Assist our tax advisor in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements

 

Financial Management Planning & Reporting

• Review and analyze monthly / annually income statements, balance sheets and cash flow reports
• Lead, coordinate and steer annual budget process and intra-year P&L and Cash Flow forecasting
• Keep an eye on us achieving our revenue and profitability goals within agreed spendings

Cash Flow Management

• Monitor and analyze cash flow via Agicap
• Prepare liquidity planning reports and communicate the financial position to management
• Develop measures and provide guidance to the organization to maximize net working capital potential

Process Optimization & Automation

• Development and implementation of Finance processes, systems, tools and procedures to ensure fast, high quality reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis
• Through continuous improvement of financial processes, you create and document structures that streamline workflows, save time, and foster transparency.
• Contribute to the evaluation and implementation of an ERP software.

 

What you need to be successful

• Academic background in Business Administration / Finance or similar 
• 1-3 years proven work experience in a growth environment
• Deep knowledge in Finance, Controlling, Accounting or Consulting
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel; familiarity with Finance Start-up tools is a plus
• You are an inspiring person who independently identifies and develops potential within the finance organization 
• You are a hands-on person, who likes to get operationally involved while keeping an eye on the strategic master plan at the same time 
• Get things done capability 
• Driven by ambition and the wish to make a change and have a real impact 
• Ability to work at pace, to make decisions quickly and deliver results on time in high quality 
• Business Fluency in German and English required

 

Training

• We won’t leave anyone out in the cold. If certain skills are missing but there's a strong motivation to learn, we will provide support through internal training.