Finance & Accounting Analyst

In a nutshell

We are looking for a Finance & Accounting Analyst to join our team at Mika!

As a core team member of the finance team, you will join a dynamic environment and work with cross-functional teams to help run, develop and optimize finance activities.

As our first Finance & Accounting Analyst, you will have a direct impact on helping thousands of cancer patients on their treatment journey across several markets.

You will join our Finance & Operations department, you will work right next to our Head of Finance & Operations and will have continuous exchange with the People & Culture as well as Compliance team, both part of the FinOps department!

What you will be doing

• Record business transactions in compliance with the German Commercial Code (HGB) using various tools and manage preparatory accounting for German entity
• Manage accounts receivable, accounts payable, and asset accounting
• Execute ongoing accounting tasks, including communication with national and international customers and suppliers
• Maintain and reconcile accounts
• Generate payment proposal lists and process incoming / outgoing payments
• Oversee the dunning procedure, managing outstanding receivables and the dunning system
• Coordinate debt collection activities, including preparing and submitting invoice data and corresponding with debt collection agencies
• Manage the end-to-end process of invoice processing, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to company policies
• Facilitate expense reimbursement processes, payroll processing activities, and management of outgoing invoices
• Implement efficient systems for tracking and managing financial transactions to streamline preparatory accounting activities
• Working with our external tax accountants, support the preparation of timely and accurate monthly financial statements for our German parent company and subsidiaries, including equity accounting
• Support the Head of Finance & Operations and the executive team with ad-hoc inquiries
• Support the continuous improvement of our Finance & Accounting processes and policies
• Act as the day to day contact for our external tax advisor
• Collaborate closely with key internal stakeholders, providing financial insights and support as needed

What we would like you to bring with

• You have 2+ years of relevant professional experience in a start-up, in-house, or external accounting firm preferably in an international environment
• Strong understanding of preparatory accounting processes and financial controls
• You have extensive knowledge of German HGB
• You have ideally worked with some finance tools already and have familiarity with other ERP softwares as well.
• You possess technical skills in data processing exercises, including data cleaning techniques and automation using macros
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in German and English - German is a requirement .
• You have strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and you enjoy working with data
• Ownership mentality, financial savviness, creativity, and drive to get things done define some of your professional mindset.
• You are a self-starter with a track record of independently leading new initiatives
• You bring a passion for working and learning in a fast-growing, mission-focused business
• Knowledge of international accounting standards, e.g. IFRS and US GAAP is a plus

Why us?

Meaningful : 50% of people will develop cancer in the course of their lives. At Mika, you can actively contribute to helping defeat it.

We are building the world’s first digitally delivered oncology treatment.

Responsibility : Moving mountains and dreaming up ideas on how to solve the impossible. Comfortable being uncomfortable;

we are solving one of healthcare’s hardest challenges. We are a clinical science company at heart and are seeking individuals who want to conquer cancer.

Mika Team : We are a mix of scientists, technologists, communicators, and deal-makers. Some of us are caregivers or survivors who have lived through the nightmare that is cancer.

We are highly motivated and stubborn in our resolve to defeat it. We come from all corners of the earth and learn from each other in our own internal melting pot in so many ways each and every day.

We are all different, but we share the same mission!

• Great Office & Events : We love our stylish loft office in Berlin providing plenty of space for agile work culture and social gatherings.
• Impact & Development : As a relatively small team that is steadily growing you will have an impact from the first second and plenty of chance to develop further in your career.
• Benefits & Perks : we do our best to give our employees the best to feel rewarded and appreciated. On top of mental health support, office snacks, and events, we constantly update our list of benefits to meet the wishes of most.

About us

Half of us may develop cancer in our lifetime. Our mental and physical health plays a crucial role in our immune system’s ability to defeat disease and utilize the latest immunotherapies to their fullest extent.

Mika has developed evidence-based neurobehavioral techniques that are digitally delivered to patients on their smartphones.

We architect around an intended therapeutic benefit to lower oncology-specific distress such as depression, anxiety, and fatigue.

We are in the discovery journey to positively modulate the immune system to make cancer drugs more effective. We have invested our capital and time in the design and clinical validation of Mika to be Life Science quality in its clinical claims and safety, following a pharmaceutical drug development pathway.

Now we are ready to scale our 1st generation Oncology based distress product globally while also advancing our groundbreaking research in the clinical development of our 2nd generation product that positively alters the immune system itself.

Our vision?

Simple : Make life better for people affected by cancer.

If you feel passionate about that,

Join us, we need your contribution to this mission!