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
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 reportsLead, coordinate and steer annual budget process and intra-year P&L and Cash Flow forecastingKeep an eye on us achieving our revenue and profitability goals within agreed spendingsCash Flow Management
Monitor and analyze cash flow via AgicapPrepare liquidity planning reports and communicate the financial position to managementDevelop measures and provide guidance to the organization to maximize net working capital potentialProcess Optimization & Automation
Development and implementation of Finance processes, systems, tools and procedures to ensure fast, high quality reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysisThrough 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 similar1-3 years proven work experience in a growth environmentDeep knowledge in Finance, Controlling, Accounting or ConsultingProficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel; familiarity with Finance Start-up tools is a plusYou are an inspiring person who independently identifies and develops potential within the finance organizationYou are a hands-on person, who likes to get operationally involved while keeping an eye on the strategic master plan at the same timeGet things done capabilityDriven by ambition and the wish to make a change and have a real impactAbility to work at pace, to make decisions quickly and deliver results on time in high qualityBusiness Fluency in German and English requiredTraining
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.