Finance & Accounting Associate (50–100, Remote)

• Manage day-to-day bookkeeping tasks (accounts payable/receivable postings reconciliations bank statements).
• Support monthly routines and ensure clean timely and accurate processes (postings reconciliations simple reporting).
• Assist in monthly quarterly and annual closing activities.
• Coordinate with our German and Swiss tax advisors by preparing documentation answering inquiries and ensuring compliance.
• Maintain organise and further structure our financial data across DATEV Bexio and Qonto.
• Monitor key financial metrics such as average prices margins and cost developments.
• Support profitability analyses product-level cost reviews and ad-hoc financial evaluations.
• Contribute to forecasting and budgeting by preparing data checking plausibility and identifying variances.
• Actively contribute to improving our accounting and finance processes as we move toward a more integrated finance setup.

• Completed degree in finance accounting business administration or a commercial apprenticeship with solid understanding of accounting and finance processes.
• 23 years of experience in accounting bookkeeping or a finance-related role.
• Strong numerical skills and a good understanding of accounting and financial concepts.
• Structured precise and reliable working style you notice inconsistencies and enjoy resolving them.
• Interest in supporting basic controlling tasks profitability analyses and forecasting routines alongside accounting.
• Strong German and good English skills.
• Bonus: experience with DATEV Bexio Qonto or working in an e-commerce/start-up environment.

• Flexible workload: 50100 % depending on your profile
• Remote-first setup: work from anywhere in Germany.
• Clear routines and predictable deadlines making it easy to balance work with family life or personal projects.
• A healthy profitably growing founder-led start-up without artificial investor pressure.
• A supportive and collaborative team that values ownership reliability and flexibility.
• The opportunity to actively shape our finance and accounting processes as ALEMI continues to grow.

ALEMI is a Zurich-based handbag brand with the vision to redefine business bags for women.
We create elegant timeless handbags that unite minimalist aesthetics with smart functionality. Each piece is handcrafted in a family-owned atelier in Italy under fair working conditions using premium Italian leather that is made to last.

Our values are rooted in quality transparency and empowerment not only through our products but also in how we work as a team. Founded in 2020 ALEMI has grown into a dedicated team of 15 people united by one mission: to empower women in their everyday lives with bags that support both confidence and individuality.