Finance Engineer

<p style="min-height:1.5em">Knowunity is building the future of learning, and our Finance function needs to scale just as fast. We're looking for a right hand to the Director Finance &amp; People: part finance operator, part builder. You'll work directly alongside our Director Finance &amp; People as well as closely with the founders, acting as a strategic sparring partner and hands-on executor across everything from financial close and reporting to process automation and cross-functional projects. Think of this as a mini-COO seat within Finance, high ownership, direct leadership access, and the mandate to shape how we work from the ground up.<br /></p><h2><strong>Your Impact</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Strategic Right Hand:</strong> Operate as the Director's force multiplier, prepare decision briefs, run cross-functional initiatives, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks. You're the person who makes the entire Finance function faster, sharper, and more effective.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Finance Operations &amp; Accounting:</strong> Own and run key financial processes including monthly/quarterly/annual close and coordination with external auditors. Ensure continuity and integrity of financial reporting across jurisdictions.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Controlling &amp; Financial Planning:</strong> Drive operational controlling including budget planning, financial forecasting, and liquidity management. Build and deliver monthly reporting, run ad hoc deep dives, and produce data-driven analysis that directly informs growth and investment decisions.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>AI &amp; Automation:</strong> Identify and execute opportunities to automate manual finance workflows using AI tools, low-code platforms, and smart integrations. Champion the shift from static reporting to dynamic, AI-enhanced financial intelligence.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Strategic Finance &amp; Capital Allocation:</strong> Support financial modeling for growth and innovation projects. Act as a sparring partner to the management team on business decisions.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Cross-Functional Bridge:</strong> Manage relationships with tax advisors, auditors, and legal providers across multiple jurisdictions. Act as the connective tissue between Finance &amp; People and the wider org such as Growth and Engineering</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Future-Ready Finance:</strong> Help lay the foundations for a digital finance backbone, think intelligent dashboards, predictive KPIs, and the groundwork for scalable ERP and treasury architecture as Knowunity grows.<br /></p></li></ul><h2><strong>Your Background</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Experience:</strong> 1–3 years in finance at a Big 4 advisory firm, a high-growth startup, or both. You've seen enough to know what good looks like, and you're hungry to build it.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Education:</strong> Degree from a top-tier university in business, finance, or a related field.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Analytical Chops:</strong> Strong analytical mindset with advanced Excel skills. You think in models and love turning messy data into clear decisions.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Tech-Forward Mindset:</strong> Comfortable using AI tools in your day-to-day work. Always looking for ways to automate, improve, and future-proof financial workflows. Familiarity with BI tools or low-code platforms is a plus.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Accounting Knowledge:</strong> Solid understanding of German accounting practices plus familiarity with international standards (IFRS).</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Languages:</strong> Excellent German and English skills, written and spoken.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Mindset:</strong> A builder and operator at heart, proactive, self-driven, pragmatic, and energized by working directly with leadership to shape something from the ground up.</p></li></ul><p>Find <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com">Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>