LIFTE H2 is looking for a Finance & Administration Manager to support the growth of its German entity, LIFTE H2 GmbH. You will join our business operations team and work closely with the GmbH managing directors, global project teams, global financial controller, and the tax office. Among your responsibilities will be providing administrative support to the company, optimizing current processes, and implementing new processes. You will also be responsible for our local finance processes, and manage the administration and finance of the company’s projects and external grants. If you enjoy working in both finance and administrative areas and like a variety of projects, join us!

Your responsibilities

Finance / accounting:

• Cooperation with the company’s tax advisors
• Cooperation with our internal financial controller
• Issuance of company invoices
• Processing of invoices received and payment preparation
• Controlling the local accounting / bookkeeping processes and liaising with our external accountants
• Identifying and managing finance- and administration-related grants, e.g.: R&D tax incentives, state and industry grants
• Managing project finance and administration, e.g., managing purchase orders, tracking project cash flows
• Assisting in the financial account consolidation of two entities
• Supporting the annual financial statement preparation

Administration:

• Providing administrative support for the company (tax authorities, insurance providers etc. requests)
• Optimize current and implement new administrative processes (e.g. travel policy & expenses, onboarding new employees, pension schemes, expense reporting in cooperation with other departments)
• Support company’s management in ongoing company digitalization
• Act as primary point of contact for the office landlord, suppliers, and vendors
• Organize and maintain record of assets for site and corporate reporting
• Assist in organizing periodic company events and social activities

Our Offer

You will work in a friendly environment. The company is on a rapid growth path, and you will part of it. You will participate in various projects, will learn on the go, and for sure will never get bored. Even though we work at a fast pace, we take care of our team members’ work-life balance. We offer you:

• Competitive salary
• Summer holiday allowance
• Christmas bonus
• Performance-based company profit sharing bonus
• Stock options possible
• Company pension scheme (Betriebliche Altersvorsorge)
• Capital-forming benefits (VWL)
• Travel, health, and accident insurance
• BahnCard 100
• Jobrad
• Remote work budget
• Family friendly policies
• 30-day vacation

Requirements

Your experience and skills:

• Experience with administrative and financial processes in a growing organization
• Basic accounting and bookkeeping experience – Geprüfter Bilanzbuchhalter or Weiter Bildung in Bilanzbuchhalter preferred
• Coordinating with the tax office
• Experience in expense reporting and team / project budget management
• Experience in working with fintech tools such as Pleo, Billomat, Datev or similar
• Working knowledge of common office programs (Microsoft Office, Box, Google Workspace, Slack, Asana, Slite) or have demonstrated aptitude to learn new software and systems
• An eye for detail and a strong understanding of numbers
• You are fluent in German and English

Is a bonus:

• Geprüfter Bilanzbuchhalter or Weiter Bildung in Bilanzbuchhalter
• Experience in working in an international organization
• Good knowledge on German legislation and ability to keep up to date with changes will be preferred

You:

• Are proactive, take ownership and are always looking for hidden potential and improvement in your working environment
• Are detail oriented, can work quickly and efficiently
• Work well independently as well as in a team
• Are characterized by a friendly manner, a high degree of flexibility and responsibility
• Are tech-savvy
• Communicate clearly, both written and verbally

How to apply?

Would you like to join LIFTE H2 – apply here!