Finance Lead

**About us**:
**Role Overview**:
As our Finance Lead (M/F/d), you will play a pivotal role in shaping Workpath’s financial strategy and driving key initiatives across fundraising, reporting, and investor relations. This role goes beyond traditional finance functions; you will be a **strategic partner to the leadership team**, aligning internal and external stakeholders while influencing critical business decisions.

You will work closely with our Managing Director Stephanie and the leadership team to **develop and execute our financial strategy**, improve **reporting and forecasting** capabilities, and support sustainable growth through **proactive financial planning and accountability**.

As **owner of our core financial processes**you will work with the Finance team and our tax consultants to ensure accuracy in our financial foundation as well as compliance with existing regulations.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, scaling SaaS environment and are ready to take ownership, we’d love to hear from you

**Key Responsibilities**:

- ** Finance Business Partner**: Be a strong business partner for the whole organisation, from sales, marketing, to product, tech and people (incl. monthly budget check-ins and business review with leadership team). Work closely with RevOps to derive right insights and influence decision-making across the business on go-to market, pricing, compensation.
- ** Financial Planning and Analysis**:

- ** Budgeting & Financial Planning**: Drive the budgeting process and provide actionable financial insights for decision-making.
- ** Rolling Forecasts**: Maintain and improve rolling forecasts with variance analysis, integrating cashflow insights and ensuring alignment with budgets.
- ** Cashflow Management**: Monitor and forecast cashflow to ensure liquidity and support strategic planning.
- ** Investor Relations**: Prepare monthly investor updates and respective input for quarterly board meetings, independently and at an always high quality level. Enhance reporting capabilities to ensure accuracy, transparency, and actionable insights.
- ** Accounting & Compliance**: Lead monthly and annual financial closings, ensuring accurate financial statements in collaboration with auditors and tax consultants.
- ** Accounts Payable**: Own and manage the AP process, authorize payments, and manage treasury tasks, including bank accounts.
- ** Accounts Receivable & Revenue Recognition**: Own and manage the AR process, ensuring accurate invoicing and revenue recognition for software and services.
- ** Payroll Management**: Maintain oversight and serve as sparring partner for our payroll activities (conducted by our people ops team).

**Requirements**:

- Excellent knowledge in finance (we’re aiming for outcome oriented financial operations and strategy, not only standard reporting)
- 3-5 years relevant work experience (finance / controlling / consulting with focus on finance), experience in SaaS startup is a plus
- Judgement where to be pragmatic paired with highest quality, diligence and reliability
- Proactive mindset with a passion to build and drive continuous improvement
- German language proficiency (level C1+)

**What We Offer**:

- ** Steep Learning Curve**:High-impact role with a lot of responsibility, direct exposure to executive decision-making. Opportunity to shape and lead critical strategic and operational initiatives.
- ** Passionate and ambitious team**:Work directly with our founders, Managing Directors and board members to learn and enjoy the thrill of building together.
- ** Professional Growth**:Autonomy and support to work on important projects and challenges, learning new things everyday. We offer a Feedback & Development Cycle with 360-degree feedback twice a year.
- ** Health and Wellbeing**:We prioritise the mental well-being of our employees. That's why we've partnered with OpenUp to offer professional mental health support.
- ** Competitive Compensation**:Attractive salary and stock option package, a personal development budget and other benefits.
- ** Non-cash Benefit**: Benefit from the non-cash benefit (50€) in kind through a cooperation with our partner Hrmony.
- ** Flexibility**:Benefit from flexible working hours, mobile working and 40 days of workation per year.

**Join Us**:
For more information about Workpath, visit our website.