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Interim Finance Manager (Maternity cover / 15 months)

Apheris

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Accounting & Finance

Remote

Posted on Oct 22, 2024

About the role

Apheris is revolutionizing how businesses commercialize their data for ML by enabling governed, secure, private computational access without sharing data. We are currently looking for a motivated individual to join us as an Interim Finance Manager to cover a maternity leave for 12-15 months. Ideally you would be ready to start in January, so you have enough time for a good handover.

This is an opportunity to take over a dual role, managing both finance and people operations functions. You will play a crucial role in ensuring smooth financial operations, while also managing day-to-day People responsibilities such as payroll, employee benefits and other. You will be the key person to provide a clear view on our business, key KPIs and available budgets at any time, be it to our Exec team, Management team or the investors. It's an excellent opportunity for a professional looking to expand their expertise in a growing and collaborative environment.

Our People & Finance Operations Manager Ulrike will be reporting to you and you will be reporting to our Co-Founder Michael and will be closely working with the entire executive team.

We are looking for professionals who can get on board quickly, have an entrepreneurial mindset, are problem solvers and can execute on opportunities quickly.

What you will do

Finance

Oversee and manage daily finance operations, including accounts receivable, accounts payable and monthly/yearly closing
Ensure the integrity of financial data through a highly functioning control environment
Manage the external tax accounting company
Collaborate with the external auditors if needed
Own financial planning, financial modelling and analysis
Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting for both internal and external purposes
Be the contact person for our investors on all financial and contractual topics

Legal

Maintain and structure the company’s legal document repository, ensuring it is well organized and accessible
Review and prepare NDAs and vendor contracts on behalf of the company
Manage and update HR-related legal documentation such as employment contracts, VSOP agreements, and other employee-related legal documents

People Operations

Act as the first point of contact for employees on HR-related queries
Oversee payroll processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance, with special focus on meeting legal requirements in different countries
Oversee employee benefits administration
Support salary benchmarking and career development programs and initiatives
Handle employment contracts, onboarding and offboarding processes

Other

Oversee, build or optimize other relevant internal processes and workflows

You should apply if

Degree in Business Administration or Economics, Finance, Accounting or Business related subject areas
2-5 years of relevant professional experience in the areas of accounting, finance or controlling – ideally proven experience in a best-in-class Start- or Scale-up in a comparable position
Knowledge of accounting and tax law in theory and practice, as well as understanding of cash flow management and bookkeeping
You are a critical thinker with a particular focus on financial modelling
You are highly precise, analytical and a rapid learner. You love to automate processes and work at a very high efficiency. You are a self-starter with a proactive approach to challenges
Excellent professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to prioritize assignments, deal with interruptions and meet deadlines in a fast paced and growth-oriented environment
Experience with the German accounting and tax systems (e.g. DATEV)
Fluent German and English, both written and spoken
Based in Germany

Bonus points if

Experience in SaaS metrics and venture-backed Start-ups
Experience in building finance structures in a young, globally operating company
Experience in managing both internal and external people, e.g. accountants or others involved in executing on finance, processes and operations
Experience in handling legal and tax topics related to finance, tax, HR

If you don’t match 100% of the requirements but think you’re a good fit for the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. We care about finding people with the right values, motivation, and potential to grow, and will work with you to adapt the role if it’s the right fit.

What we offer you

Industry-competitive compensation
Remote-first working – work where you work best, whether from our Berlin office, from home or a co-working space near you
The right hardware to make you efficient – be it a laptop with Linux, Windows, or a MacBook
Great suite of benefits including a well-being budget, mental health benefit, a work-from-home budget, a co-working stipend, and a learning and development budget
Regular team lunches and social events
Generous holiday allowance
Quarterly All Hands meet-up at our Berlin HQ
A fun and diverse team of mission-driven individuals with a drive to see AI and ML used for good
Plenty of room to grow personally and professionally and shape your own role

Here’s a bit more about our culture and ambitions at Apheris!

About Apheris

Finding solutions to the planet’s most urgent problems requires organizations to collaborate. But the data and insights needed to solve these challenges are locked away in businesses, unable to be centralized or directly shared for collaboration with customers and partners. Apheris is pioneering a new way for organizations to securely collaborate on even the most sensitive data across organizational and geographical boundaries. By unlocking value from sensitive data, Apheris is accelerating discovery and innovation, driving operational efficiency, and reducing risk and carbon impact for our customers and their partners.

Apheris is a platform that empowers businesses to run advanced analytics and machine learning models across organizational and geographical borders in a way that’s secure, private, and governed. By powering their data infrastructure with federated ML and analytics, businesses can build and operationalize data applications in ways previously not possible. At Apheris, we’re unified by our mission and the positive impact we can have. We’re excited by the potential we can bring with our federated approach and are looking for someone who can help us define, build and scale this impact. What are you waiting for? Come and join us.

Logistics

Our interview process is structured as follows:

Initial Screening: If your application matches our requirements, we invite you to an initial video call to get to know us and the role. The interviewer will be interested in your relevant experiences and skills, as well as answer any questions on the company and the role itself that you may have.
Deep Dive: In this phase, a domain expert from our team will assess your skills and knowledge by asking you more detailed questions. You will also be given a case study to prepare beforehand and present and discuss in this interview.
Final Interview: Finally, we'll invite you for the final session with your potential future colleagues, talking about the market, our technology, and our culture.

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