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Dealfront • Germany

VP of Finance

Employment type:  Full time

Remote-first

Fully flexible hours

Dog friendly

Job Description

We are a remote-first, international SaaS company helping businesses maximise their revenue potential in Europe and the US with our Go-To-Market SaaS Platform. We are the successful merger of Leadfeeder and Echobot, bringing two industry leaders together.

What makes us unique? With origins in Finland and Germany, the country with the highest privacy standards in Europe, Dealfront was born with compliance and transparency in its DNA. This ensures that our users know exactly where their data originated. Compliance does not affect companies' earnings.

We have over 330 dealfronters around the world in 40 countries. Join us and help us continue our mission to be the leading Go-To-Market platform that helps B2B companies win deals in Europe.

Position Overview

We are now looking for a highly skilled and experienced VP of Finance to join our organisation and report to the CFO. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success in managing financial operations, developing and implementing finance processes and managing teams.

Responsibilities

  • You will manage and oversee operational finance teams in Germany and Finland as well as outsourced teams in various countries
  • You will drive the development and optimisation of financial tools and systems and improve efficiency and quality of financial operations
  • You will improve cost accounting processes to support internal and external purposes of the group such as financial modelling, budgeting and transfer pricing
  • You will be responsible for budgeting and create policies and systems to maintain cost control within departments and teams
  • You will manage the company’s cash flow, including forecasting and monitoring cash balances, overseeing accounts payable and receivable, and managing banking relationships
  • You will ensure compliance with all financial and accounting regulations and standards, and provide guidance to the organisation to ensure compliance. You will also develop and implement internal controls to ensure compliance.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting or a comparable qualification
  • Proven track record of being admin/super user of accounting systems (experience with Oracle Netsuite considered as advantage) including the ability to design, implement and maintain complex processes and flows
  • Demonstrated experience in scaling finance teams from 5 to 20+ team members, including managing and mentoring finance staff
  • Strong technical hands-on accounting knowledge of German GAAP and Cost Accounting
  • Proactive approach: you must be motivated to take the initiative to drive improvements and have a continuous improvement mindset
  • You want to work in a fast-paced, frequently changing environment
  • Excellent communication (oral and written) in English and German

Perks

  • The chance to work with a very knowledgeable, high-achieving and fun team
  • An international, diverse, dynamic and committed work environment
  • The opportunity to work remotely, with a flexible work schedule
  • Mental Health support with Auntie
  • Annual company retreats in sunny locations and team off-sites - Last year we went to Croatia ;)

If this role excites you and sounds like a great fit, please apply below!

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to compressed hours
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Adoption leave
Shared parental leave
Work from anywhere scheme
Work from home allowance
Teambuilding days
Teambuilding holidays
Location
93%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours
87%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
70%
Employees are largely happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
82%
Employees feel that they can find the perfect balance of life and work
Role modelling
84%
Employees feel that flexible working is part of the culture
Autonomy
85%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Working at Dealfront

Company employees

321

Gender diversity (male:female:non-binary)

66:33:1

Office locations

6

Funding levels

£158M

Hiring Countries

Finland
Germany
United Kingdom

Awards & Achievements

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