Finance Manager (all genders)

Finance at a fast-scaling SaaS company isn't a back-office function, it's infrastructure. As our Finance Manager, you are the operational backbone of the Finance team: owning the month-end close, keeping our external accountants sharp, and running the finance processes that let Kertos move fast without losing control. You work directly with our Head of Finance, and you'll take on strategic projects like billing systems, revenue recognition, cost structures, that directly shape how we scale. This role has real ownership from day one, and a clear path toward FP&A and Finance Business Partnering as the team grows.

Your Responsibilities

• Own the monthly accounting close process and act as the primary contact for our external accountants and tax advisors
• Manage accounts payable and receivable, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and clean documentation
• Track and reconcile financial actuals, coordinating day-to-day with our finance interns and working students
• Drive finance projects end-to-end: billing system implementations, revenue recognition setup, cost centre structuring, from scoping to delivery
• Track and report on core SaaS metrics (ARR, churn, gross margin) and actively support budget planning and forecasting cycles
• Prepare investor reports, board materials, and ad-hoc analyses for the Head of Finance
• Continuously identify and eliminate manual processes using AI tooling and automation, building a finance function that scales

• 2–3 years of experience in Finance, ideally at a SaaS company or tech startup where you operated in a lean team with real ownership
• Solid working knowledge of German accounting standards (HGB): you understand the rules and know when to apply them
• Experience coordinating with external accountants or tax advisors; you know how to manage that relationship without losing control of quality
• Hands-on with finance tooling such as DATEV, subscription billing platforms, or expense management tools
• Genuinely excited about using AI to improve how finance operates, not just open to it, but actively looking for opportunities
• Strong project management instincts: you take things from brief to done without needing to be chased
• Business Proficiency in German and English (written and spoken).
• Based in Munich or Berlin, or willing to relocate

You thrive in a fast-moving environment and take ownership from day one.

• Your success is our success: You participate in the company's success through our Virtual Share Incentive Plan (VSIP)
• Cutting-edge AI technology: Leading VCs have invested in our vision and sustainable growth so that we can bring about lasting change in how compliance measures are handled
• Big impact: With us, you will be given responsibility from day one, work independently on topics and really drive Kertos forward
• Strong onboarding: No idea about compliance? No problem, we'll teach you and assign you an onboarding buddy
• Regular feedback: We live an open feedback culture and support your growth with regular 1-1s, 360-degree feedback, training and a top network of experts
• Mental health: In collaboration with nilo, we value your well-being and offer all employees individual support for their mental health.
• Keep growing: To support your professional and personal development, we provide you with an annual budget of €1,500.
• Full flexibility: Whether at our Munich headquarters, Berlin office or hybrid – we are flexible and you are happy.
• For sports enthusiasts: We subsidize your Wellpass membership so you can balance your workday with exercise.
• Bicycle leasing: Need a new bike? Easy, take advantage of our partnership with JobRad and lease a bicycle.
• Strong together: We work closely together across our locations, support each other and, through genuine cooperation, create a strong, unique culture that makes us successful.
• Regular team events: Whether it's brunch, lunch or after-work drinks, we regularly take time to spend time together and have fun outside of the working day. We also have legendary summer and winter parties as well as annual offsites.