Finance Manager

Job description

This isn’t your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We’re aiming to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000). We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 70 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world. At Almedia, you’ll: Own way more, way earlier — you’ll be trusted with responsibility fast. Push harder, get further — this isn’t a 9–5. We highly reward intensity. Join a rare environment — you will work with ambitious high-speed, high-ownership people. Fully present — we’re 5 days a week in the office to build the energising momentum we need. Accountant Salary range: €65,000-85,000/annum We're looking for a Finance Manager who will own and run the in-house accounting for our international entities end to end—bringing bookkeeping and VAT compliance into DATEV, delivering timely, accurate closes, and keeping clean, well-documented ledgers. This is a unique chance to lead the accounting of a fast-growing scale-up with an already 9-digit balance sheet and P&L. You’ll move fast to migrate from external providers, integrate and improve finance tools and workflows, and proactively fix root causes to enable reliable group reporting—working independently with periodic reviews and helping mentor junior teammates. What You'll Do 🎯 Run end-to-end in-house bookkeeping for the entities in DATEV Rechnungswesen (AR/AP, banks/cash, accruals/deferrals). Lead the migration of accounting data, configurations, and workflows from the external bookkeeper into a clean, well-structured DATEV environment. Own data consolidation across entities: maintain intercompany billing and reconciliations, enforce consistent chart-of-accounts and documentation. Drive tool setup and integration: connect Payhawk and other feeder systems with DATEV, validate tax and account mappings, design standardized procure-to-pay and expense workflows with clear audit trails, and eliminate duplicate entry and recurring errors through root-cause fixes and targeted automation. Own reporting and advisor coordination: deliver clear, timely financial data within agreed timelines, proactively flag risks and decisions to keep c…