Your mission is to keep our finances on track with analytical precision and to secure our growth through proactive optimizations. You bring a modern drive to accounting, think digitally, and ensure that we always have a full overview of our key metrics. In short: you make our accounting smarter and more scalable.
]]>End-to-End Accounting: Independent management of accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger, and fixed asset accounting, including the precise reconciliation of all accounts.
Closing Excellence: Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements in accordance with HGB (German GAAP) and IFRS, as well as the submission of consolidated VAT returns.
Automation & Digitization: Identification and implementation of tools to automate accounts payable and receivable processes, as well as optimizing interfaces between operational systems and DATEV.
Reporting & Controlling: Setup and maintenance of cost center and cost unit accounting, and the introduction and monitoring of KPIs for management reporting.
Process Optimization: Continuous development of financial closing processes with the goal of an efficient fast-close.
Project Support: Acting as an interface to Sales and Product to assess and proactively help shape the financial impact of new features and partnerships.
Qualification: A background in accounting or as a Tax Assistant (Steuerfachangestellte/r), plus further certification as a Certified Management Accountant (Bilanzbuchhalter/in) or a comparable degree..
Experience: At least 5 years of relevant professional experience, ideally as the (sole) person responsible for accounting in a growing medium-sized company or startup.
Expertise: Solid knowledge of consolidation and financial reporting according to HGB and IFRS is mandatory.
DATEV-Expert: Proficient in using DATEV (including "Unternehmen Online") and experience with digital invoice workflows (e.g., Moss, Candis).
Tools: Strong MS Office skills, particularly in creating Excel reporting and analysis.
Mindset: Analytical sharpness paired with a hands-on mentality and a true entrepreneurial spirit.
Language skills: German at C1 level and professional English for our international team.
Backend: Java, Spring, Hibernate, PostgreSQL, Spring Boot
Frontend: ReactJS, TypeScript, Redux, SASS
QA: Selenium, Galen, Serenity, JUnit, Mockito, Jest, Mocha
Build and Deploy: Jenkins, git, npm, Maven, Docker
Infrastructure: AWS, Troposphere (python), Stacker, Cloudformation, Terraform (Infrastructure), Ansible, EKS (k8s)
Agile: Kanban and Scrum
Design and implement solutions primarily in Java with high impact and a great deal of autonomy
Maintain and enhance our flagship multi-tenant white-label B2B2C SaaS platform
Develop new and exciting products with AI, whether standalone or integrated
Continuously improve our development lifecycle with modern methods and technologies—both individually and as a team
Propose, review, improve, and explore the solution-space with team members from all professions
Review test cases, designs, and code developed by other team-members
Own significant parts of the runtime together with our in-house SREs, embracing “you ship it – you own it”
Collaborate with Front-End, QA, Infrastructure, and Data professionals on interfaces, shared definitions, and common objectives
Coach and train team members on best practices and help the team learn
Shape our engineering culture by sharing curiosity, kindness, and craftsmanship—every day, by simply being yourself.
Have 5+ years of experience building Java backend systems with Spring, Hibernate, and the tools that come with modern software development
Have worked in a startup or fast-moving product environment, and are comfortable adapting quickly and making progress, even when things are changing constantly
Feel good taking a system from idea to production—and are able to debug and solve problems across the stack
Have worked on both monoliths and microservices, including systems with asynchronous communication (e.g. queues, events, messaging)
Know how to apply AI tools practically—for your own productivity and in what you build
Can design solid, practical architecture—and know how to balance long-term quality with short-term needs
Understand data structures, relational models, and different kinds of backends—and can choose what fits best
Enjoy working with others, whether it’s writing something down clearly, pairing on a problem, or just hashing things out on a whiteboard
Communicate fluently in English
Care about the team’s success —and help people around you grow and do their best work
Are reliable, respectful, and make the team better—technically and personally.
Attractive salary and vacation policy
Flexible working hours and mobile- work
A big and lovely designed office in Berlin-Kreuzberg with plenty of rooms for creativity and the typical startup amenities
A generous yearly personal development budget
Legendary team events and parties
Urban Sports Membership subsidy
Language learning support for German and English
A unique and international team
And much more!
Sounds interesting? We are very much looking forward to your application ❤️
AI note: This job description was written by our team, with help from AI for tone and clarity. Final edits are human.
]]>As a working student (f/m/d) in Finance & Controlling, you will primarily support our billing processes and accounting. In doing so, you will gain a comprehensive overview of Friendsurance’s business activities and be in ongoing contact with a large number of our teams. In the medium term, there is the opportunity to take on additional areas of responsibility, particularly in the field of controlling.
]]>You take on the independent management of the monthly commission overview, including checking for completeness and systematic filing.
You prepare outgoing invoices for Friendsurance’s cooperation partners.
You support the processing of incoming invoices for additional business areas and take care of reviewing and assigning the invoices.
You carry out data evaluations and analyses and discuss the conclusions drawn from them with our teams.
We will involve you in handling ad hoc requests from our management.
In the long term, you will work independently on your own projects in the Finance and Controlling area.
You are enrolled in a degree program in business administration, business informatics, industrial engineering, or a similar field.
Practical experience in accounting or auditing is a plus.
You work independently and carefully.
You have a quick grasp, a good understanding of numbers, and an analytical mindset.
You are comfortable using MS Office, especially Excel and pivot tables.
You speak fluent German and can also communicate in English.
Attractive hourly wage
Flexible working hours (thanks to mobile office)
Urban Sports Club subsidy
Large, lovingly designed office in Berlin-Kreuzberg with foosball, billiards, and plenty of space for creative ideas
Regular team events (breakfasts, lunches, Friday beers, summer & Christmas parties)
With us, you can expect a unique, diverse team, exciting tasks, and great development opportunities – does that sound like you? Then we look forward to receiving your application!
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