Finance Engineer

Position:
Finance Engineer

Company:
Clera

Compensation:
€50,000 – €60,000 per year

Location:
Germany, Berlin

Employment type:
Full Time

Work Arrangement:
Onsite

Short Summary:
We're a fast-growing, Series A/B EdTech company with a global student user base, looking for a Finance Engineer to join our Berlin team. This hybrid role combines finance operations and technology, focusing on automating and scaling our finance function.

Responsibilities:
- Serve as a strategic force multiplier for the Director of Finance, preparing decision briefs and leading cross-functional initiatives.
- Own and manage key financial processes, including monthly, quarterly, and annual close, and coordinate with external auditors.
- Ensure continuity and integrity of financial reporting across multiple jurisdictions.
- Drive operational controlling: budget planning, financial forecasting, and liquidity management.
- Build and deliver monthly financial reporting; conduct data-driven analyses to inform growth and investment decisions.
- Identify and implement automation opportunities across finance workflows using AI tools, low-code platforms, and smart integrations.
- Support financial modeling for growth and innovation projects; act as a strategic sparring partner to leadership.
- Manage relationships with external advisors (tax, audit, legal) across jurisdictions.
- Serve as a key link between Finance & People and other functions such as Growth and Engineering.
- Help lay the foundation for a digital finance backbone, including intelligent dashboards, predictive KPIs, and scalable ERP/treasury architecture.

Requirement:
- 1–3 years of finance experience, ideally from a Big 4 advisory firm, a high-growth startup, or both.
- Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field from a top-tier university.
- Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel proficiency.
- Hands-on experience across FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, controlling, and liquidity management.
- Solid knowledge of German accounting standards (HGB) and familiarity with IFRS.
- Demonstrated use of AI tools to enhance or automate finance workflows.
- Fluency in both German and English (written and spoken).
- Proactive, self-driven, and comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Willingness to work on-site in Berlin.

Benefits:
- Opportunity to shape and own the finance function at a high-growth technology company.
- Direct collaboration with senior leadership and meaningful strategic impact from day one.
- A dynamic, international team environment in central Berlin.