Financial Accountant / CMA
About the Company
The AI-driven trade platform transforming industrial supply in infrastructure, energy, and construction materials. It connects vetted suppliers across Asia, Europe, and the GCC region with local demand through a single integrated platform.
Its proprietary AI stack digitizes and automates the full lifecycle of materials trade – from procurement and pricing to inventory, logistics, and embedded financing – replacing thousands of manual, relationship-driven processes with real-time orchestration.
Buyers gain instant quotes, reliable availability, and predictable delivery through a unified operating system. Suppliers benefit from accurate forecasting, disciplined demand management, and seamless integration into cross-border fulfillment networks. The company partners with leading brands to run both dropship and cross-dock fulfillment motions for large-scale transactions, turning global supply chains into predictable, repeatable, software-like workflows.
The company has scaled to triple-digit-million GMV, operates across six international markets, and is rapidly expanding toward profitability. With a team of 80+ people across Berlin (HQ) and Asia, it is building the world’s first industrial-grade AI operating system for materials – redefining how global trade works in one of the world’s largest and most essential industries.
The company is backed by top-tier investors as well as global institutional banking partners, having recently closed its $40m series B - Atomico, Project A, and Invent Capital with institutional backing from Commerzbank and KfW.
About the Role
We are looking for a Financial Accountant / CMA who takes full ownership of our accounting backbone in Germany while helping us build a highly automated, AI-driven finance function.
This is not a traditional accounting role. You will operate at the intersection of accounting, systems, and automation. Your goal is not just to keep the books clean, but to systematically eliminate manual work and build a finance setup that scales with the business.
You will work closely with leadership, external accountants, and operators across the company to turn finance into a real leverage function.
What you will do
Own day-to-day preparatory bookkeeping and ensure accuracy, completeness, and audit readiness of all financial data
Take full responsibility for general ledger reconciliations, including accruals, fixed assets, and AR/AP positions
Support and continuously improve the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing process under HGB
Prepare internal financial reporting and ensure consistency across all finance outputs
Act as the key interface to our external accounting firm and ensure high-quality, timely deliverables
Work closely with internal stakeholders and leadership on accounting, tax, and finance-related topics
Identify inefficiencies in current processes and actively redesign workflows
Drive automation across accounting processes - from data capture to reconciliation and reporting
Leverage AI tools to reduce manual effort, improve data quality, and accelerate closing cycles
The AI-first finance mandate - Your role is not to scale work , it is to eliminate it.
You will:
Use AI and modern tooling as your “junior team” to handle repetitive tasks
Build workflows where data flows automatically from source to reporting
Reduce dependency on manual bookings, reconciliations, and Excel-based processes
Continuously question why something is manual and replace it with scalable solutions
Help define how a lean, high-output finance function operates at scale
This role offers a unique opportunity to actively shape and build an AI-powered finance function from the ground up.
Who you are
You bring solid experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or finance
You have completed commercial training or a degree with a focus on accounting or finance
Ideally, you hold a certification such as Bilanzbuchhalter or CMA (Certified Management Accountant) or a comparable qualification
You have strong knowledge of German GAAP (HGB)
You are highly confident in Excel and comfortable working with structured data
You are curious about automation and motivated to work with AI tools in your daily workflows
You are fluent in German and English and communicate clearly across functions
You work in a structured, reliable way and keep control even under pressure
You are comfortable working with financial systems such as DATEV and DATEV Unternehmen Online (DUO); experience with expense tools and Salesforce is a plus
You are hands-on, pragmatic, and take ownership instead of waiting for instructions
What good looks like
After 3 months:
Clean, fully reconciled books with clear ownership of all key accounts
Strong collaboration with external accountants
First automation wins implemented in daily workflows
After 6 months:
Faster and more predictable monthly close
Noticeable reduction of manual work through automation and AI usage
Finance processes that are structured, scalable, and less dependent on individual effort
Why this role matters
We are scaling fast across markets, products, and transactions. Finance must scale faster - not by adding headcount, but by increasing leverage.
This role is critical to:
Ensure clean and reliable financials
Build a scalable finance backbone
Unlock efficiency through automation and AI
Enable the business to grow without friction
If you want to go beyond traditional accounting and help build a modern, AI-powered finance function, this is the role.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or any other characteristic. We believe that diversity drives innovation, creativity, and collective strength.
