Hybrid Financial Accountant, LegalTech

at fairforce.one

• Job title: Financial Accountant, LegalTech
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: €55,000 - €60,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Leipzig, Germany

About the role

• Finanzbuchhalter overseeing cash flow and liquidity for a legal-tech startup in Leipzig. Collaborating with management and IT to optimize financial processes and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Daily monitoring of account balances, cash flows and payment transactions for all companies
• Optimal liquidity management
• Preparation of cash flow forecasts, analyses and reports
• Establishment of a modern reporting system including forecasts, KPI dashboards and variance analyses
• Use of up-to-date tools for automated preparation of key figures
• Contribution to automation of invoicing as well as accounts payable and accounts receivable accounting
• Close cooperation with Controlling, tax advisors, management and IT to optimise processes and digitalise accounting

Requirements

• Commercial vocational training (e.g., tax clerk) or further qualification as a Bilanzbuchhalter (IHK) / certified balance-sheet accountant or equivalent qualification
• Several years of professional experience in financial accounting
• Knowledge of fiduciary/trust or client funds processes
• Very careful, structured and deadline-oriented working style
• High sense of responsibility
• Familiarity with invoicing through to debt collection and basic knowledge of tax and commercial law
• Ability to think in context, understand numbers and prepare them appropriately for purpose
• Negotiation-level and audience-appropriate communication skills in German (spoken and written)

Benefits

• Attractive compensation, with proven bonus schemes on top
• Secure job with a focus on long-term collaboration
• Company pension plan
• Employee savings benefits (vermögenswirksame Leistungen)
• Subsidy for childcare / kindergarten allowance
• Tax-free non-cash benefit of €44
• Annual gym membership
• JobRad / commuter ticket
• Drink flat rate (coffee/tea/water)
• Workspace directly on the Karl-Heine Canal, with rooftop terrace, professional kitchen and boat dock
• Flexible workstation setup (ergonomic chairs and height-adjustable desks, state-of-the-art computers and monitors)
• High-performance company laptop + accessories
• A team that supports and values each other
• Company events (cooking, boat trips, movie nights, Christmas and summer parties…)
• Wednesdays are our highlight day — Pizza for free!
• Simple and fair time tracking
• Exciting advancement opportunities in a growing company
• For your perfect start: clear onboarding plan with a personal buddy for implementation
• Excellent transport connections (S-Bahn, tram, bus, bicycle parking)