Chief of Staff supporting the CEO during a critical growth period at Climate Policy Radar. Involves strategic decision - making and external engagement in the climate policy sector.
About the role
- Finance professional collaborating closely with startup founder to innovate finance processes in a rapidly growing SaaS environment. Responsible for financial planning, reporting, and automation initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Close collaboration with our founder Domenik: You will work directly with him as his extended arm in finance and make strategic decisions together.
- Rethink finance with AI & automation: Identify manual processes in finance and automate them — using tools like n8n or Zapier.
- Financial planning, budgeting & forecasting: Take ownership of financial planning and continuously develop it.
- KPI, cash flow & liquidity monitoring: Keep track of key metrics and derive actionable recommendations.
- Reporting for investors & executive management: Produce monthly reports, dashboards and analyses, and support preparation of investor presentations.
- Tool rollout & enablement: When new finance tools are introduced, you are responsible for implementing them within the team and ensuring adoption.
- Internal point of contact for all finance matters: You are the first port of call for all teams — from Sales and Customer Success to Product.
- Collaboration with external partners: Coordinate work with tax advisors, banks and auditors.
Requirements
- Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Controlling, Business Informatics or a comparable field — a master’s degree is a clear plus
- 1–2 years of experience in a finance-related role — e.g., auditing, investment banking, corporate finance or finance at a startup
- Proficient in Excel and Google Sheets
- Preferably some experience with finance tools such as Stripe, DATEV or similar
- Preferably some experience with automation tools like n8n or Zapier
- Team-player mentality and genuine enthusiasm for actively shaping processes
- Native-level German and solid English skills
Benefits
- Steep learning curve: Work directly with our founding team and gain maximum insight into strategy, growth and company building.
- High impact & speed: Fast decision-making, short paths and real influence on our growth — your contribution counts from day one.
- Unique opportunity: Completely rethink finance with AI and automation. You will shape what modern finance looks like in a fast-growing SaaS.
- Hypergrowth environment: Experience how a healthy, growing company scales — with real numbers, real decisions and real impact.
- Fast track for your career: Ownership from day one, direct access to the founders and a network that opens many doors — whether you later found a company, grow within finance, or move into VC.
- Team & perks: High-performance team, regular team events, offsites and office parties, plus benefits such as Wellhub and the Deutschlandticket.
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