VP Finance (fmd)

Heidelberg - Germany

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 10 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

OVERVIEW

At Aleph Alpha we are shaping the future of AI with European values at the core. The heart of our product is developing cutting-edge generative AI solutions with a strong emphasis on sovereignty ethical development and societal benefit. Our generative AI offering empowers businesses governments and individuals to achieve their full potential.

TEAM

As we continue to grow and innovate strong financial operations are essential to sustaining our momentum. As VP Finance you will build and run a finance organization that enables the company to scale from late-stage growth to global operational excellence. You ensure financial stability support international expansion enable reliability in planning and reporting and prepare the company for capital markets and long-term investor scrutiny. You will act as a trusted partner to the CEO CRO COO and Product leadership by driving clarity transparency and accountability across the company.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Finance Leadership:

You build financial strategies aligned with growth capital needs and long-term competitiveness.
You anticipate financial risks before they become business issues.
You build and lead a high-performing finance team with clear roles measurable goals and strong execution standards.

FP&A and Controlling:

You are responsible for setting up a complete audit-ready financial infrastructure (budgeting forecasting cash flow cost control risk management).
You ensure a monthly and quarterly reporting cadence that provides the Senior Leadership Team with actionable insights.

Investor relations:

You ensure a due-diligence-ready financial environment at all times.
You narrate a compelling and defensible financial story for current and future investors.

Internationalization and Global Operating Model:

You craft cost models for new markets and verticals supporting GTM decisions with precise financial implications.
You design and implement processes for inter-company transactions transfer pricing and local statutory requirements.
You are responsible for a scalable global accounting tax payroll and compliance setup covering current and planned markets.

YOUR PROFILE

You have a proven ability of building and leading scalable and highly functional finance organizations (teams systems and processes) ideally in a scale-up environment.
You have experience managing complex due diligence processes while keeping internal operations stable.
You have supported business growth up to Series B/C with a proven ability to create confidence in investors through transparency consistency and mastery of the numbers.
You ideally bring experience with M&A and global operations.
You are fluent in both German and English.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US

Become part of an AI revolution!
30 days of paid vacation
Access to a variety of fitness & wellness offerings via Wellhub
Mental health support through
JobRad Bike Lease
Substantially subsidized company pension plan for your future security
Subsidized Germany-wide transportation ticket
Budget for additional technical equipment
Flexible working hours for better work-life balance and hybrid working model
Virtual Stock Option Plan

Required Experience:

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OVERVIEWAt Aleph Alpha we are shaping the future of AI with European values at the core. The heart of our product is developing cutting-edge generative AI solutions with a strong emphasis on sovereignty ethical development and societal benefit. Our generative AI offering empowers businesses governme...