Head of Finance (fmdx)

OceanScore builds trusted data-driven solutions for Maritime Emissions Management and Compliance helping ship owners operators and financial institutions stay ahead of regulatory complexity.

As our Head of Finance you take ownership of building and running a finance function that reliably contributes to our international growth.

Reporting directly to one of the Managing Directors you ensure that financial operations across five international entities are structured consistent and decision-ready. We are a growing VC-backed company with five offices and 45 team members. For us strong Finance execution is critical at this stage: clean processes reliable reporting audit readiness and pragmatic governance that supports growth without slowing us down.

You are part of the Management Team with the opportunity to grow alongside OceanScore as we continue to scale.

Join us and lets make waves together!

Your Key Responsibilities

• Financial Leadership: You lead and develop OceanScores Finance & Accounting function act as a strategic partner to leadership and support business scaling international expansion and operational efficiency.
• Systems & Process Excellence: You strategically support the ongoing implementation of our ERP oversee full integration of core processes (i.e. AR AP expenses reporting) and improve automation standardisation and data integrity.
• Financial Planning: You lead controlling processes including budgeting forecasting KPIs and performance tracking prepare investor and board reporting support fundraising and due diligence and translate financial performance into clear decision-relevant insights.
• Group Compliance: You further develop and standardise consolidation across all global OceanScore entities oversee accounting in line with applicable standards manage outsourced providers and ensure compliance audit readiness and consistent financial structures across jurisdictions.
• Team Leadership & Development: You lead and develop a team of four (Accounting Managers Finance Manager Billing & Invoicing) bringing structure accountability and consistent execution into daily operations while strengthening collaboration and performance.

What you bring:

• You have at least 7 years of experience in Finance & Accounting within an international scale-up or SME environment.
• You have at least 2 years experience leading and structuring teams bringing clarity and accountability into evolving setups.
• You understand financial governance compliance reporting and audit processes and know how to implement them in a practical scalable way.
• You are familiar with modern ERP systems (we use) and bring a natural curiosity about automation AI and a progressive tech stack.
• You are fluent in English ideally German and / or Portuguese as well.

How you work

• You are execution-focused and detail-oriented while keeping the overall structure in mind.
• You apply pragmatic judgment balancing speed risk and structure without unnecessary complexity.
• You bring clarity into ambiguity and follow through until things work reliably.
• You collaborate closely across functions and contribute actively to making a scaling organization run smoothly.
• You communicate transparently and create visibility where it is needed.

Not 100% qualified Apply anyway.

We know great people dont always check every box. If youre passionate about what were building and think you could make an impact we want to hear from you. You might bring something we didnt even know we needed.

Success will be measured by:

Reliable and scalable Finance & Accounting operations across all entities.

A structured well-performing Finance Team with clear roles and accountability.

Transparent financial insights supporting management decisions and investor communication.

Practical scalable governance and compliance structures that hold up under growth.