Finance Lead

About us

Munich-based Workpath was founded with the mission to enable organizations to define and achieve their most important goals and support a holistic, integrated, and outcome-oriented strategy execution for large organizations. Workpath makes strategy work simple and accessible from top-level management to team members, integrates seamlessly with corporate processes and tools, leverages Artificial Intelligence and offers strategy execution enablement and training services. Leading Fortune 500 companies worldwide trust Workpath. For more information, please visit: www.workpath.com

Role Overview

As our Finance Lead (m/f/d), you will play a pivotal role in shaping Workpath’s financial strategy and driving key initiatives across fundraising, reporting, and investor relations. This role goes beyond traditional finance functions; you will be a strategic partner to the leadership team, aligning internal and external stakeholders while influencing critical business decisions.

You will work closely with our Managing Director Stephanie and the leadership team to develop and execute our financial strategy, improve reporting and forecasting capabilities, and support sustainable growth through proactive financial planning and accountability.

As owner of our core financial processes, you will work with the Finance team and our tax consultants to ensure accuracy in our financial foundation as well as compliance with existing regulations.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, scaling SaaS environment and are ready to take ownership, we’d love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Finance Business Partner: Be a strong business partner for the whole organisation, from sales, marketing, to product, tech and people (incl. monthly budget check-ins and business review with leadership team). Work closely with RevOps to derive right insights and influence decision-making across the business on go-to market, pricing, compensation.

• Financial Planning and Analysis:

  • Budgeting & Financial Planning: Drive the budgeting process and provide actionable financial insights for decision-making.

  • Rolling Forecasts: Maintain and improve rolling forecasts with variance analysis, integrating cashflow insights and ensuring alignment with budgets.

  • Cashflow Management: Monitor and forecast cashflow to ensure liquidity and support strategic planning.

• Investor Relations: Prepare monthly investor updates and respective input for quarterly board meetings, independently and at an always high quality level. Enhance reporting capabilities to ensure accuracy, transparency, and actionable insights.

• Accounting & Compliance: Lead monthly and annual financial closings, ensuring accurate financial statements in collaboration with auditors and tax consultants.

• Accounts Payable: Own and manage the AP process, authorize payments, and manage treasury tasks, including bank accounts.

• Accounts Receivable & Revenue Recognition: Own and manage the AR process, ensuring accurate invoicing and revenue recognition for software and services.

• Payroll Management: Maintain oversight and serve as sparring partner for our payroll activities (conducted by our people ops team).

Requirements

• Excellent knowledge in finance (we’re aiming for outcome oriented financial operations and strategy, not only standard reporting)

• 3-5 years relevant work experience (finance / controlling / consulting with focus on finance), experience in SaaS startup is a plus

• Judgement where to be pragmatic paired with highest quality, diligence and reliability

• Proactive mindset with a passion to build and drive continuous improvement

• German language proficiency (level C1+)

What We Offer

• Steep Learning Curve: High-impact role with a lot of responsibility, direct exposure to executive decision-making. Opportunity to shape and lead critical strategic and operational initiatives.
• Passionate and ambitious team: Work directly with our founders, Managing Directors and board members to learn and enjoy the thrill of building together.
• Professional Growth: Autonomy and support to work on important projects and challenges, learning new things everyday. We offer a Feedback & Development Cycle with 360-degree feedback twice a year.
• Health and Wellbeing: We prioritise the mental well-being of our employees. That's why we've partnered with OpenUp to offer professional mental health support.
• Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary and stock option package, a personal development budget and other benefits.
• Non-cash Benefit: Benefit from the non-cash benefit (50€) in kind through a cooperation with our partner Hrmony.
• Flexibility: Benefit from flexible working hours, mobile working and 40 days of workation per year.

Join Us

If you are passionate about driving financial success in a dynamic startup environment, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to be a part of our journey in shaping the future of work.

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For more information about Workpath, visit our website.