Director Finance (f/m/d)

The hard part of this job isn't glamorous, and we're saying that upfront. The foundation for scaling has to be built cross-functionally from Finance: receivables cleaned up and permanently free of overdue balances, no manual special treatment for major accounts, processes that run automatically instead of via tickets. If you're looking for a large team and a polished machine, this is the wrong role. If you want to build the machine, keep reading. After 12 months, together we will have achieved:

• The company is on a profitable growth path toward three-digit-million revenue.
• Financial steering is clear to everyone, from the Board down to individual operational staff, and decisions follow it.
• Employee incentives are financially aligned with company goals.
• Reporting and receivables management run 80% more automated compared to today.

Wunderflats is becoming an AI-native company, and today that already means something concrete: everyone in the company has access to most of our data via MCP, anyone can automate their own work with Claude, and we're building cross-functional AI mission teams that are autonomously empowered and challenged to transform the company. Finance is a core part of this transition, and you'll drive it for the function.

• Monthly and annual financial statements under HGB, serving as the counterpart to auditors during the annual audit, notes and management report.
• Receivables management and payment processes: automated, exception-free, scalable.
• Tax and compliance domestically and in our European markets abroad, working with external advisors.
• Controlling and steering: P&L by business unit, a 12-month rolling forecast based on Dynamic Budgeting principles and, tied to it, a rolling 12-month cash forecast, plus the management reporting that leadership actually steers by.
• Quarterly Business Reviews: together with our Controller, you'll prepare and run the QBRs for all leadership, the forum where goals, forecasts, and resource decisions come together.
• Investor and Board reporting for a strong investor base; financial groundwork for expansion and M&A decisions.
• Finance systems: architecture and further development of our ERP, Microsoft Business Central (with an implementation partner), as well as the payment infrastructure around our payment gateway Stripe; automation and AI adoption across all finance processes.
• Leadership and development of the Finance team (four people).

• Deep HGB knowledge and audit experience on the company side.
• Many years of hands-on experience with modern finance ERP systems (NetSuite, Business Central, or comparable). Business Central itself isn't a requirement; understanding how ERPs work is: data model, closing process, integrations, reporting layer.
• Proven controlling work: forecasts, unit P&Ls, management reporting that has actually changed real decisions.
• Leadership standing: you've led a team and hold your own with founders, auditors, and investors.

Fluent German and English are required; German carries audits, tax, and communication with authorities. A background as a Bilanzbuchhalter or tax advisor (StB), SQL or Python, and AI experience in finance are each a plus, not a requirement.