VP Finance

 The Basics




 Giant Swarm is looking for a VP Finance. You’ll be our ‘financial face’ and deal with ‘all things coins’ which means Corporate Finance, Controlling, Tax, and Accounting. We understand finance as an enabling function for our teams and future growth. We have called it ‘VP Finance’ but there is no finance team, yet.




 Giant Swarm is a fast-growing open source infrastructure management platform used by modern enterprises. Our vision is to empower developers around the world to ship great products. We are a diverse, 32 hour workweek, fully remote (since 2014)and an experienced team that is growing and spread across Europe — with a headquarters in Cologne.




 Your Job


 
In short: You bolster all of our Finance and Accounting processes and feel responsible for them. You work strategically and operationally. 


 
You properly build out the accounting/tax side of the organization and processes around monthly accounting/reporting, revenue recognition, payroll, insurance, and taxes as well as shareholder reports. 


 
You manage external bookkeepers, lawyers, tax consultants, and payroll providers. 


 
You oversee accounts payable and receivable and take care of Cash Flow Management. 


 
You set the direction for Giant Swarm's accounting and business systems to ensure proper automation. You being the single point of failure is not the goal. 


 
You proactively identify areas to build and improve financial operations; being pragmatic is helpful here. 


 
You provide the financial information that other business functions require to operate effectively and efficiently


 
You support business planning and decision making. 


 
You deal with top tier investors and lenders to finance growth initiatives  .


 
You’ll take care of our ESOP Program and develop better or new ways so that our employees can participate in our success. 




 Requirements


 
You have gained experience in a finance function (tax, accounting, controlling) for at least 5 years and know the technology growth environment. 


 
You like to be the go-to person for all finance-related issues, and you proactively search for areas where we need to improve. 


 
You enjoy working closely with all other stakeholders and teaching and coaching them on financial issues. Please note, we have full financial transparency in the company, and everyone knows what is on the bank account.  


 
You like to get your hands dirty if needed. You are not alone in doing all the legwork, which is needed for your space, but you should not fear working operationally. You do not need to know how to code, but being a tool lover and having the will to automate things is a big plus. 


 
You feel confident in speaking and dealing with top tier investors and choosing the right vehicle for financing growth initiatives.


 
Even though we are fully remote; you should speak German as the company is registered in Germany.


 
We call this position ‘VP Finance’ even though we do not have a big finance department yet, but this job has several leadership elements. But as we believe in lateral leadership, you should not be motivated by having power over people. What does leadership mean at Giant Swarm? Have a look Here