Senior Finance Manager (f/m/x)
Job description
Senior Finance Manager at lemon.markets, a Brokerage-as-a-Service platform, responsible for building and scaling the Finance function, managing accounting and regulatory reporting processes, and supporting product development.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Hybrid · Germany
- Languages
- German
What you'll do
- Manage and optimize various Finance processes, especially within Accounting, but also Regulatory Reporting or Planning and Controlling
- Collaborate closely with the VP of Finance on special and strategic projects, helping transition processes into scalable, best-in-class workflows
- Be a point of contact for external auditors, ensuring timely delivery of high quality documentation by various teams
- Work together closely with the Management Team and build, monitor and refine the annual financial plan and timelines
- Support on product work, defining and documenting functional requirements, establishing test concepts and testing/documentation and associated implications
- Cultivate a culture of knowledge-sharing while working closely with the Product Development team, bridging the gap between finance and innovation for strategic product advancements
What we're looking for
- Strong background in Finance and regulated financial services
- At least five years of experience in a finance function at a bank, FinTech, or another regulated institution, or with a Big Four or other leading audit firm
- Strong knowledge of German GAAP under HGB, including RechKredV or RechVersV
- Proficient in Excel
- Comfortable using Excel to analyse financial information, prepare reports, and support finance processes
- Understand regulated financial environments; experience in the regulated finance industry is required
- Hands-on player, willing to put high-quality processes in place from the beginning while remaining pragmatic with more complex solutions
- Intrinsically motivated to deliver value by taking initiative and challenging the status quo
- Able to communicate well with diverse audiences and explain requirements and technical topics clearly, while effectively communicating risks and opportunities
- Understand what working in a startup or similar lean organisation is like
- Fluent in German, or comfortable working in a German-speaking regulatory environment
Nice to have
- Knowledge of IFRS
- Experience with group accounting and consolidation
- Experience with financial modelling
- Exposure to regulatory frameworks such as IFR or CRR
- Fluency in German
Your team
Finance
Finance function within lemon.markets, reporting to the VP of Finance and collaborating with Risk Management, Product, Compliance, among others
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About lemon.markets
Brokerage-as-a-Service platform: simple digital access to capital markets through a single API
lemon.markets is a Brokerage-as-a-Service platform offering simple digital access to capital markets through a single API. Its API-first infrastructure abstracts brokerage complexity with a well-documented API, a self-service customer operations portal, and a clear regulatory framework, so partners can launch customer-centric, compliant products in weeks, not months. It is part of the dwpbank Group.
Mission
We enable anyone to be an investor. Our mission is to grow investing opportunities for all European customers and businesses.
Key facts
- Brokerage-as-a-Service / FinTech
- Part of the dwpbank Group
- API-first infrastructure abstracts brokerage complexity
- Partners can launch customer-centric, compliant products in weeks, not months
What they value
- Ownership