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Knowunity GmbH

Finance Engineer at Knowunity GmbH (Berlin, Germany)

Knowunity GmbH· Berlin, Germany·

Role details

Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time

Job description

Knowunity is building the future of learning, and our Finance function needs to scale just as fast. We're looking for a right hand to the Director Finance & People: part finance operator, part builder. You'll work directly alongside our Director Finance & People as well as closely with the founders, acting as a strategic sparring partner and hands-on executor across everything from financial close and reporting to process automation and cross-functional projects. Think of this as a mini-COO seat within Finance, high ownership, direct leadership access, and the mandate to shape how we work from the ground up.

YOUR IMPACT

  • Strategic Right Hand: Operate as the Director's force multiplier, prepare decision briefs, run cross-functional initiatives, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks. You're the person who makes the entire Finance function faster, sharper, and more effective.
  • Finance Operations & Accounting: Own and run key financial processes including monthly/quarterly/annual close and coordination with external auditors. Ensure continuity and integrity of financial reporting across jurisdictions.
  • Controlling & Financial Planning: Drive operational controlling including budget planning, financial forecasting, and liquidity management. Build and deliver monthly reporting, run ad hoc deep dives, and produce data-driven analysis that directly informs growth and investment decisions.
  • AI & Automation: Identify and execute opportunities to automate manual finance workflows using AI tools, low-code platforms, and smart integrations. Champion the shift from static reporting to dynamic, AI-enhanced financial intelligence.
  • Strategic Finance & Capital Allocation: Support financial modeling for growth and innovation projects. Act as a sparring partner to the management team on business decisions.
  • Cross-Functional Bridge: Manage relationships with tax advisors, auditors, and legal providers across multiple jurisdictions. Act as the connective tissue between Finance & People and the wider org such as Growth and Engineering
  • Future-Ready Finance: Help lay the foundations for a digital finance backbone, think intelligent dashboards, predictive KPIs, and the groundwork for scalable ERP and treasury architecture as Knowunity grows.

YOUR BACKGROUND

  • Experience: 1–3 years in finance at a Big 4 advisory firm, a high-growth startup, or both. You've seen enough to know what good looks like, and you're hungry to build it.
  • Education: Degree from a top-tier university in business, finance, or a related field.
  • Analytical Chops: Strong analytical mindset with advanced Excel skills. You think in models and love turning messy data into clear decisions.
  • Tech-Forward Mindset: Comfortable using AI tools in your day-to-day work. Always looking for ways to automate, improve, and future-proof financial workflows. Familiarity with BI tools or low-code platforms is a plus.
  • Accounting Knowledge: Solid understanding of German accounting practices plus familiarity with international standards (IFRS).
  • Languages: Excellent German and English skills, written and spoken.
  • Mindset: A builder and operator at heart, proactive, self-driven, pragmatic, and energized by working directly with leadership to shape something from the ground up.

Why work at Knowunity GmbH

  • Impact at Scale: Engineers and product builders see their work directly improve the educational journeys of millions of students daily.
  • True Ownership: The lean team structure means every individual owns entire features and flows from concept to deployment, with minimal bureaucracy.
  • Cutting-Edge AI Challenges: Work at the intersection of large language models, personalized learning, and global education—solving complex technical problems that are rare in the industry.
  • Elite Peer Group: A deliberately selective team of 50–60 exceptional people, described as "winners" who are ambitious and execution-focused.
  • Compensation: Competitive salary with meaningful equity in a company with unicorn potential; team members who help reach that goal are "rewarded accordingly."
  • Direct Leadership Access: Work directly with founders and leaders without management layers or approval chains.
  • Culture: High-velocity, hands-on, and impact-driven. The company explicitly states it is "not for those seeking predictability or conventional career paths."
  • Office/Remote Policy: Offices in Berlin (HQ), Sindelfingen (Germany), and the United States. The company operates across 21 countries with a distributed team.
  • Notable Perks: Accelerated technical growth, real-world impact at scale, and the opportunity to architect core systems for a platform targeting 1+ billion users.

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