Head of Operations & Finance (m/w/d)

About the Position

Head of Operations & Finance (m/w/d)

Berlin

Full-time

Permanent employee

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Your Mission

alcemy is on a mission to keep 100 million tons of CO2 out of the atmosphere every year by 2030. Making concrete accounts for around 8% of global CO2 emissions, and our machine-learning software runs inside cement and concrete plants 24/7 to cut it - without sacrificing quality or driving up costs. We're already live in a third of Germany's cement plants and 30+ ready-mix concrete plants.

Your Profile

The Role

As Head of Operations & Finance, you are responsible for steering and integrating all enablement functions: Finance, People, Legal/Corporate, and Business Operations. You are a member of our leadership team and the central interface between management, the board, and investors. Your functional focus is Finance: you translate numbers into decisions and ensure that alcemy is managed on a sound financial footing. You lead a team across Finance and People Operations and manage external partners for tax, payroll, and legal.

Finance and Business Steering

• Ownership of budget, forecast, and cash planning; scenarios for costs, hiring, and investments
• Preparation of SaaS metrics (ARR, churn, margins) and cost analyses for management decisions
• Monthly and quarterly reporting for management, board, and shareholders
• Coordination of the annual financial statements under German GAAP (HGB) with tax advisors and auditors
• Further development of finance processes, controls, and approvals; functional leadership of the finance team

Governance, Board, and Investors

• Preparation of board meetings, shareholder resolutions, and investor requests
• Internal coordination of fundraising and transaction processes, including data room and due diligence

Legal, Compliance, and Business Operations

• Early identification, prioritization, and management of legal matters with external counsel
• Embedding compliance processes (GDPR, AML, sanctions)
• Ownership of policies, tools, and cross-functional processes

People

• Leadership of People Operations and steering of recruiting priorities
• Sparring partner for managers on people topics

What You Bring

• At least 8 years of professional experience, including several years in finance, FP&A, or controlling
• Experience in a VC-backed startup or scale-up, ideally in B2B SaaS
• Confidence in budgeting, forecasting, cash planning, and board reporting
• Experience with HGB financial statements and statutory audits
• Generalist understanding of people topics, German employment law, contracts, and compliance
• A structured, independent way of working and the ability to execute hands-on in a small team while steering strategically
• Business-fluent German and English
• Located in Berlin, Germany

We Offer

• VSOP shares
• Nilo Health account
• Hybrid working (2 days remote, 3 days in the office)
• 28 vacation days, plus one additional day for every two years with the company
• €1,500 per year and 3 days per quarter for your professional development
• The Mac of your choice

About the Company

We are alcemy, a Berlin-based startup focused on machine learning for the cement- and concrete supply chain. alcemy was founded in October 2018 by Rob, who built the ML behind FlixBus dynamic ticket fares, and Leo, a concrete engineer, who knows cement inside out as his family has been making it for almost a hundred years by now. We are backed by some of the most prestigious VC funds in Europe (First Minute Capital, and LocalGlobe) and want to further grow our exceptional team.