Public Funding Finance Manager (AI Hardware)

Location: Italy (remote). Florence and Milan are available as on-site locations; hybrid working is also mentioned in the offer.

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing fabless semiconductor company developing energy-efficient AI acceleration hardware and software, including the Metis and Europa product lines.

What you will do

• Own financial reporting, cost claims, periodic statements and final reports for EU-funded and national public funding programmes across the group.
• Manage grant registers, timesheets, cost eligibility, overheads, subcontractor and equipment costs, R&D incentives, grant accounting and cash-flow forecasting.
• Lead funder audits, certificates on financial statements, ex-post controls, audit files, remediation and grant compliance controls.
• Own accounting, month-end close, statutory reporting, reconciliations, payables, receivables, cash, banking and payroll inputs for the Italian entity.
• Coordinate Italian tax, VAT, statutory filings, regulatory compliance, tax audits and adviser relationships.
• Partner with engineering, programme management, HR and legal on grant applications, budgeting, process improvement and capital-markets readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a similar field.
• 5+ years of finance experience, ideally involving public funding or grant management in technology, R&D-intensive or semiconductor environments, or audit/advisory.
• Hands-on experience with EU-funded project financial reporting, cost eligibility, audit certificates and funder portals.
• Strong working knowledge of Italian GAAP (OIC), statutory reporting and Italian tax, including IRES, IRAP and IVA.
• Working knowledge of IFRS and experience supporting group consolidation or reporting.
• Experience managing statutory audits and working with external auditors and tax advisers.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, with NetSuite preferred, and advanced Excel skills.
• Fluent Italian, written and spoken, and professional-level English required.
• Ability to work independently, maintain precision and ownership, communicate with funders and non-finance colleagues, and build repeatable controls and documentation.

Nice to have

• Professional qualification such as Dottore Commercialista, ACCA, ACA, CPA or equivalent.
• Experience with IAS 20 grant accounting and R&D incentive schemes across multiple countries.
• Experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency international group.
• Familiarity with state aid rules and clawback or recovery mechanisms.
• Experience in a scale-up or high-growth environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Pivotal finance role in a high-growth deep-tech AI hardware company.
• Direct exposure to group leadership and an international scope across the EU, UK, Switzerland and US.
• Competitive salary and equity participation.
• Hybrid working and professional development opportunities.
• Equal-opportunity and inclusive working environment.

Hiring process

• The hiring process does not require candidate payments or the use of a paid service.
• Recruiter or search-firm approaches can be verified through careers@axelera.ai.