Financial Controller (Fintech)

TL;DR

Financial Controller (Fintech): Taking full ownership of the finance function end-to-end, from accounting and billing to reporting and systems with an accent on accounting, billing, spend management, intercompany, reporting, systems, automation & data. Focus on improving and automating finance processes, leveraging AI and tooling to reduce manual work.

Location: Fully Remote

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing European startup created to transform how companies manage international travel compliance.

What you will do

• Own the monthly close across all three entities (NL, DE, EG), including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and deferred revenue.
• Own Chargebee — managing billing, invoicing, and VAT logic to ensure accurate invoices and revenue data.
• Own Pleo and expense flows — reviewing expenses, ensuring correct booking, and overseeing AP/AR, payment runs, and collections.
• Own intercompany invoicing and transfer pricing, and reconcile balances across entities.
• Own entity-level and consolidated reporting, ensuring accurate and timely consolidation across all entities.
• Improve and automate finance processes, leveraging AI and tooling to reduce manual work.

Requirements

• 4–7 years of experience in accounting or financial controlling, preferably in a startup or scale-up environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Strong accounting fundamentals — debits/credits, balance sheet thinking, monthly close experience.
• Comfortable working hands-on in systems and switching between high-level thinking and detailed execution.
• Strong Excel skills; experience with Exact Online, Chargebee, or Pleo is a plus.
• You take full ownership, fix issues yourself, and continuously improve processes over time.

Culture & Benefits

• Contribute to building the future of the fastest-growing HR tech startup in Germany.
• Competitive salary and VSOPs (Virtual Stock Options) to share in our success.
• A monthly budget of €200 to spend on co-working space and/or sports subscriptions.
• Work from anywhere in a remote-only company and go on workations for up to 183 days a year.
• Trust-based work – organize your own schedule.
• Collaborative team culture where everyone's input is valued.