VP Finance

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on VP Finance to support Nextcloud through its next major phase of growth and strategic development.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the finance function for the next stage of Nextcloud’s growth: scale-up from 170 to 400 employees at a fast pace
• Initially take a highly hands-on and operational role, establishing scalable financial processes, systems, reporting and controls
• Transition from operational execution to strategic leadership and management
• Own financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, controlling, cash flow and management reporting
• Develop the financial organisation, systems and governance required for a company of significantly greater scale
• Act as a strategic partner to the CEO and management team on growth, investments and key business decisions
• Prepare the company for a potential future shareholder transaction / sale of shares
• Lead the financial side of such a transaction, including preparation, due diligence, financial documentation and transaction execution

Requirements

• Strong finance leadership experience in a fast-growing technology/software company
• Experience scaling a finance organization and supporting significant company growth
• Combination of strategic expertise and willingness to work operationally (initial phase)
• Strong knowledge of financial planning, controlling, accounting, reporting and cash management
• Experience with M&A, shareholder transactions, due diligence and company sale processes
• Commercially minded, pragmatic and execution-oriented
• German and English language skills are both essential
• Ideally located in either Stuttgart or Berlin

What we offer

• A distributed, open, and enthusiastic team with a passion for working for and within the open source community
• A fun and diverse team
• A product that pushes the boundaries of technology with a global user and contributor community
• A competitive salary
• Flexibility for a healthy work-life balance
• Time for personal growth and education

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