Planet A Ventures

Finance Assistant – Full-Time/Part-Time

Planet A Ventures

part-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇩🇪 Germany

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Day-to-day financial tasks, including executing payments, creating invoices, and expense control
  • Cash management, budgeting, and forecasting
  • Prepare financial reporting to investors, governmental regulatory bodies, tax authorities, auditors, corporate partners, and other stakeholders
  • Lead efforts to streamline financial tools and ensure data integrity
  • Creation and analysis of monthly management accounts for the operating company and Planet A VC funds, ensuring that reporting complies with accounting standards at all times
  • Work closely with auditors and manage the annual audit process for the operating company as well as the funds
  • Work closely with our fund administrator in regards to fund accounting and investor capital accounts, preparation and execution of capital drawdowns, capital distributions, and general investor relations activities
  • Support financial reporting, regulatory compliance tasks (including AML/KYC), tax, and ESG reporting
  • Improve and maintain Planet A’s Finance, Control, and Reporting functions

Requirements

  • You have a bachelor's or master's degree in Finance, Accounting or a similar field.
  • You have already gained first professional experience in Finance.
  • Familiarity with Fund or Asset Management is of great advantage.
  • You are a self-starter with the ability to work independently and manage tasks in a structured and organised manner.
  • You are communicative, collaborative, open-minded, and not afraid to take responsibility.
  • You bring initial experience in applying AI tools and curiosity to explore new ways of integrating those in day-to-day workflows and processes.
  • You have worked with Google Suite and/or MS-Office applications, esp. Excel/Google Sheets.
  • You are eager to learn and quickly adapt to new software and digital tools.
  • You are fluent in both written and spoken German (B2/C1 level) and English.
Benefits
  • Being an elementary part of a green-tech venture capital firm - the first in Europe with a scientific approach to impact
  • Joining a dynamic environment that is driven by impact and highly motivated to make a change for the better
  • As we are set up as a remote company you can work from wherever.
  • If you are in Berlin, you will have access to the Planet A hub in Mitte if you like
  • You have access to an annual personal development budget and other benefits like Urban sports and the Deutschlandticket
  • Taking part in our monthly co-working days – collaborate side by side with the entire Planet A team and strengthen connections over team lunches, dinners, or fun team activities

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
financial reportingbudgetingforecastingcash managementexpense controlfund accountingregulatory complianceAMLKYCESG reporting
Soft skills
self-starterindependent workstructured organizationcommunicationcollaborationopen-mindednessresponsibilityadaptabilitycuriosityproblem-solving
Certifications
bachelor's degree in Financemaster's degree in Financedegree in Accounting