Finance Business Partner- German Market

3 months ago

London, United Kingdom The Bike Club Full time

Are you ready to join the Bike Club adventure? We're on the lookout for a Finance Business Partner to be the financial backbone of our German operations. Based in London, this marks our first Finance position for our German market, you will have a wide variety of tasks and responsibility, exciting challenges, and a pivotal role in shaping the success of Bike Club in Germany.

Bike Club Introduction
At Bike Club, we offer subscriptions for children's bikes that grow with your kids. Families pay a monthly fee, and when their children outgrow their bikes, we exchange them for a larger size. We refurbish the used bikes and make them available to other families. It's sustainable and hassle-free.

With over 80,000 bikes, we are the second-largest bike rental network globally, and the largest in the children's bike sector. With over $50 million in funding, we are rapidly expanding across Europe. While our headquarters is in the United Kingdom, we are already active in Germany, Austria, Spain and The Netherlands.

**What Are We Looking For**:
In the startup realm, the focus is on achieving profitable growth and reaching ambitious targets. Our Finance team, historically centred in London, has been the driving force. With our success in Germany, we're now on the lookout for our first Finance Business Partner to support the German market.

Your role is distinctive, combining FP&A/Commercial Finance with fundamental Finance and Accounting tasks
- all focused on German Finance. As a crucial all-rounder, you'll collaborate seamlessly with diverse teams. Working closely with the DE country manager, the HQ Finance Team, and the CFO, you'll actively contribute to shaping Bike Club's financial success in Germany

Tasks

**Unit Economics Mastermind**:

- Maintain and comprehensively understand the 'unit economics' for the German entity, proactively identifying areas for improvement.

**Strategic Collaboration with HQ FP&A**:

- Contribute insights to the HQ FP&A team, participating in forecasting, analysing sales trends, cohort analysis, and managing bad debts.

**Operational Support for DE Leadership**:

- Assist German leadership/Ops with tasks such as stock forecasting, identifying slow-moving stock, and ensuring accurate cost forecasting compared to actuals for the Ops function.

**Financial Governance and Efficiency Guru**:

- Act as the primary point of contact with the German local accounting firm and government authorities for Germany and Austria entities.
- Lead monthly accounts, ensure compliance, and manage tax returns with inputs from the HQ Finance team.
- Enhance the cost base efficiencies of the Germany entity, managing fixed and variable costs, feeding into accurate budgeting/forecasting throughout the year.
- Serve as the go-to person for all finance matters in Germany and Austria, managing transactional entries, reconciliations, and overseeing payment operations.
- Mainly focussed on Germany and Austria, with occasional support for Spain and The Netherlands, involving travel to our European Operations.

Finally, take charge and actively engage in diverse ad-hoc finance and operational projects as needed by the business.

**Requirements**:
**Who we’re looking for**:

- A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration.
- In depth knowledge within the German Finance world.
- Bring 3-4 years of valuable experience, either from a high-growth startup or the realms of Investment Banking, Management Consulting, or Corporate Finance.
- Ideally a German speaker But at least demonstrate proficiency in both written and verbal communication in both German and English.
- Hands-on experience with DATEV would be great.
- Showcase excellent Excel skills; familiarity with Salesforce is considered an asset.
- Exhibit a collaborative and team-oriented approach, coupled with strong organizational skills and unwavering reliability.

Ready to pedal into a role that's as dynamic as Bike Club itself? Join us, make an impact, and let's inspire tomorrow's cyclists together

**Benefits**:
Why Bike Club?
- Make a real impact in a role that blends passion with purpose. As a pivotal member of our Finance team, you will help shape the future of family cycling and sustainability.
- Thrive in a vibrant coworking space in Borough, London complete with amenities ranging from your daily coffee fix to networking events.
- Work From Anywhere policy (in dedicated months).
- Opportunities to dive into various international projects in a fast changing and growing environment and regular travel to Germany.
- Work with the latest tools, including a company-provided MacBook Air and enjoy an employee discount on our bikes.

Ready to take your career into a higher gear with Bike Club? We’re keen to pedal forward with you on our team

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