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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