Founder Associate - CFO Office (m/f/d)

About the Job

As a key growth accelerator, A11 partners with Europe’s most ambitious startups and scaleups, corporates, and SMBs to connect them with top-tier talent ready to make an impact.

We’re looking for a motivated Founder Associate – CFO Office (m/f/d) to support the finance and accounting operations at our Ecosystem Company.

As a Founder Associate – CFO Office, you’ll manage financial operations, ensure reporting accuracy, and contribute to strategic financial initiatives in collaboration with the leadership team.

Join the A11 Ecosystem – A next-generation supply chain platform, the company is redefining how one of the world’s largest industries sources, distributes, and finances materials. Engineered to unlock the full potential of global trade, it harnesses agentic AI and workflow automation to provide seamless, high-efficiency access to premium materials at scale. Since its commercial rollout, the platform has fueled exponential growth, optimizing procurement for thousands of businesses while setting new benchmarks for speed, transparency, and efficiency. Its competitive edge lies in full digitization and AI-driven supply chain management automation, eliminating inefficiencies and creating a direct, intelligent bridge between suppliers and buyers. With a team of 80+ FTEs across Europe (Berlin HQ), China, and India, the company is rapidly scaling toward profitability, driving triple-digit million GMV, and setting new industry standards in autonomous, AI-powered supply chain orchestration.

In this role, you’ll:

• Manage day-to-day finance operations and bookkeeping
• Support in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements as well as internal reporting according to HGB and IFRS
• Contribute to finance initiatives supporting working capital management in an international environment
• Collaborate with the CEO, management, and other internal departments on financial accounting and tax issues and projects
• Liaise with the external accountancy firm to ensure compliance and accuracy

Your Profile: 

• Relevant experience in finance, accounting, or a similar field, ideally in a startup environment
• A Bachelor’s degree with a focus on finance/accounting or comparable qualification
• Advanced Excel and analytical skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to stay calm under pressure
• Strong communication skills and fluency in both English and German
• Ideally, familiarity with financial, accounting, and business systems such as DATEV; experience with expense management solutions and Salesforce is a plus
• Ideally, knowledge of IFRS as well as HGB

Please note that this position is based in Berlin

Benefits and Perks:

• Fulfil a role with entrepreneurial freedom and take a pre-validated business model to the next level
• Join an experienced founding team of serial and 2nd-time founders
• Attractive base and bonus compensation program
• Collaboration with top-tier investors and angels (incl. various unicorn founders) as well as leading market experts

If you’re eager to join the A11 Ecosystem and shape what’s next, we want to hear from you!

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

A11 is committed to diverse and equal opportunities hiring for all – applicants, candidates, and employees alike. We value humans – with all our glorious multifaceted backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences – and look forward to your application.