Finance Lead (w/d/m)
About this role
Über LIFTED
LIFTED is a strength training company from Berlin. We run six studios across the city and plan to have 20 by the end of 2027, with Munich, Hamburg, Cologne and Düsseldorf next. Our goal is to become the largest fitness company in Europe. Before LIFTED, the founding team helped build and scale BEAT81. Today we’re profitable and owner-led.
Why this role exists
Today Carl, one of the founders, runs finance alongside managing the company, with bookkeeping at an external tax firm. You take this over and build out the finance function.
What you own
Finance ops. You lead our finance trainee, who handles receipts, invoices and account coding based on clear rules. You review samples, resolve new cases and adapt the rules. You also manage payments, payroll and the month-end and year-end close with our tax firm.
Planning and liquidity. You own our planning model, plan liquidity monthly, and run the annual budget, forecasts and scenarios. Before we sign a new location, you build its business case and add it to the planning model.
Reporting. You set up monthly management reporting that we use in the management meeting.
Financing. You prepare our financing and, over time, lead parts of the conversations with our financing partners.
HR admin. You handle employee data and contracts. Right now that’s a few hours a month.
Team. You build the finance team and help us decide when HR needs its own role.
How we measure success
After 3 months, you’ve taken over finance from Carl, from daily operations and HR admin to planning and liquidity.
After 6 months, management reporting runs every month. You’ve built the business cases for the locations we signed in t
Responsibilities
- Finance ops. You lead our finance trainee, who handles receipts, invoices and account coding based on clear rules. You review samples, resolve new cases and adapt the rules. You also manage payments, payroll and the month-end and year-end close with our tax firm.
- Planning and liquidity. You own our planning model, plan liquidity monthly, and run the annual budget, forecasts and scenarios. Before we sign a new location, you build its business case and add it to the planning model.
- Reporting. You set up monthly management reporting that we use in the management meeting.
- Financing. You prepare our financing and, over time, lead parts of the conversations with our financing partners.
Requirements
- HR admin. You handle employee data and contracts. Right now that’s a few hours a month.
- Team. You build the finance team and help us decide when HR needs its own role.
- After 3 months, you’ve taken over finance from Carl, from daily operations and HR admin to planning and liquidity.
- After 6 months, management reporting runs every month. You’ve built the business cases for the locations we signed in t