[Hiring] Finance / Accounting / Operations Assistant @Open Energy Transition

Role Description

In this role, you'll be the right hand to our Head of Finance—supporting our day-to-day finance, accounting, and payroll operations. This role focuses on bookkeeping, invoice processing, and financial administration, working closely with the Finance team and external vendors, partners, etc. The position is ideal for someone who enjoys structured work, accuracy, and improving operational processes.

There will also be some admin support provided to our Head of People, ad hoc. These tasks may be on tight deadlines, and will be required to manage your workflow autonomously across teams, in a remote setting, whilst prioritizing and reprioritizing as necessary. You would also be expected to be proactive, identifying areas of improvement in managing, presenting, and forecasting our financial data.

This is a fully remote position that requires a high degree of discretion, attention-to-detail, self-management, professionalism, and confidentiality. Language proficiency in English is required, as this is our working language. Proficiency in German is not required, but is definitely a bonus.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years minimum experience in accounting, bookkeeping, finance, or general admin support roles
• Basic understanding of accounting principles and financial processes
• Experience with accounting software (e.g. Odoo, Microsoft 365, or similar)
• Proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets (formulas, data handling)
• Strong attention to detail (accuracy) and organizational skills
• Ability to work with a high level of autonomy in a remote, distributed team
• The ability to easily manage multiple competing priorities
• Good communication skills in English (German language proficiency is a huge bonus)
• Excellent interpersonal skills—warm, professional, confident, and diplomatic

Requirements

• Maintain accurate financial records and bookkeeping entries
• Process invoices, expenses, and payments with proper documentation
• Support bank reconciliations and transaction tracking
• Assist with monthly and quarterly closing activities
• Help prepare basic financial reports and internal tracking sheets
• Support payroll preparation and coordination with external providers
• Ensure compliance with local (German) accounting and tax requirements
• Organize and maintain financial documentation and audit trails
• Collaborate with internal teams on finance-related queries
• Contribute to improving finance processes and workflows
• Other Assistance: various other ad hoc administrative tasks, provided by our People Department

Benefits

• A flexible, fully-remote work environment where you’re trusted to work very autonomously. Zero micro-management, as that goes against our culture.
• The opportunity to support hardworking, passionate, busy leaders who value and respect your contributions, and are working to create positive societal change in the energy sector.
• A culture that values transparency, empathy, trust, humility, diversity, collaboration, and recognition.
• We have an open-door policy, and value reciprocal feedback. You’ll always know where you stand, and always have the ability to have your voice heard, simply by reaching out.
• A pretty flat hierarchical structure, where titles are not emphasized, and all contributions are valued.
• Competitive salary with growth potential. Any relevant benefits depend on your region of residence.
• Supportive onboarding and training, tailored to your strengths, interests, and career ambitions.
• The ability to be part of our formation! We’re still growing, changing, and improving. Anyone who is part of our team now is able to meaningfully contribute towards our culture, and processes. We’re open to all suggestions, and take them seriously!