Director of Finance

About this role

This isn’t your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We’re aiming to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000). We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 95 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world.

At Almedia, you’ll: Own way more, way earlier — you’ll be trusted with responsibility fast. Push harder, get further — this isn’t a 9–5. We highly reward intensity. Join a rare environment — you will work with ambitious high-speed, high-ownership people. Fully present — we’re 5 days a week in the office to build the energising momentum we need. We're looking for a Director of Finance to own Almedia's entire finance function and make the company investment- and exit-ready.

You'll take a profitable, fast-growing business and build the finance foundation that would hold up to any investor, acquirer or auditor: clean books, a fast close, reliable reporting, sharp planning and full control of cash. This is a hands-on leadership role. You'll set the strategy with the founders and still be close enough to the numbers to fix a reconciliation yourself. You'll start as a strong individual owner and build the team as the company grows.

Salary: 120-150k • Total Comp: 200k • Includes Equity What you'll Do 🎯 Own the finance function end to end. Accounting, month-end close, controlling, tax and audit, working with our external partners and building the in-house team over time. Make Almedia investment- and exit-ready. Build the reporting, controls, data room quality and financial narrative a top-tier investor or acquirer would expect, and lead any financing or transaction process when it comes.

Lead FP&A. Run budgeting, forecasting and scenario planning, and turn them into clear, decision-grade input for the founders and team leads. Run cash, treasury and unit economics. Manage liquidity, payment flows and working capital across a global, high-volume marketplace, and keep margins and payout economics under tight control. Build systems that scale. Choose and implement the tooling, processes and controls that let finance keep pace with a company growing this fast.