Mission & responsibilities
You will build the financial-control backbone of a growing SpaceTech company, from a public-contract-compliant cost-center set-up to the monthly close.
Financial control & reporting
- Own cost-center accounting and financial reporting compliant with government and other public contracts
- Prepare the monthly and quarterly close and management reporting, and input for investor reporting
- Maintain plan-vs-actual tracking across departments
Compliance & governance
- Ensure financial reporting complies with German HGB and government-contract-specific requirements
- Support the annual audit and tax filing, working with our external tax advisor
Cross-functional partnership
- Partner with our Program & Contracts Manager on milestone-payment invoicing and revenue recognition
- Support the CEO and VP Operations on cash-flow planning
What we are looking for
Must have
- 8+ years in financial controlling or accounting, ideally with exposure to government/defence-funded or other milestone-based revenue models
- Strong working knowledge of German HGB accounting and cost-center/project accounting
- Comfortable being the company’s first dedicated finance hire and building processes from scratch
- Fluent German and English
Nice to have
- Experience with international group structures (e.g. subsidiaries and intercompany invoicing)
- Experience with the accounting and ERP tooling of a small, fast-growing company
Willingness and eligibility to undergo a security clearance check (Sicherheitsüberprüfung, SÜG) may be required for this role, depending on project assignment.
Responsibility
A challenging position in the space industry with high responsibilities
Permanent contract
A permanent contract and 30 days of vacation
Flexibility
Flexible hours
Benefits
Employee benefits, such as fitness programmes, mobility allowance, and shopping vouchers
Share options
Access to the company's virtual share options programme
Starflight Dynamics (SFDY) is a Munich-based SpaceTech company building the foundational technologies for Europe's next generation of orbital infrastructure. Founded in 2023, we develop dual-use systems for space and defence: a green, water-based orbital propulsion stack and modular platforms for in-orbit operations.
Working with partners such as the University of the German Armed Forces in Munich and the BAAINBw, we're a small, ambitious team moving fast from prototype to orbit. Join us and help shape how Europe operates, and defends its interests, in space.
Research shows that people from underrepresented groups are statistically less likely to apply for a role unless they meet every single requirement listed. If that's you — but you're genuinely excited about building the foundations of Europe's orbital infrastructure — we'd strongly encourage you to apply anyway. We care more about drive and capability than a perfect match on paper.
We believe diversity of background and perspective drives better engineering and better decisions, and we welcome applications regardless of gender, age, nationality, disability, religion, or sexual orientation. Severely disabled applicants will be given preference where equally qualified.
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