What do we do ?

Born in 2021 from the desire to make cities less polluted and quieter, Electra is helping to shift usage towards electric mobility by tackling the main barrier: charging.
Electra is constantly innovating to make electric vehicle charging easier, with a network of fast charging stations (20 minutes on average) and a maximally simplified user experience.
Based in Paris, Lyon, Bordeau, Nantes, Brussels, Madrid, Zurich, Vienna, Munich, Milan and Amsterdam, Electra's teams aim to deploy a network of 15,000 fast charging points by 2030, proud to contribute to the energy transition in Europe.
In 3 years, we have:

• Deployed 300 stations and over 1700 fast-charging points.
  
• Secured thousands of stations to establish Electra as a leader in the European market.
  
• Opened several offices in France and Europe.
  
• Raised over €750 million in equity and debt financing from renowned investors and institutions.
  
• Joined the French Tech Next 40 and won the European Scale-up of the Year 2024 award.
  
• Assembled a team of over 220 talents… and this is just the beginning !
  

Your Mission

As Finance Manager you will be responsible for overseeing and managing the financial and administrative aspects of the company for the German Entity in collaboration with our HQ in Paris. You will play a crucial role in financial planning, monitoring, and control, as well as in the management of human and administrative resources.

‍️ Your Responsibilities

In liaison with HQ and working closely with the German Managing Director, you will be responsible for:

• Accounting: Liaising with an external accounting company to ensure compliance with accounting/tax standards and HQ guidelines, incl. prepare financial statements.
  
• Financial management: Preparing of budgets, financial forecasts and cost controlling on corporate and project level.
  
• Support of MD with M&A processes, business plans and financial models.
  
• Administrative management: Managing local contracts, corporate fleet and office.
  
• Regulatory compliance: Monitoring relevant legislative and regulatory developments.
  
• Other corporate function: Being the local support for corporate functions such as ESG, HR, communications.
  

Desired Profile

Hard skills

• You have a degree in finance, accounting or related field and a minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience.
  
• You own an in-depth knowledge of accounting and tax standards.
  
• You can prove success in setting up financial processes and organisations.
  
• You have ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks with precision and deadlines and to work in a matrix organisation with dual reporting (HQ and local).
  
• You are proficient with Microsoft Excel and other financial reporting tools, ideally you gained some experience with ERP systems such as SAP is a plus.
  
• You have a good understanding of the electric vehicle recharging market and ideally already gained some experience in the industry.
  

Soft skills

• You are passionate and convinced by electric mobility.
  
• You are a pro-activity person and a fluid, clear and transparent communicator.
  
• You have a strong capacity for organisation, analysis and synthesis in a complex, fast-growing environment.
  
• You know how to propose solutions independently.
  
• You have team spirit and the willingness to help others.
  
• Fluent in German and good in English.
  
• Ability to travel 1-2 days per week.
  

️ What Electra offers you

• An entrepreneurial journey.
• A motivated, driven and passionate team of 220+ professionals.
• A flexible, inclusive and international work environment.
• An attractive package (base salary + variable + ESOP).
• A great professional challenge in a fast-growing scale-up.

️ Recruitment Process

• Meeting with the Talent Acquisition Manager.
• Meeting with Kerstin, General Manager Electra Germany.
• Meeting with the HQ Finance Team.