Accounting Team Lead (m/f/d)

About the Job

As a key growth accelerator, A11 partners with Europe's most ambitious startups and scaleups, corporates, and SMBs to connect them with top-tier talent ready to make an impact.

We're looking for an experienced Accounting Team Lead (m/f/d) to join and lead the Accounting and Finance Operations at one of our Ecosystem Companies.

As an Accounting Team Lead, you'll oversee day-to-day accounting operations, support financial reporting, and act as a key finance partner across the business while leading and developing a small accounting team.

Join the A11 Ecosystem - A next-generation supply chain platform, the company is redefining how one of the world's largest industries sources, distributes, and finances materials. Engineered to unlock the full potential of global trade, it harnesses agentic AI and workflow automation to provide seamless, high-efficiency access to premium materials at scale. Since its commercial rollout, the platform has fueled exponential growth, optimizing procurement for thousands of businesses while setting new benchmarks for speed, transparency, and efficiency. Its competitive edge lies in full digitization and AI-driven supply chain management automation, eliminating inefficiencies and creating a direct, intelligent bridge between suppliers and buyers. With a team of 80+ FTEs across Europe (Berlin HQ), China, and India, the company is rapidly scaling toward profitability, driving triple-digit million GMV, and setting new industry standards in autonomous, AI-powered supply chain orchestration.

In this role, you'll:

• Lead and develop a 2-person accounting team on a day-to-day basis.
• Handle operational bookkeeping and preparatory financial accounting.
• Support the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements under HGB (primary) and IFRS.
• Analyse and reconcile material and logistics costs; identify and explain variances.
• Own accounts receivable processes including the dunning process and external correspondence.
• Liaise closely with our external tax advisory firm.
• Act as the accounting and tax interface for internal departments and senior management.
• Contribute to finance projects in an international environment.

Your Profile:

• Completed commercial/accounting qualification (e.g. Bilanzbuchhalter IHK) or a degree in Finance/Accounting or equivalent.
• Solid HGB knowledge - you can book and close yourself, not just oversee and coordinate.
• Several years of hands-on experience in financial accounting, ideally in a mid-sized trading or manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in DATEV and DATEV Unternehmen Online (DUO).
• Fluent German (written and spoken); good English for internal communication.
• Structured, self-driven work style with composure under operational pressure.

Please note that this position is based in Berlin.

Benefits and Perks:

• Fulfil a role with entrepreneurial freedom and take a pre-validated business model to the next level
• Join an experienced founding team of serial and 2nd-time founders
• Attractive base and bonus compensation program
• Collaborate with top-tier investors and angels (incl. various unicorn founders) as well as leading market experts

If you're eager to join the A11 Ecosystem and shape what's next, we want to hear from you!

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A11 is committed to diverse and equal opportunities hiring for all - applicants, candidates, and employees alike. We value humans - with all our glorious multifaceted backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences - and look forward to your application.