Finance & Business Operations at Kombo
Berlin (On-site) · Full-time
Hi I'm Kristina, Operations Lead at Kombo. I'm looking for our first Finance & Business Operations professional to join me in shaping our newly formed Operations team.
At Kombo, we see operations not as paperwork or overhead, but as the strategic partner and engine room that makes the rest of the company faster, sharper, and more impactful. We help maximize Kombo's potential by: deploying resources where they matter most, reducing manual effort, and ensuring compliance and scale as we grow across Europe, North America, and the world. This is why we're building a central operations function now, because Kombo is scaling quickly, and we need the right foundation for the next stage of growth.
Joining now means coming in early: owning critical processes, shaping how we work, and supporting a team of exceptionally smart and driven people. You'll have both hands-on responsibility and the chance to improve systems from the ground up, always with the goal of enabling Kombo to reach its full potential.
About Kombo
Kombo is building the unified API for ATS, HR, and payroll systems. Instead of companies spending months integrating with dozens of different systems, they can integrate once with Kombo and instantly connect to over 100 platforms. We abstract away the complexity of handling different data schemas, authentication methods, and API quirks.
Since going through Y Combinator in 2022, we:
* Grew from zero revenue to 7 millions in ARR and hundreds of customers at a pace that puts among the ~top-5% of VC-backed startups
* Scaled to process data for the equivalent of 10% of Germany's workforce
* Raised $8M+ of funding from Y Combinator, 468 Capital and other top-tier investors
* Grew to a team of 45+ Kombies working across Berlin and NYC
The Role
We are looking for a German-speaking FinOps / BizOps professional who will take full ownership of Kombo's finance operations while supporting People processes and business administration. You'll be the go-to person for everything from keeping the lights on financially (billing, dunning, reporting) to making sure every new Kombie has a seamless first day.
This role is critical to making sure Kombo scales smoothly, compliant, efficient, and employee-friendly, as we continue our rapid growth in Europe and North America.
You'll join a small, newly established team where you can take real ownership: not just executing processes, but refining and scaling them for the future.
Some of What You'll Do
* Finance Operations:
* Own accounts receivable/payable, reimbursements, and vendor management
* Own subscription billing, dunning, and month-end close
* Support preparation of investor reports
* Assist with financial reporting and modeling to inform planning and decision-making
* Payroll & Compliance:
* Run German and U.S. payroll
* Maintain compliance across multiple entities and currencies
* Business Operations:
* Manage HR administration and onboarding processes
* Partner with our office manager & Ops lead on culture-building details like team lunches and perks
* Write and maintain clear SOPs in Notion for all recurring processes
* Support internal processes like tooling, communications, and planning
About you
* 2-3 years experience in finance operations or business operations role, ideally in a high-growth startup, consulting, banking
* Strong FinOps skill set: AR/AP, vendor management, billing/dunning, cash management, month-end close, and basic financial modeling
* Knowledge of German payroll and tax rules; U.S. payroll/tax experience is a plus
* Hands-on with finance and HR tools such as Qonto, Personio, Brex, DATEV/Xero, and Notion
* Excellent German and English written/spoken skills
* Detail-oriented, organized, and proactive problem solver
* Comfortable in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment where you wear many hats
If this sounds appealing to you, please apply even if you don't match all criteria
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