Head of Finance (m/f/d)

Festanstellung, Vollzeit · München

The Role

As Head of Finance, you’ll be the financial backbone of a high-growth deep-tech startup. You’ll drive strategic planning, build scalable systems, and steer financial decision-making at the core of European defense innovation. You’ll work closely with our CFO, CEO, and leadership team—owning the numbers and enabling our mission to protect and multiply freedom.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and scale ARX’s finance function in a rapidly growing hardware-software company

  • Own financial planning, forecasting, liquidity management, and budget control

  • Develop KPI-driven reporting across product sales, R&D contracts, and software business

  • Prepare board/investor reports, manage fundraising rounds and due diligence

  • Oversee compliance, tax, audits, transfer pricing, and public funding structures

  • Partner with legal, operations, and international teams (Germany, Ukraine, UK) on org-wide financial strategy

  • Lead the integration of financial systems (ERP, BI tools) to support scale and transparency

Your Profile
  • 5+ years in finance or controlling—ideally in a VC-backed startup or tech scale-up

  • Strategic thinking with hands-on execution—you can build, run, and optimize

  • Experience across P&L ownership, capital allocation, and cash flow modeling

  • Strong grasp of both product/hardware and software revenue dynamics

  • Familiarity with ERP systems, public grants, R&D incentives, and government procurement is a plus

  • Fluent in English; German is a strong plus

  • Sharp mind, steady hand, team player

Benefits and Perks
  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • A shaping role in an emerging dual use company
  • Opportunity to work with a highly innovative, international, and dynamic team
  • Room for professional growth and development
  • Participation in the company's success, with access to regular events, knowledge exchange and meetups
About us
ARX is a dual-use technology company that specializes in developing autonomous unmanned systems and sensors for the European defence sector. Our dual-use unmanned ground systems and sensors assist NATO Armies and civilian first responders in tackling their most challenging problems by providing them with training and information to make better decisions and take effective actions in life-or-death situations.

As our team continues to expand rapidly, we are seeking motivated candidates who are excited to work in a highly energetic, creative, and innovative team dedicated to developing autonomous systems for challenging environments. We operate in a dynamic sector where collaboration, sharing innovative ideas, and developing novel problem-solving strategies are ingrained in our work culture.

If you are passionate about overcoming challenges that have areal impact on the security of our democracies, apply here to join ARX and help shape the future of dual-use technology!
 
 
In addition to a competitive salary package, we offer the opportunity to participate in the company's success. ARX is an equal-opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

 
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