As our Team Lead Finance Operations, you are responsible for the technical strategy and operational excellence of our financial flows. Your mission is to automate high-volume transaction data from our various companies into our global ERP system (SAP), ensuring full scalability as we expand. You will lead a team of FinOps Specialists, maintaining a 50⁄50 split between people leadership and executing complex operational tasks with a hands-on mentality.

The applike group is committed to creating engaging experiences for every app user around the world. We are passionate about creating market-changing products, technologies, and companies. We have already founded 4 companies. Our ventures are independent business units that benefit from each other’s technologies, expertise, and market access to become even more successful: adjoe is developing a breakthrough mobile advertising solution that enables app publishers around the world to grow their advertising revenues. justDice is the market leader in Mobile Gaming Loyalty Programs. Sunday is a next-generation hybrid casual mobile game publisher. And justtrack offers a unique software to automate the entire mobile users acquisition process. Yet more to come.

Under the umbrella of the media company Bertelsmann, we have access to a global network of experts and strong financial support. By developing a state-of-the-art tech stack and highly skilled workforce, we aim to reach more mobile users than any other company in the world. If you want to grow your career in tech, challenge yourself in a high-performance environment, while having fun with great colleagues from all over the world, you’ve come to the right place!

Find the whole world in one office. Boost your career with awesome people!

What you will do:

• Operational Leadership & Governance: You own the “Daily Run”, overseeing global billing cycles and ensuring the accuracy of all automated and manual invoicing across all entities.

• Automation & Transformation: You proactively identify manual tasks for elimination and initiate “Finance Transformation” projects, such as API integrations.

• System Architecture: You act as the technical bridge between internal dashboards and SAP, ensuring that revenue recognized in the dashboards matches the General Ledger (Single Source of Truth).

• Standardization: You enforce our “Global Finance Process Playbook”, ensuring operational workflows in Boston, Tokyo, and Singapore are perfectly aligned with our Hamburg HQ

• Accounting Logic: You translate HGB/IFRS requirements into daily operational processes.

• FinTech & Risk Management: You optimize the group’s FinTech stack (e.g., Spendesk, Airwallex) and design automated Internal Control Systems (ICS) to mitigate fraud and ensure audit-readiness.

Who you are:

• Experience: You have 6+ years of experience in Finance Operations or Business Systems, ideally within a fast-paced scale-up environment.

• Leadership: You have a proven track record of leading teams and managing diverse stakeholders.

• Accounting Foundation: You hold a degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting, and you possess a mandatory, deep understanding of HGB and IFRS.

• Technical Proficiency: You have deep knowledge of ERP architecture (SAP preferred) and experience with API-led integrations; basic SQL or data mapping knowledge is highly beneficial.

• Project Driver: You have experience leading “Finance Transformation” projects or ERP migrations.

• Analytical Mindset: You can map complex cross-functional data flows and identify technical root causes for operational inefficiencies.

Fuel for the Journey: Benefits to Support Your Ambitions

• Invest in Your Future: Regular feedback and our development program support your growth, helping you expand your skill set and achieve your career goals.
• Easy Arrival to applike: From signing to settling in Hamburg, we’ve got you covered. Need a visa? No problem. Ready to build your new life and career at applike in Hamburg? We support every ambition – from learning German to a relocation bonus that helps you settle in and make Hamburg feel like home.
• Live Your Best Life, at Work and Beyond: We work in a hybrid setup with 3 core office days, plus flexible working hours. Enjoy 30 vacation days, 3 weeks of remote work per year, and free access to an in-house gym with lots of different fitness classes and mental health support through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Thrive Where You Work: Enjoy the Alster Lake view from our central office with top-notch equipment, fun open spaces, and a large variety of snacks and drinks.
• Join the Community! Participate in regular team and company events, including hackathons and social gatherings. We work together, and we celebrate together, too.

Our mission is to create an inspiring work environment for amazing people to achieve extraordinary things. Be part of it!

Skip writing cover letters. Tell us about your most passionate personal project, your desired salary, and your earliest possible start date. We are looking forward to your application!

We welcome applications from people who will contribute to the diversity of our company.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.