Head of Finance, Raus
+ Meaningful equity package
Sustainable, nature immersion getaways
Be an early applicant
Sustainable, nature immersion getaways
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Meaningful equity package
21-100 employees
Company mission
To provide seamless access to restful space outside your daily routine.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in corporate finance, investment banking, M&A, private equity, or as a senior finance leader at a high-growth company - you've operated at altitude and you know it
- You've been in a live fundraise as a principal: you've built the model, answered the DD questions, sat in investor calls, and helped close a round
- Real, working knowledge of asset-backed or asset-platform financing — real estate, infrastructure, leasing, or anything where physical assets underpin a debt facility. You understand LTV, covenant mechanics, revolving structures etc
- Experience in multi-entity group structures: intercompany transactions, consolidation, OpCo/SPV separation
- Buy-and-build or PE-portfolio background is a genuine advantage. You're used to complexity, used to working without a full team behind you, and used to being the smartest person in the room on the numbers
- You can build a financial model from scratch and also tear apart someone else's. You know which assumptions matter and which are noise
- Hands-on and pragmatic: you don't wait for perfect information, you don't need a big support team to operate, and you're not too senior to do things yourself when it matters
- Confident and credible communicating with founders, operators, banks, investors, and counterparties in M&A processes — in English and German
What the job involves
- You'll own finance end-to-end for a multi-entity group (OpCo + asset-holding SPV) at one of the most interesting stages in our journey
- You'll work directly with the CEO and founders on fundraising, investor relations, and strategic decisions - and lead a small finance team of 2. You will be an integral part of our executive team from day 1. This is the most important senior finance hire outside the founding team. You won't be inheriting a well-oiled machine - you'll be building one
- Financial Steering:
- Full P&L ownership across the organisation: budgeting, forecasting, liquidity and cashflow planning, variance analysis, controlling
- Build and maintain a financial model that the business actually runs on - scenario-based, driver-linked, updated in real time, not once a quarter
- Unit economics and margin analysis across the portfolio: per-asset, per-region, portfolio-level
- Identify cost and capital allocation decisions before they become problems; bring recommendations, not just reports
- Set up and own the KPI framework - define the metrics, align the leadership team, make them visible
- Governance & Reporting:
- Monthly, quarterly and annual close (HGB); group consolidation across OpCo + FinCo
- Audit management end-to-end, including investor-grade financial reporting
- Intercompany cash flows, transfer pricing mechanics, and group treasury across both entities
- Tax and legal entity compliance in partnership with our external advisors (Steuerberater, Wirtschaftsprüfer)
- Financing & Investor Relations:
- Active, hands-on role in equity & debt fundraises — not supporting, owning the finance workstream: model, DD responses, data room, investor Q&A
- Manage our asset-backed lending facility: revolving mechanics, covenant tracking, UTI requests, draw-down timing, and potential future refinancing rounds
- Understand and further develop the ABL flywheel at a structural level
- Build and maintain banker and investor relationships as a principal, not just a support function
- Lead on M&A finance work when acquisition targets or consolidation scenarios are in play: modelling, diligence, structuring, integration
- Team & Systems:
- Lead, develop and retain the Finance Team - set direction, build capability, create a team that operates without you for the routine and escalates the exceptional
- Own the finance toolstack: accounting system, FP&A tooling, expense management, payroll interface, evaluate, consolidate, and build for scale
- Define and document finance processes: month-end, reporting cadences, approval workflows, payment runs - build the infrastructure the next version of this company will need
- Direct line to the CEO - you will shape strategy, not just report on it
Our take
Berlin-based Raus provides city dwellers with stylish nature retreats in the form of remote, chic micro cabins stationed outside of major cities throughout Germany. The relatively young company was founded in 2021 and has since established several cabins (with varying on-grid to off capabilities) outside of Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig, Hannover, and more.
In a recent collaboration with architect Sigurd Larson, the Model II cabin provides renters with a modern escape consisting of a black exterior and interior, this is to minimise reflections against the windows while inside, immersing guests into the environment in a way they’ve never experienced before.
With nature immersion at its heart, Raus’ platform goes beyond simply booking cabins by providing a digital booking journey that includes experiences such as hikes, farm visits, guided meditations, and food packages from regional farm shops. The company is investing in accelerated development of its platform and overall expansion.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Nov 2023
$9.9m
EARLY VC
Nov 2022
$3.5m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $18m
Company benefits
- 28 vacation days plus 1 extra day off for charity each year
- 3 nights per year for you and your +1 in our Raus Cabins are on us
- DRV Travel Industry Card and either a subsidy for a BVG ticket or an Urban Sports Club membership
- Further training & development
- Flexible working environment
Company HQ
Helmholtzkiez, Berlin, Germany
Leadership
Christopher Eilers
(Managing Director)Current Managing Director at BMWC Consulting & Invest. Former Managing Director at SR Schlüssel Finance.
Johann Ahlers
(Managing Director)Current Managing Partner at J&J Immobilien, Founder & MD of Ahlers Ventures. Former Deputy Head of Communications at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom.
Julian Trautwein
(Managing Director)Current Limited Partner at AirAngels, Founder & MD of Trautwein Ventures, and Member of the DIA Association. Former Global Head of Communications & Brand at Tourlane.
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