Finance & Operations Associate, Buddywise
2 days a week in office
Safety monitoring platform
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Safety monitoring platform
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
2 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To prevent the 340 million serious workplace accident sthat happen every year.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for someone who wants to grow into a Finance & Ops Manager role in a scaling startup, and for you who is; interested in understanding and analyzing numbers, are detail oriented, and not easily overwhelmed by multitasking cross functional projects simultaneously
- A degree in Finance, Economics or equivalent, Masters preferred
- 1–2 years of relevant finance experience (accounting, controlling, audit, or consulting)
- Strong Excel/Sheets skills; comfortable working with numbers and building simple models
- You have a proactive and growth-oriented mindset while also being a structured thinker; you can break complex problems into smaller ones and enjoy working with data to facilitate your work
- Detail-oriented with a low error tolerance and high accountability
- Collaborative with a high degree of ownership working style with strong communication-skills and experience working in teams under pressure
- Curiosity to learn and support HR, legal, and operations projects
- Able to navigate ambiguity and bring structure when needed across multiple projects in parallel
- Fluent in English, German or Swedish is a plus
- You want to get your hands dirty and learn what goes on behind the curtain of building a startup
- You respect and honor people from all walks of life. Buddywise is an inclusive team and we treat people with respect regardless of their background
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an eager and ambitious finance-first junior professional who will support our core financial processes and help drive operational excellence across the company
- You’ll work closely with the Chief of Staff, taking ownership of the day-to-day financial backbone (payments, expenses, reporting) while also supporting HR, legal, and strategic projects
- You will have plenty of independence and responsibility to ensure processes work and iteratively improve them continuously
- Expect to spend 70% of your time with finance & numbers-driven work, and 30% operations, HR, legal, and special projects
- Work directly with the Chief of Staff and case by case have close collaboration with the rest of the leadership team
- Financial support: Be the “first responder” on internal finance questions. Manage daily finance processes (invoicing, expenses, company payments) supported by our accountants, deliver input for financial reports to leadership/investors, and contribute to budget planning and performance tracking with guidance
- Project Management: Support important projects under the CoS’s guidance. Exercise initiative through flagging improvement areas across the company
- HR & Legal: Work with the CoS and CEO to ensure business & legal needs are met. Support in recruitment and payroll as well as creating policies, procedures and templates that are up to date and in line with collective agreements and local laws
- You will help in identifying gaps, challenges and opportunities as well as bringing insights and recommendations in order to improve organization and overall employee experience
Our take
One of the most pressing challenges in the health and safety industry is the Iceberg Problem - the hidden, often unrecoverable costs that lurk behind workplace accidents. Buddywise, a forward-thinking tech company is aware of this issue and has developed a tech-driven solution to address it.
Buddywise leveages AI and machine learning, integrating them with CCTV surveillance systems to identify and prevent accidents before they occur. Its easy-to-deploy solution taps into existing monitoring systems, providing real-time alerts that help companies act swiftly. With cutting-edge face-blurring technology, Buddywise ensures the privacy of its clients' data, giving them both security and peace of mind.
In an era where workplace health and safety concerns are on the rise, Buddywise's arrival couldn't be more timely. With early-stage funding already secured, the company is ready for expansion, targeting a broader customer base and expanding its commercial reach across Europe. Having already gained traction at industrial sites across the continent, the company's next moves are sure to be ones to watch.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2024
$4.1m
SEED
Oct 2022
$1.5m
SEED
Total funding: $5.8m
Company HQ
Norrmalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län
Leadership
Lamin Faye
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously held various positions at Vattenfall, working there for 11 years, ultimately as Director of Digitalisation for its Heat business in Europe.
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