Global Finance Controller, BABLE Smart Cities
Smart city consulting
Job no longer available
Smart city consulting
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
21-100 employees
Company mission
Bable's mission is to drive the change for a better urban life.
Role
Who you are
- Great communication skills
- Ability to work in an international and multidisciplinary team
- Ability to effectively work collaboratively with different business units
- Enthusiastic, self-starter who is able to work autonomously, under pressure, in decentralized teams, and think outside the box
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to organize effectively with attention to detail, precision, and accuracy
- Manage MS packet office. Advanced Excel skills
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or similar fields
- 2 + years of experience in Finance controlling
- Able to process high amounts of information at a very fast pace
- Able to process complex topics into simple presentations and documents
- Your languages: English proficiency is mandatory; German and/or Spanish would be an added value
- Very proactive mentality – Try, fail, learn, succeed
What the job involves
- Responsible for all the tactical, operational, and strategic financial handling for our locations in Germany, Spain, the UK, Denmark, and Portugal
- You will be responsible for facilitating and leading the development and implementation of BABLE's financial policies and procedures and ensuring the development of tools and systems that are relevant, appropriate, and of high quality
- Leading and implementing the ongoing restructuring of BABLE's internal financial management, control policies, and procedures, and ensuring alignment with the company’s Strategic Goals
- Responsible for bookkeeping, invoicing, and reimbursement of (private) expenses
- Finance Administration such as managing company data for all locations and supporting EU contracts, and grants
- Ensuring that BABLE's finance and accountancy workflows are user-friendly and appropriate in all offices
- Offering a regular sharp analysis of BABLE's general accounts, financial health, forecasting, and trending risks and opportunities
Our take
Smart Cities are on the rise, offering environmental, logistical and economical benefits. BABLE, a spin-off from Europe’s largest applied research institution, wants to support this. It supplies management and consultancy services to help connect cities with the companies who can help them execute smart solutions.
There’s an increasing demand for urban planning and management solutions, many of which already exist - but perhaps didn’t get the right funding and support to scale properly. BABLE connects this supply and demand, offering value to both sides.
It’s an interesting niche to be filling. And, with the general push in Western countries to catch up with the smart city transformations of the East, BABLE is successfully tapping into a growing and possibly highly lucrative sector.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Oct 2023
$6.6m
EARLY VC
Oct 2023
$4m
GRANT
Total funding: $10.6m
Company benefits
- Flexible working hours (including remote working)
- Transportation stipend
- Professional development stipends
- Health insurance according to the rules of employee’s geographic locatio
Company HQ
Barbican, London, UK
Leadership
Alexander Schmidt
(Founder & CEO)Previously a Researcher and Project and Competence Development Lead at Fraunhofer. Went on to serve as Director of the M-Factory at EIT Innovation Community Urban Mobility.
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