Finance Manager

About Again

At Again, we are advancing a new industrial era. AI-powered biocatalysts. No oil. No sugar.
By combining millennia-old bacteria with cutting-edge technology, we turn waste gases into the products that matter.

We have raised over $100m in funding from both top investors such as Google Ventures or HV Capital, and leading grant funding programmes such as European Union’s Horizon 2020. We are a growing team of experienced scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs from the DTU, Stanford, MIT (and more) who are passionate about revolutionizing the chemical industry.

We are leading the positive shift. Showing people that our world does have a future. If you think we're doomed – think Again.

What you’ll do

We are looking for a hands-on Finance Lead / Finance Operations Manager to take ownership of our day-to-day finance operations and build a strong financial backbone as we scale. You will own treasury, financial planning, and accounting oversight, working closely with founders, leadership, and external partners. Your mission is to bring structure, strategy, clarity, and reliability to our finances.

You will own and drive all things Finance Operations at Again. As a VC-backed company transitioning into a more complex, asset-heavy and multi-entity organization, this role is a critical pillar in building a finance function that can scale with us.

You will build and run the financial backbone of the company, partner closely with the leadership team on budgeting, forecasting, and stakeholder reporting, and act as the source of truth for financial performance and runway at Again.

Responsibilities

• Finance Operations & Accounting: own AP/AR, monthly close, coordination with external accountants, review of financial statements, audits, tax and compliance, and ownership of chart of accounts and finance systems

• Financial Planning, Cash & Performance Management: act as source of truth on burn, runway, and financial capacity, build and maintain budgets, forecasts, financial models, monitor spend vs. plan and cash flow across entities

• Treasury & Banking: manage relationships with banks and payment providers and continuously improve cash management and liquidity strategy

• Multi-Entity, SPVs & Transfer Pricing: support financial setup and ongoing reporting for SPVs and project entities and coordinate intercompany and transfer pricing structures with external advisors

• Reporting & Stakeholder Communication: prepare internal financial reports and support board, investor, and external reporting

Job Requirements

About you

• 3-7 years of experience in finance, finance operations, FP&A, or audit

• Experience from a startup/scale-up, VC fund finance team, or consulting/audit firm is highly valued

• Comfortable owning processes end-to-end and improving them, motivated to take ownership and grow with the company

• Structured, reliable, and detail-oriented

• Based in Munich - or willing to relocate

What we promise you

• You get to work with a group of scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs, working on challenging and meaningful projects

• An engaging, empowering and ambitious work environment

• We understand that relocating can be a hassle, so if you don't live in Munich, Germany we will help out to give you a smooth transition

• This will be the journey of a lifetime – we are pioneering a new era of industrial manufacturing using biotech to make clean and resilient supply chains, and you can play a pivotal role in making that happen

If you have questions regarding the role, we would love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you.