Financial Controller

What you'll do

Controlling & Management Reporting

• Support on building the controlling function from the ground up: cost-centre and cost-carrier/project accounting, including the setup of respective structures in SAP CO

• Operationalize financial controlling for programmes and manufacturing, work with functional teams on project budgeting and actuals oversight, create transparency on delivery status and upcoming expenditures

• Establish project controlling for commercial programmes and government contracts - cost attribution, WIP tracking, and margin analysis at the programme level

• Prepare invoices to public / government bodies compliant to LSP and market price approaches

• Support budgeting and forecasting across the entity, consolidated, and cash-flow layers; partner with FP&A on the annual budget and rolling forecasts

ERP / SAP & Process

• Support SAP implementation, migration, and CO & FI module extension projects in coordination with other functions

• Drive process automation and continuous improvement within the ERP environment

Support Accounting and Reporting

• Work with finance / accounting team and external advisors on improving and running Hypersonica’s accounting processes

• Support with hands-on operational tasks (prepare invoices for internal approval flows and bookkeeping)

Who you are

• You are a controller with a strong technical understanding

• 4+ years experience in a financial controller role in defence or aerospace sector

• Profound knowledge of LSP / market price calculation in line German price law and respective methodologies

• Hands-on SAP experience required (FI & CO module minimum)

• Working knowledge on accounting principles

• You are willing to challenge the status quo and bring forward own experience and best practices

• German speaker, working proficiency in English

What we offer

• A mission driven environment with the opportunity to work on one of Europe’s most consequential defence challenges, with direct impact on sovereign capability and security.

• Daily collaboration with top experts across engineering, operations, and defence, with real opportunity to learn from the best, contribute, and grow.

• High ownership and autonomy; no time tracking, no micromanagement, just clear objectives and accountability for outcomes.

• A fast paced environment where good ideas are implemented quickly, and feedback from test and flight drives real decisions.

• A culture that values clarity, integrity, and excellence, and supports people who take initiative and push boundaries responsibly.

• Competitive compensation and real share options aligned to responsibility and impact, not tenure or hierarchy.