Accounting Lead

trawa enables mid-sized companies to access green, intelligent energy. We're growing fast in a hypergrowth environment, operating in one of the most complex regulatory markets in Germany. Energy accounting is genuinely complex and exciting, from PPA and spot to futures and direct marketing. We're looking for an Accounting Lead who takes real ownership of Accounting and Finance Operations, with a clear center of gravity in Quote-to-Cash: how customer contracts turn into invoices, receivables, and recognized revenue in an energy scale-up. Alongside taking our Accounting function to the next level under HGB, this is where you'll leave the biggest mark: turning Q2C from firefighting into a designed, scalable process.

Responsibilities

Own invoicing, AR, and dunning end to end; Redesign Q2C into scalable, partly automated processes together with Business Ops, Sales, and Tech; Own Revenue Recognition across our energy products, including PPA, spot, futures, and direct marketing; Write the policy, document it, and defend it with our auditor; Shape how billing-relevant customer and contract data is structured across systems; Own the monthly and annual close under HGB end to end; Own tax coordination with our external advisor, VAT, and internal controls; Redesign core Accounting processes with a clear focus on automation and build documentation that makes us audit-ready; Define energy-specific accounting principles together with external advisors; Lead our first full external audit as the single point of contact for our auditors; Take full functional and disciplinary responsibility for your team, including hiring, performance management, coaching, and development; Coach the team on structure, prioritization, and project delivery – not just technical accounting; Work cross-functionally with Business Ops, Tech, Sales, Treasury/FP&A, our external tax advisor, and auditors.

Requirements

6+ years of hands-on Accounting experience with a strong HGB foundation and ownership of the monthly and annual close, including audit experience; A proven track record of structurally redesigning Quote-to-Cash – including invoicing, AR, dunning, and revenue recognition – rather than simply running it. You've reshaped a Q2C process at least once and can walk us through what changed, why you changed it, and what the impact was; People leadership experience with full ownership: you've led at least two people and were responsible for hiring, performance, and development. You can point to how they grew under your leadership; A process design and automation mindset. You're openly opinionated about modern, lean tool stacks; Business-fluent English and German at B2+ level – enough to work with HGB, DATEV, tax advisors, and auditors.

Nice to have

Experience in the energy market, for example PPA, spot, futures, or direct marketing; Experience with ERP selection or rollout; Familiarity with IFRS; Hands-on experience with tools in our stack: DATEV, Moss, Airtable, n8n, and Langdock.

Benefits

Real ownership in a high-impact role; A role that grows with the company; Opportunity to lead our first full external audit; Chance to shape an AI-first Finance stack from scratch; Direct contact with our founders and senior leadership; A uniquely complex business model at the intersection of energy, technology, and finance; Flexible working; 30 vacation days; L&D budget; Competitive compensation; VSOPs (share package); Meal vouchers; Urban Sports membership; Vibrant Berlin office culture.