Financial Systems Business Partner
The Exploration Company
Accounting & Finance
Munich, Germany
Location
Munich, Germany
Employment Type
Full time
Department
Digital Systems
Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.
We operate in a project‑driven aerospace manufacturing environment, scaling rapidly across multiple countries, legal entities, and programmes. Reliable, well‑governed financial systems are critical to enabling growth while maintaining control, credibility, and auditability.
About the Role
We are looking for a Financial Systems Business Partner to act as the functional owner of financial system automation and master data governance, with Odoo as the financial backbone.
You will sit at the intersection of Finance, Engineering, and Enterprise Systems, translating financial control needs into scalable system solutions. You will design, improve, and help operate financial processes across projects, departments, and legal entities.
This is a hands‑on role: you will configure, analyse, challenge, automate, and continuously improve how financial data flows through the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
Act as Finance’s primary system counterpart for Odoo and adjacent financial tooling
A custodian of finance‑related master data, ensuring consistency, quality and traceability
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Design and continuously improve financial workflows across:
Treasury
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Accounting and controlling
Identify manual, fragile, or inconsistent processes and drive automation and standardisation
Ensure master data structures support project‑based, multi‑entity operations
Help define and enforce ownership, change processes, and controls for financial reference data
Support integrations, upgrades, and other digitalisation initiatives in the finance domain
Required Qualifications
Hands‑on experience with ERP systems (Odoo not required, but strongly desirable)
Proven experience with financial systems, controlling, or finance transformation
Strong understanding of financial workflows across multiple disciplines and domains
Strong analytical skills; comfortable working with complex, multi‑dimensional and evolving datasets
Critical thinker & strong communicator
Nice to Have
Background in finance transformation, consulting, or systems implementation
Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, or other high‑reliability industries
Exposure to BI and reporting tools (Power BI, Metabase, Tableau or similar)
Experience in multi‑entity, multi‑currency, multi‑country environments
Technical proficiency with SQL and data modeling, and proficiency with at least one general purpose programming language
Why you should join us!
What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is:
We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind
We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them
We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?
We'd love to hear from you if you wish to be a part of our journey. Please submit your CV now for immediate consideration and we will be in touch shortly.
The Exploration Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.