Finance & Operations Manager (m/f/x) accounting & administration (part-time)

Core competencies (required)

• A structured and diligent approach to work, with a strong focus on working in a team.
• Discretion in handling confidential information (payroll, salaries, personal data).
• A self-directed way of working: you will run this area day to day and set your priorities within it.
• Fluent English (our working language) and business-fluent German (verhandlungssicher), because you will deal with our tax advisers, our payroll provider and the Finanzamt in German.

Qualifications

• A formal qualification in business administration: completed vocational training (kaufmännische Ausbildung) or equivalent, a bachelor's or master's degree (for example Betriebswirtschaftslehre) or equivalent, or equivalent accumulated experience in relevant roles.
• Experience with accounting and managing financials, ideally either in a research project setting or in a small business or NGO environment.
• Experience with project support, ideally for EU Horizon Europe or similar projects.
• Further business administration and operations experience, for example in human resources, travel cost reimbursement, budgeting or taxes, is a strong bonus but not a requirement.

If you are strong in some of these and not yet in others, please apply anyway. We are eager to talk to you.

What we offer

• Collaboration as part of a small, expert, international team.
• Meaningful work on the challenge of climate change.
• The opportunity to develop and shape your position in an agile small business environment.
• A permanent position, with room for growth.
• Flexible, part-time working hours.
• A wide variety of tasks.
• 30 days of annual leave (pro rata).
• A modern, efficient stack: BuchhaltungsButler for accounting, Productive for resourcing, budgeting and time-keeping, Spesenfuchs for travel cost reimbursement, and Lohn24's payroll management system for payroll.

Hours, start and salary

This is a permanent position at 30 % to 40 % part-time, possibly spread over three days a week. We are flexible on the exact fraction within that range, so tell us what works for you. The start date is between 1 November 2026 and 1 January 2027, and a later start is possible for the right candidate.

The gross annual salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. The expected range is EUR 48,000 to 60,000 gross per year as a full-time equivalent (40 hours per week), pro rata for the time fraction agreed.

You need to hold the right to live and work in Berlin, Germany (EU citizenship, or another permission to work).

Location

Our German team is in Berlin, and for collaboration it helps to come into our Berlin office to work with colleagues. How often and for how many hours you work in the Berlin office will be discussed and agreed during the interview process.

How to apply

Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role through the application form. If the form does not work for you, send your application to jobs@climate-resource.com instead. We prefer applications without a photo. Applications are collected and evaluated continuously and should be submitted no later than 18 October 2026.