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Buena

AI-powered property management platform and rollup

Head of Group Accounting

Financial AccountingUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeBerlin, GermanyNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Has personally prepared consolidated financial statements under HGB, preferably for a group with many entities.
  • Is an expert in LucaNet and has independently set up consolidation there, from importing data from DATEV through reporting.
  • Has in-depth DATEV expertise and has set up and managed many clients with a consistent structure.
  • Has independently built accounting processes and systems, not only improved them.
  • Has built and led a team.
  • Can identify errors in individual financial statements before they enter consolidation.
  • Has been the primary contact during financial statement audits and implemented audit findings.
  • Works quickly and accurately under closing deadlines.
  • Acts quickly in ambiguous situations.
  • Can design and implement solutions independently without templates or prior support.
  • Has studied business administration, accounting, or finance, or has an equivalent qualification.
  • Has very good German and good English.

Responsibilities

  • Build a centralized accounting function for all German entities, define its target state and roadmap, take over tasks from external providers, and manage collaboration with them.
  • Establish standardized processes from accounts payable through annual closing, including a fixed closing calendar, and reduce manual steps.
  • Build the systems and processes needed to integrate newly acquired entities quickly and accurately.
  • Own DATEV and LucaNet and design the data model, chart of accounts, mappings, validations, and permissions.
  • Review all entities’ individual financial statements for accuracy and timeliness, and where needed personally perform closing entries, reconciliations, and intercompany clarifications.
  • Establish HGB consolidation in LucaNet, including monthly group figures that withstand audit, a group chart of accounts, and accounting policies.
  • Serve as the primary contact for auditors and tax advisers and implement audit findings.
  • Build the team over time and decide which tasks remain internal and which are outsourced.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in a group with many entities.
  • A Bilanzbuchhalter, Steuerfachwirt, Steuerberater, or auditor qualification.

About the Company

Buena

AI-powered property management platform and rollup

Buena provides property management as a service for landlords and real estate owners, using an AI-powered platform alongside an active rollup strategy to digitize and consolidate Germany’s fragmented market of small property managers. Its platform automates rent collection, accounting, financial reporting, maintenance coordination, tenant screening, and utility billing, while offering a dedicated property manager and a landlord-facing portal for real-time activity, documents, and finances, plus a 24/7 emergency hotline and vendor management. Buena differentiates itself by combining in-house AI tooling with the acquisition and integration of hundreds of small firms into a single, standardized system to deliver consistent, transparent service across portfolios. The company aims to simplify rental ownership, improve the tenant experience, and grow through software development and nationwide consolidation, with expansion plans to enter the U.S. and continued fundraising.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Series A
Total funding
$80M
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Founded
2016

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