Finance & Grants Manager

As Finance & Grants Manager, you'll secure funding for our research and keep our projects and financial reporting stellar. You'll take ownership of public funding at Seqana, from finding the right programmes and writing applications to coordinating funded projects, reporting, and audits.

What you'll do

• Manage our ESA project end to end: monthly progress reports, milestone reviews with our ESA officer, deliverable coordination, time tracking, and cost allocation.
• Build and maintain a funding pipeline, score opportunities for fit and potential, and write the applications.
• Own EIT reporting, EnHANCE requirements, and funder portals. Coordinate funder audits and keep the supporting records complete and ready for review.
• Produce reporting packs for our investors and Rentenbank using a consistent set of financial and project data.
• Own the reporting calendar and coordinate contributions so submissions are complete and on time.
• Prepare bookkeeping with clear notes, correct tax codes, cost centres, and project allocations.
• Run the monthly close together with our tax firm.
• Manage SEPA mandates, AWV filings, and self-issued receipts, keeping documentation accurate and up to date.

What you'll need

• Experience with European public funding: ESA, EU framework programmes, EIT, national schemes, or comparable programmes.
• You've written or substantially shaped successful funding applications.
• Comfort with numbers and financial detail, including cost centres, tax codes, and reconciliations.
• You plan around fixed deadlines and keep submissions accurate and on time.
• You can bring together input from busy technical experts and keep work moving without being their manager.
• Excellent communication skills in German and English.

Nice to have

• Background in Drittmittelmanagement, Fördermittelmanagement, or kaufmännische Projektabwicklung at a research institute, university, foundation, or consultancy.
• Experience with audits by a funder or public auditor.
• Familiarity with DATEV, Lexoffice, Pleo, or comparable tools.
• Experience in a startup where you've built or improved the processes you work with.

What they offer

• Competitive salary and permanent, full-time contract.
• 30 days of paid vacation.
• €500 annual training budget.
• Very flexible hours, home-office days, and casual, pet-friendly office in Berlin-Kreuzberg.
• Drinks, snacks, team events, and your choice of hardware.