Senior Finance Operations Specialist (m/w/d)

February 25, 2025

Job Description

Why roadsurfer?

  • TEAM SPIRIT & TEAM EVENTS: Look forward to a friendly atmosphere with flat hierarchies, lots of fun, and great team spirit, as well as regular team events like group sports sessions, pizza & beer nights, and more.
  • FLEX WORK & WORKATION: Enjoy flexibility in working hours with our Flex Work Policy, allowing you to alternate between office days and home office days, and even work for one month per year from anywhere in Europe.
  • PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: We support your personal and professional growth through an individual growth plan and our in-house academy.
  • CAMPER BUDGET: You’ll receive an annual free rental for our campers, so you can experience the #happyroadsurfing lifestyle yourself.
  • JOB BIKE: Stay fit with our job bike offer.
  • DISCOUNTS: Take advantage of our corporate benefits platform, the Travel Industry Card, and family & friends discounts.
  • THE PLACE TO BE: Enjoy a beautiful, bright office equipped with everything your heart desires, including a ping pong table and foosball. Plus, weekly breakfast and lunch offerings will keep you well-fueled.
  • OFFICE DOGS: Dogs are more than welcome at our office!

The Role – Your Passion

The Senior Finance Operations Specialist will play a key role in improving financial operations and ensuring that our financial processes and systems are streamlined, efficient, and scalable. This position will work closely with cross-functional teams, including Accounting, Controlling, Fleet Financing, Payments, and Tech, in order to identify and implement opportunities for automation, process optimization, and system upgrades. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of financial operations, system integrations, and process improvement methodologies – and loves to work brutal hands-on!

Key Responsibilities

  • Process Optimization: Analyze current financial processes and workflows to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement. Propose and implement process changes that enhance accuracy, speed, and scalability
  • Fleet financing: Drive the operations behind our vehicle loans and lead the operational financing process steps along the lifetime of a Roadsurfer vehicle
  • System Enhancements: Work with the finance and IT teams to identify opportunities to improve and optimize financial systems (e.g., ERP, accounting software, reporting tools). Support hands-on with system integrations, and with taking live new tools & features.
  • Automation Initiatives: Lead efforts to automate manual processes and increase efficiency within the finance department. Identify tools and methods to streamline repetitive tasks and enhance data accuracy.
  • Project Management & Communication: Collaborate with internal stakeholders (finance, accounting, IT, operations) to champion internal communication, stakeholder engagement, Continuous Improvement: Continuously assess and refine workflows to ensure they remain aligned with the company’s growth and operational goals.

Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in finance operations, process optimization, or financial systems improvement.
  • Proven experience working with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle) and accounting software.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
  • Proven experience in independent project management, with a “get-things-done” mentality to ensure we reach the finish line for our projects.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage across departments.
  • Experience with data analysis, process mapping, and process improvement methodologies highly desirable.

Ready to surf?

We are looking forward to your application! If you have any questions, please drop a message to our Recruiter Raphael and send us an e-mail via [email protected].

ABOUT #ROADSURFER

We are more than Europe’s largest campervan rental company. In 2021 we launched our platform roadsurfer spots in addition to our other products rent, abo and sales – a platform where you can discover and book unique camping spots. But that’s only the beginning. We are growing fast, so hop on board and join us on our journey. The roadsurfer philosophy is simple: rent an RV, start your adventure, be happy. Come ride the wave with us!