About us:

Nucleus Capital is a sector-focused Deep Tech VC providing first checks to scientific founders. We profoundly believe that entrepreneurial innovation is necessary to solve systemic challenges to planetary health.

We partner with entrepreneurs at the nucleus of their journey, investing at the Pre-Seed stage and are focused on Programmable Biology, Food-Tech & Green Industrials.

To date we have backed more than 30 cutting-edge companies in Europe and the US.

It is our ambition to build a world-class venture firm with a highly focused boutique approach. We're now looking for an outlier personality to elevate our backbone in Finance & Operations.

This position comes with a significant growth opportunity all the the way to full-time CFO. You will work directly with Isabella Fandrych and receive coaching and guidance from Dominik Zalewski.

This is can be a fully remote position with the occasional office visit.

Your responsibilities:

• Take ownership of our quarterly fund and impact reporting - meeting the standard of excellence we promised to our investors.
• Manage the relationship with our Fund Administrator, Tax Advisor, Auditor and other important service providers and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Take ownership of our fund model to support investment decisions in close collaboration with our investment team.
• Support portfolio companies with budgeting, financial modeling and fundraising.
• Support our own financial planning and expense management.
• Optimize accounting workflows and support with preparatory accounting tasks.

What it takes to be successful in this role:

• Hustle: Are you prepared to work both hard and smart? We are looking for purpose-driven individuals who are comfortable working with a sense of urgency.
• Helicopter-ability: You will need to demonstrate extreme ownership and organizational abilities, juggling many different work streams and stakeholders at the same time while keeping the quality of your work exceptionally high.
• High degree of stamina: Next to your internal tasks, we eventually would like you to take more ownership of portfolio and fundraising related work, a key ingredient on your journey to full-time CFO.

Qualifications:

• You obtained a Bachelor or Masters degree in Finance from a leading university.
• At least 2 years of work exeperience in a fast-paced environment (Big 4, Consulting, Corporate Finance Advisory).
• A self-starter with a proactive approach and the ability to work independently.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and deliver accurate financial information.
• You have outstanding analytical skills, attention to detail, a fun & pleasant personality and the desire to get s**t done.
• Fluency in German is a must; fluency in English a strong plus.