About the Role
We are seeking a part-time professional to join our team in Berlin and contribute to shaping our financial foundations with precision and foresight. This role offers a clearly defined area of responsibility with real scope for development within a dynamic, project-based organization.
Responsibilities
- Project controlling for artistic productions, ensuring budgets align with reality.
- Budget, liquidity, and forecast planning for the organization, including budget-to-actual comparisons and scenario analysis.
- Prepare management reporting for the CFO and budget holders on a monthly and quarterly basis, including ad-hoc analyses.
- Collaborate closely with the accounting team to ensure alignment between controlling and accounting figures.
- Monitor fund utilization in compliance with German non-profit law and restricted project funding.
- Develop and enhance controlling processes and reporting standards.
Requirements
- A degree in business administration or economics, or a comparable qualification through training and professional experience.
- Minimum of three years of professional experience in controlling, preferably in project-based or non-profit organizations.
- Sound knowledge of financial planning, controlling, and accounting.
- Basic understanding of German non-profit law, or the willingness to acquire it quickly.
- Confident use of accounting and finance systems, ideally DATEV, and MS 365.
- Very good German (C1 level) and good English (B2 level) language skills.
- Structured, precise, and self-directed work approach, with the ability to make complex financial matters understandable.
- Interest in the workings of projects in art, science, and technology.
Skills
- Financial planning
- Controlling
- Accounting
- DATEV
- MS 365
- Project controlling
- Budgeting
- Liquidity planning
- Forecast planning
- Management reporting
- Data analysis
Location
- Berlin
Work Type
- Part-time
- Permanent
- Hybrid setup possible
Experience Level
- 3+ years of professional experience
Education Level
- Degree in business administration or economics, or comparable qualification
Benefits
- Clearly defined area of responsibility
- International program reach
- Flexible working hours
- Insight into projects at the intersection of art, science, and technology
- Diverse and inclusive team environment
- Modern working tools, including AI-assisted ones
- Training budget for professional and personal development
- Creative freedom and reliability of a privately funded organization
About the Company
- LAS Art Foundation is a non-profit organization supporting new artistic practices in a technological age.
- LAS collaborates with artists, thinkers, and institutions globally to catalyze ideas and develop innovative projects.
- The organization explores topics at the intersections of art, science, and technology, including quantum computing, outer space, AI, ecology, and biotechnology.
- Its program includes installations, performances, learning formats, publications, and research projects.
- Founded in 2019 and based in Berlin, LAS has staged projects both locally and internationally.
