Founders Associate (f/m/d)- Finance and Operations (Serial Entrepreneurs)

We previously co-founded and scaled Viafintech (Barzahlen) to more than 100 employees, building one of Germany’s leading FinTech companies with operations across 17 markets in Europe and the US. In 2021, Viafintech was acquired by the NYSE-listed Paysafe Group in a three-digit million-euro transaction.

Finperks is our next venture.

Founded in summer 2025, Finperks is building a unified infrastructure for prepaid products, including gift cards (e.g. Apple, Amazon, Google), airtime, and eCash, accessible through a single API. Our goal is to simplify a fragmented prepaid value chain and enable businesses to integrate and distribute prepaid products more efficiently.

Within the first months, we have onboarded 700+ brands and already built a solid customer base. The prepaid market is substantial, with annual volumes of approximately €600bn today , expected to grow significantly to €1.800bn by 2028.

By reducing the number of intermediaries and connecting brands more directly with clients, Finperks aims to improve efficiency and global reach. While prepaid products are currently concentrated in developed markets, we see long-term potential for broader global adoption, including emerging markets.

We are a highly growing company with a current team of 8 people based in Berlin-Charlottenburg, combining experienced team members from our previous company with new hires. We value ownership, collaboration, and a pragmatic, low-ego working style.

Join us early and help build a sustainable, global prepaid infrastructure.

Tasks

As Founders Associate Finance & Operations, you will support the COO and CFO in all key finance, operations, and regulatory matters. You will take ownership of important projects, coordinate internal and external stakeholders, and ensure that strategic initiatives are implemented efficiently. The role is project-based, developmental, and highly hands-on with close proximity to decision-making, but without a traditional line function.

Example tasks and projects for the first 12 month include:

• Own projects across treasury, FX, banking, and payment infrastructure, including FX provider selection, multi-currency setups, and payment backup strategies.
• Drive regulatory and licensing initiatives (payment and e-money), manage external advisors and vendors, and implement governance, access, and compliance frameworks.
• Lead audit and internal control projects, including external audit coordination, ICS documentation, and ensuring audit-readiness for banks and enterprise clients.
• Own the setup and development of e-money and AML frameworks under German regulation, including external AML providers, policies, and processes.
• Own high-impact strategic and operational projects directly derived from COO and CFO priorities, including analysis, execution, and operational backup.
• Work cross-functionally with internal teams and act as a key interface to external partners, advisors, banks, and service providers.

Requirements

Must-haves:

• 2 – 5 years of professional experience in a fast-paced environment (e.g. startup, scale-up, consulting, FinTech, banking, or operations-heavy roles)
• Proven ability to own and drive projects end-to-end, from problem definition to execution
• Strong ability to quickly familiarize yourself with new and complex topic s , including regulatory, financial, and operational domains
• Highly structured, analytical, and execution-oriented working style
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building processes from scratch
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders (founders, senior leadership, external partners)
• Excellent communication skills in English (German is a plus)

Nice-to-haves:

• Solid understanding of finance and operations fundamentals, including payments, treasury, or financial processes
• Experience in a regulated environment (FinTech, payments, banking, e-money)
• Exposure to regulatory, compliance, audit, or AML-related topics
• Experience coordinating external advisors, vendors, or service providersBackground in management consulting, audit, transaction services, or operations

Benefits

• Work directly with founders who have built, scaled, and successfully exited (>100 million Euro) a leading FinTech company.
• Take end-to-end ownership of high-impact finance and operations projects and help shape core company infrastructure.
• Build hands-on expertise across finance infrastructure, payments, and regulatory topics in a fast-growing FinTech.
• Be part of building critical systems and structures from the ground up
• Experience rapid personal growth while working closely with senior leaders, partners, and advisors across the ecosystem.

Office Policy: Hybrid. We don’t have clear rules but generally expect 80% attendance in the office. Not because of control or distrust, but because of speed, learning, and context compound when people work side by side**.**